Independent Film Maker and Unlikely Copyright Crusader

Talk featuring Ellen Seidler, is a 25-year broadcast journalism and film veteran. Ellen has produced/directed/ and worked as a cinematographer on a variety of independent film and documentary projects. She co-produced, co-directed, and co-wrote “And Then Came Lola,” a sexy hit lesbian romantic comedy, starring Ashleigh Sumner and Jill Bennett. The film premiered at the San Francisco Frameline LGBT Film Festival and showcased at Lesbian and Gay film festivals throughout the United States and the world in 2009. NBC Philadelphia raved: “[a] lesbian film done right . . . Fast-paced, energetic and fun.” AfterEllen.com called the film “[a] sugar rush of a lesbian movie . . . Funny, campy and wildly imaginative.” More about the film can be found at: http://andthencamelola.com/

Ellen’s directing credits include the award-winning documentary “Fighting for Our Lives-Facing AIDS in San Francisco” (narrated by Linda Hunt and appearing on PBS) and the lesbian erotic short “Et L’Amour” which screened in LGBT film festivals throughout the world. She has been a contributing writer for Logo’s AfterEllen.com and is the creator and editor for the the non-profit website, Breastcancernetwork.org.

More recently she has become involved with efforts to raise awareness around the issue online piracy and its negative impact on indie filmmakers. Her blog on the subject can be found here: www.popuppirates.com.

Ellen received her B.A. in Fine Arts from Harvard University, and her M.A. in Journalism from UC Berkeley.

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