The series streams exclusively on Facebook, and the first episode launched tonight. And I have to say, even though the premiere’s run time is roughly 7 minutes, I’m already in love. How couldn’t I be? From just the first episode, the show already feels incredibly real. Why? Well, besides the fact that the cast is fantastic, the show is written by a woman.

Myah is a Writer/Producer/Actor.  She recently released her webseries called Or Die Trying. She says you can’t enter the entertainment industry without people throwing the likelihood of your failure in your face.  And yet, she persisted. I’m glad she did.  This is a woman who is going places.

Myah Hollis and Sarah Hawkins join us and discuss the genesis of OR DIE TRYING, a web series written and created by Myah and executive produced by Sarah. We talk about the promotional concept trailer they shot as a pitch for their crowdfunding campaign, as well as how they were to launch season one.

The ladies of Or Die Trying are back with us again to share some of their tricks of the trade on running a successful crowdfunding campaign.

Over each episode OR DIE TRYING focuses on a group of four talented young women who aim to shatter Hollywood’s glass ceiling. However, their personal conflicts threaten to jeopardize their fledgling careers in the world of entertainment, where its creative and managerial sides remain impacted by the epidemic of gender inequality.

Or Die Trying is one of several female projects which have been created by circumventing traditional production, distribution, and exhibition routes. By crowdfunding and distribution on YouTube the all-female team behind Or Die Trying have been able to get their story onto international screens.

 A new webseries based out of Los Angeles touches some of the well talked-about Hollywood gender problem, and wraps that around the story of 4 millennial women trying to stay ambitious and achieve their dreams.

This web series is working toward leveling the playing field for women in every area of Hollywood — something we’re all for.

Executive producers Sarah Hawkins and Myah Hollis announced today that their highly anticipated series, OR DIE TRYING , will be releasing it’s first season via YouTube on June 9th.

We don’t know about you, but a series about women in film, by women in film, with WOC is our wildest dream. ODT answers that dream so much so that it’s been featured as IndieWire’s Project of the week and has been one of our first choices for an interview since before the The Light Leaks was born. 

If you’ve grown out of touch with your audience while in the creative bubble, here are some things to think about to help engage (or re-engage) with the people who you are serving.

Produced by and co-starring Myah Hollis and Sarah Hawkins, OR DIE TRYING focuses on a group of four talented young women who aim to shatter Hollywood’s glass ceiling. 

Although it can feel overwhelming, lack of funding shouldn’t be the thing that stops you from putting your vision into action. 

What I love about TV and film right now is that women are taking ownership of their own stories and telling them on their terms. Not only that, but we’re proving that there is a demand for content created by women.

Interview with Sarah Hawkins and Myah Hollis.

We first met these ambitious and down right fantastic ladies on twitter, stalking them almost daily from afar. When deciding who to interview for this exciting new segment of The Dirty Filmmaker, we knew these powerful women had to be included.

Or Die Trying is an upcoming web series about women in film, by women in film. This 8-part series will dive into the lives of four young women in the industry, trying to achieve success, and all the struggles that come with not only working in the industry, but doing so as a millennial and a woman.

Twitterverse brought our attention to another gem! Or Die Trying.  We were honored to interview Myah Hollis and Sarah Hawkins about their influences, their message, and what this project is about. 

In this episode, Hilliard & Lisa talk about the obstacles of women in film and getting the attention of Hollywood by thinking out of the box. This time we're with writer/creator Myah Hollis and actress/producer Sarah Hawkins from the new series "OR DIE TRYING!"

This week, I’m joined by the writer and co-creator of the female-lead web series Or Die Trying, Myah Hollis, as we talk about women in film!