{"id":330,"date":"2018-04-17T13:57:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinerama.edge-themes.com\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:56:44","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archerfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=330","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1547752205266{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder   edgtf-one-column  edgtf-responsive-mode-768 \" ><div class=\"edgtf-eh-item    \"  data-item-class=\"edgtf-eh-custom-2664\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-eh-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-eh-item-content edgtf-eh-custom-2664\" style=\"padding: 0 0 0 11%\">\n\t\t\t[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;]<div class=\"edgtf-interactive-image-with-text-holder  \">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-iiwt-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-iiwt-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4570\" height=\"3047\" src=\"https:\/\/archerfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2019ArcherFilmFestival_79Web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-iiwt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"edgtf-iiwt-title\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">About Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"edgtf-iiwt-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">The Archer Film Festival is dedicated to empowering female filmmakers and others who are often overlooked in the industry. 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Abrams <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Victoria Alonso <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Kate Berlant \u201905 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Amanda Brown <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Samy Burch \u201905 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Geena Davis <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Laura Dern <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Greta Gerwig <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Anna Heinrich \u201903 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Julie Huntsinger <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Nina Jacobson <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Kathleen Kennedy <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Jordan Kerner <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Karyn Kusama <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Alana Mayo <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: white;\">Vanessa Morrison 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