Cady McClain News

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway Podcast Network's 'Around the Sun' podcast, featuring Estelle Parsons, François Clemmons, and more. Listen to the highly anticipated Season 3 premiere now.

The Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival (RGIFF) has announced its lineup for its 12th Season with five nights of events. Come join in the fun and excitement in downtown Ridgewood and see over 50 films by up and coming filmmakers, see the premiere of a NJ feature film, enjoy panels by industry experts, do some networking, hear inspiring Q & A's, pose on the Red Carpet and mingle at the Awards After Party.

Axial Theatre under Artistic Director Cady McClain, will present a staged reading of a connected place written by Youlim Nam, and directed by Cady McClain, featuring Axial Theater Members Tom Ryan, Youlim Nam, and Allegra Venturi, as part of the Friday Night Footlights Reading Series at the Dramatists Guild of America.

'Never the Sinner' is directed by three-time Emmy Award-Winning actress Cady McClain. It stars veteran actor Trent Dawson of General Hospital and As the World Turns and prominent Westchester playwright and actor Albi Gorn, most recently of Tuesdays with Morrie.

Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, has acquired North American rights to the drama ANGIE: LOST GIRLS.

In celebration of one of the most iconic and enduring series in daytime television and on the heels of its 55th anniversary, the stars of NBC's longest-running drama, 'Days of our Lives,' will be continuing its annual 'Day of Days' tradition with a special virtual fan event on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Cady McClain has crafted an emotionally stirring and eye-opening short documentary (11 minutes) that gives voice to the experiences of four girls within the foster care system. Jalynn Snyder, Aneles Maxwell-Carter, Madison Gates, and Katherine Belendez literally and figuratively unmask themselves to speak with unbridled authenticity and candor about the dysfunctions and addictions that led them to foster care. But they also speak to the power of possibility that can lift them far beyond their past experience.

Wizard Entertainment, Inc. brings more 'Wizard World Virtual Experiences' featuring stars of iconic franchises across its digital video platforms in the coming days and weeks.

Cady McClain has just signed a nonexclusive distribution deal with Collective Eye for her award-winning documentary Seeing is Believing: Women Direct. The film chronicles the challenges and triumphs of women directors, emphasizing the opportunity for women to use their voice through media to change the social and political landscape and achieve full equality in a male dominated business.

Carlotta Summers's short film, TRUTH INCORPORATED, is necessary viewing ~ a poignant and compelling tribute to freedom of the press and to resistance in the face of efforts to undermine and suppress that freedom. Directed by Gabriel Barreto and produced by Ms. Summers, this powerful and compelling 8-minute film is an invitation into imagining the frighteningly possible and an implicit warning to beware of those who peddle distrust of a free press.

A provocative new pilot for television is poised to dominate the competition at this year's LA Femme International Film Festival. Switch, written by and starring Stavroula Toska, and directed by Toska, Cady McClain, Laurie Weltz, and Katie Maguire, is based on the real-life experiences of Toska who was a writer/actress turned successful dominatrix in Manhattan. Switch will screen on Thursday, October 17, 2019, 4PM at the Regal Cinema, LA Live.

The 11th annual DTLA Film Festival, which is set to run from October 23rd -27th at Regal L.A. LIVE, announced today its full feature film lineup and select award recipients. A total of 38 feature-length movies – evenly divided between narrative and documentary - are slated to screen, with the majority making their World Premiere, West Coast Premiere, US Premiere, Los Angeles Premieres, and all eligible for awards.

Emmy® winning actress-turned-director Cady McClain's Seeing is Believing: Women Direct, a documentary film about women who direct film and television, is partnering with TuggEDU to bring the film to all North American schools, organizations, community centers, libraries, churches, groups, boardrooms and more. Groups can choose to host a private event or public screening, while high schools, community colleges and universities can purchase an educational license, DVD or host a single screening. The film is available in 27-, 58- and 84-minute versions. Ms. McClain is currently available to travel to screenings and to share her experience in the making of this film. The 84-minute, full-length feature version of the film will also be screening three times at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, where McClain will be appearing as a panelist on Saturday, Oct. 13 after the screening.

Ninth Annual Soho International Film Festival Wraps With Awards Night Honoring Independant Films Around The World

Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema announced today its film lineup of 110 films and the news that Regal Entertainment Group has signed on to become the lead sponsor for the 2nd annual 10-day event in Queens. While the festival organizers are saddened to leave the Kew Gardens Cinemas in Kew Gardens, they are very excited for what this means for the future of the film festival. For it's sophomore year, Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema will be moving into its new home at Regal Entertainment Group's UA Midway Stadium 9 in Forest Hills, Queens. From August 3rd to August 11th guests can enjoy films exhibited by state of the art projection and sound equipment in the comfort of Midway's recliner seats. The Opening Night Film at the Midway will be the New York Premiere of Ari Gold's award-winning and critically acclaimed “The Song of Sway Lake” starring Rory Culkin on Friday, Aug. 3rd at 6:30pm. On Sunday, August 12th, the festival's Awards Dinner Gala returns to Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

With the SOHO International Film Festival #SOHO9 returning to NYC this Thursday, June 14th through Thursday, June 21st at Village East Cinemas (189 2nd Avenue on 12th Street) the full schedule of films has been announced!

BUTTERFLIES, directed by Cady McClain and written by and featuring Carlotta Summers, is a riveting, emotionally powerful, and important anti-bullying allegory of survival and empowerment. BUTTERFLIES is currently on the festival circuit ~ a must see!

Cady McClain's illuminating, absorbing, and intelligently crafted documentary, SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT is a powerful affirmation and celebration of women directors who struggle to overcome the systemic impediments to their artistic progress. Making its Arizona Premiere at the Sedona International Film Festival during the week of February 25th.

Emmy winning actress-turned-director Cady McClain's Seeing is Believing: Women Direct will make its World Premiere and is an Official Selection of the 2017 Newport Beach Film Festival. The first episode in the series will screen as part of the program 'Short Femme Factor' on April 25 at 1:30 p.m. at Island Cinema 6 in Newport Beach. Seeing is Believing: Women Direct is a documentary series, directed, executive produced, written and edited by Cady McClain, about women directors who are on the front lines of the field: from major award winners and those in the vanguard of television and feature films, to graduated students and frustrated auteurs.

Life in Genoa City is about to be turned upside down as shocking drama unfolds throughout the month of February on CBS's THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.