Mother Lion Media - Passion in Action
Multi-Media Experts Working for Women and Girls

Who We Are

MotherLion Media offers a unique combination of technical expertise and sensitivity to women’s concerns. We are known for compassionate listening to women and girls.

Carol Cassidy leads MotherLion Media. Her education is in Women’s Studies and her work background is in International News with CNN.

She is an independent producer with a special focus on issues of concern to women and girls.

Cassidy has worked with:

  • UNIFEM, the United Nations Women’s Fund
  • UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund
  • 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.