Maid of Honor Synopsis
When chosen as the maid of honor for her best friend’s wedding, Tasha is forced to try on traditional dresses that don’t fit her identity, and cause her to confront what being a woman means to her.
About the Filmmakers
Jessica McGaugh is an award-winning filmmaker and a tenure-track faculty member in the School of Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University.
Jessica’s work celebrates diversity and inclusion through her use of underrepresented characters, storylines, and project collaborators. Her films have screened across the globe including the Vancouver Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, NDTV and Rocky Mountain PBS. Jessica’s feature films “Red Pearl” and “Three Worlds, One Stage” are available through iTunes/AppleTV, Amazon, Roku, Vudu, and Walmart.
Jessica’s recent release, “Tina Tina Bo Bina”, follows a fictional performance artist struggling to balance the expectations of motherhood with fulfilling her wild side through art-making. Jessica’s project “Womanhood: The Series”, a collection of comedic short films, aims to break the taboos associated with women’s bodies and gender expectations. The series’ team is currently in development of its second season which focuses on women in STEM careers. Season 1 was awarded “Best Series” and “Best Director” at film festivals around the globe.
More From the Filmmakers
Women bleed. Get over it. Taboos surrounding women’s health and sexuality are harmful to women. Women should be able to openly talk about hormones, bra straps, workplace parity, and body issues. Women should be able to enjoy sex without being slut-shamed. Women should be paid the same wage as their male counterparts. Women should have fair representation in the media, and the ability to show a little armpit hair without having “F*** you, feminism” appear in the Instagram comments.
The purpose of creating this film is to help break the taboos associated with the female experience, allowing a venue for us to share stories related to female bodies and identities. The story allows us to laugh at the challenges we face regularly. We hope that this project will contribute to more women’s voices in the media; normalizing diverse women on screen, women behind the scenes of the film industry, and women in comedy to empower more to share their stories.
Key Roles / Shout Outs
Cinematographer / Director of Photography – Melanie McClean Brooks
Writer – Erika Campany
Editor – Sheila Schroeder
Cast – Rhianna DeVries, Sheryl McCallum, Robin Zavala
