Women Count

##A school nurse in Texas is on a mission to count every woman killed by a man in the United States since 1950. Her campaign reveals staggering numbers, a painful history, and a woman haunted by forgotten victims.

Status

Production

About the Filmmakers

Director/Producer

Davina Pardo
Davina Pardo

Davina Pardo is an Emmy®-award winning filmmaker who produced the HBO documentary VERY SEMI-SERIOUS. She is the director of several award-winning documentary shorts -- 116 CAMERAS (POV, New York Times Op-Docs), MINKA (True/False, Hot Docs, Full Frame, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Aspen Shortsfest, Cinema Eye & ID), and BIRDLINGS TWO (Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca) -- for which she’s been nominated for Cinema Eye Honors and IDA Awards and shortlisted for the Academy Awards.

Producer

Alisa Payne

Alisa Payne’s producing career spans over 20 years. Her credits include the acclaimed HBO film special Between the World and Me, the reprisal of the successful NY Times Op Doc series The Conversation (PBS), the historic 2016 Democratic National Convention, and a host of short films, television series and specials. Her work has won a Gracie Award and has been nominated for several awards including an Emmy, Critic’s Choice Award, NAACP Image Award and Cable Positive Award. She is currently the Producer for the feature film version of Stamped from the Beginning (Netflix - pre-production), based on Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s book of the same name, and is the Consulting Producer for the 1619 docuseries (Disney/ Hulu – production).