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EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-winning character Julianna Margulies has signed connected to executive nutrient Sister Senators, an upcoming documentary characteristic “about nan only 5 women successful nan overwhelmingly antheral South Carolina State Senate, who defy statement lines to conflict for women’s rights.”
Emily Harrold is directing nan movie that examines nan different confederation betwixt Republican senators Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn, Penry Gustafson, Democrat Margie Bright Matthews, and Independent Mia McLeod, who came together to artifact a near-total abortion prohibition successful their state. Harrold (Meltdown successful Dixie; While I Breathe, I Hope) followed nan legislators “as they gained world attraction for their improbable collaboration and arsenic they faced nan ramifications of their actions successful a authorities and state that has go progressively partisan.”
“After seeing conscionable a fewer minutes of footage from this project, I knew I had to do thing I could to beryllium involved,” Margulies said successful a statement. “At a infinitesimal erstwhile women’s authorities are being trampled upon, we request examples of powerful women who are consenting to put group earlier partisan politics. How tin 41 men determine what a female tin and cannot do pinch their ain body? Without women successful legislative bodies really tin we protect ourselves? We must person female voices defending our rights.”
South Carolina is among aggregate states that took steps to drastically trim entree to abortion services aft nan U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade successful 2022.
“State legislatures are now crushed zero for immoderate of nan astir consequential battles successful American life, and astatine a clip erstwhile section media outlets are disappearing,” notes a release. “Partisan constraints connected elected officials person ne'er been much intense. And yet these 5 women support showing up. Conservative and progressive, achromatic and Black, Republican, Independent and Democrat, they support uncovering ways to activity crossed a governmental disagreement that grows wider each year.”
Sister Senators “is much than nan communicative of a azygous governmental enactment – but a blueprint for what existent collaboration looks for illustration erstwhile politicians put principles complete parties,” nan merchandise continues. “A existent fly-on-the-wall wrong look into nan halls of powerfulness successful blimpish South Carolina, this is simply a communicative astir gender equity, women’s leadership, and democracy…”
Deadline understands nan documentary is successful early post-production. Margulies, victor of 3 Primetime Emmys for The Good Wife and ER, joins an executive shaper slate that includes Ruth Ann Harnisch, Grace Cowan, Monika Parekh, Heidi & Chris Stolte, and Kelly Keenan Trumpbour.
“Having Julianna subordinate this task intends nan world to us,” commented head Emily Harrold. “She brings a passion for telling analyzable nuanced stories of women fighting against immeasurable odds. We’re truthful excited to beryllium moving pinch her to bring this task into nan world.”
Robin Hessman, caller from executive producing nan Oscar-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin, is producing Sister Senators, alongside Emily Harrold. Margulies’ activity successful nan documentary abstraction includes executive producing nan short Jack and Sam, directed by Jordan Matthew Horowitz, “a poignant movie astir 2 Holocaust survivors who were miraculously reunited aft 80 years.”
