For September's StoryCode NYC Forum we are excited to present a screening, followed by Q&A, of two recent projects produced by CNN Digital Labs.

Women Who March
Produced by CNN Digital Labs & CNNPolitics

Project description:
You've heard about the historic Women's March on Washington, a demonstration that filled the streets of the nation's capital, & brought millions out in protest across the country, & around the world following President Trumps inauguration. It started as a Facebook post & it sparked a movement.

The message of the march was unequivocal: female leadership in America is alive, well & vigilant & women who come from some of the most marginalized groups in society are leading the charge. With behind-the-scenes access, CNN documents the making of the march from its early days & follows the women behind whats been heralded as the biggest political protest in American history.

This Is Sex With Lisa Ling
Produced by CNN Digital Labs in collaboration with CNN Original Series.

Project description:
A multi-part documentary series, This Is Sex With Lisa Ling explores the enduring taboos around sex in America & the ways in which our sexuality has been stigmatized, policed & politicized.

From the controversial sex education programs in our schools, to the experience of dating while HIV positive, to the ongoing pursuit of sexual liberation, host Lisa Ling sits down for the conversations about sex you werent allowed to have at the dinner table.

CREATOR BIOS:

Contessa Gayles, Producer
Contessa is a New York City-based video producer & documentary filmmaker. Shes covered race, gender & economic inequality, health care, politics, tech, education, money & the music industry. She earned her B.A. from Columbia University, & an M.A. in Journalism at New York University, with a concentration in documentary film.

Her thesis documentary, School of Yoga, screened at the 2015 DOC NYC film festival & her PBS NewsHour feature on women's political empowerment in Senegal was awarded the 2015 National Mark of Excellence Award by the Society of Professional Journalists. Shes currently a digital video Producer for CNN, where her work includes the Emmy-nominated Hunger Games: Feeding America's Most Vulnerable Children, & the Gracie & Eppy Award-winning Revenge Porn: The Cyberwar Against Women.

Stephany Cardet, Senior UI/UX Developer-Designer
Stephany is a hybrid developer & designer living in New York, NY. She graduated from the Academy of Art University with a MFA in Web Design & New Media.

Stephany began her career at a web boutique, Firefall Pro, & now works at CNN coding & designing journalistic specials & longforms.