MotherLion Media offers a unique combination of technical expertise and sensitivity to human rights concerns. We are known for compassionate listening to difficult and intimate personal stories.
Carol Cassidy is Executive Producer of MotherLion Media. Her education is in Women’s Studies and her work background is in International News with CNN.
For 15 years, Cassidy has been an independent producer with a special focus on social and cultural concerns.
Cassidy has worked with:
UNDP, the United Nations Development Program
UNIFEM, the United Nations Women’s Fund
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
ACLU, the American Civil Liberties Union
CARE, International
PBS
CNN
BBC
Canal Plus
Oxygen Network
Bravo Film and Arts Network
Evolution Film and Tape
Cassidy has won fellowships with:
The American Film Institute, Directing Workshop for Women
The National Endowment for the Arts (x2)
The Independent Television Service (x3)
PBS Producers’ Academy
The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, Screenwriter’s Lab
The Independent Feature Project, Director’s Lab
Cassidy is the author of Girls in America: Their Stories, Their Words. She is one of five sisters from a working class Philadelphia family.