PRODUCERS
Forged by a powerful team of socially-conscious producers - inspired by the tenacity of our namesake, LILLY’s financial plan is a unique blend of both equity investment and charitable donations, raised fully through individuals (primarily women) dedicated to seeing Lilly Ledbetter’s story brought to the screen.
ALLYN STEWART
Allyn Stewart developed and produced SULLY, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks, the film grossed $250mm in worldwide box-office. Stewart produced TRIAL BY FIRE, directed by Edward Zwick. Her latest film, LAND premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2021. Stewart began her career at 20th Century Fox in London and Paris. As a senior production executive at Warner Bros, she was responsible for the production of Academy-Award winners DRIVING MISS DAISY and DANGEROUS LIAISONS. Other producing credits include MADELINE, I DREAMED OF AFRICA, and MAN OF THE HOUSE.
SIMONE PERO
Simone Pero is founder of For Impact Productions and Emmy nominated producer of the Sundance Film Festival hit THE TALE starring Laura Dern and Ellen Burstyn and led its global social impact campaign. Pero executive produced the acclaimed documentary THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING and is currently co-exec producing VIVA VERDI! and associate producer of docu-series RING OF FIRE: THE LIFE OF ANNIE MAE AQUASH. Pero is Advisory Board Chair of New York Women in Film & Television. Her career began in the Clinton Administration and most notably for LILLY, she served in the U.S. Dept of Labor, Women’s Bureau.
KELLY E. ASHTON
Kelly E. Ashton is a film and theatre producer with credits including THE BAY OF SILENCE, THE SEAGULL starring Saoirse Ronan and Annette Benning, RED JOAN starring Dame Judi Dench, and APARTMENT 407. In theater, her productions include: THE COLLECTOR, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, and Fresher's in London and Scotland. Kelly holds a BA from Yale University and MBA from Harvard Business School.
KERIANNE FLYNN
Kerianne the founder of New Plot Films, which focuses on innovative and inspirational media. She was an Executive Producer on THE AUTOMATIC HATE (2015) and a Producer on THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING (2018), a documentary focusing on gender disparity in Hollywood which premiered at Toronto Film Festival. Current projects include an untitled film in post-production that takes an investigative look into the history of gun violence in America.
JYOTI SARDA
As the founder and CEO of Nimble Media LLC, Jyoti Sarda brings twenty five years experience as a senior-level global marketing executive with major studios and blue chip brands to creating socially relevant content. Jyoti is co-Executive Producer of the documentaries EQUAL MEANS EQUAL (2016) and SIRENS (2022), and Producer of the award-winning docuseries AND SHE COULD BE NEXT (2020). Jyoti holds a BS from USC and an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.
CHRISTINE SCHWARZMAN
Christine Schwarzman is the founder of No Guarantees, her theatrical production company, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical for co-producing HADESTOWN. In addition, she has been associated with COME FROM AWAY, MEAN GIRLS, AIN'T TOO PROUD, HELLO, DOLLY!, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, BEETLEJUICE, ANGELS IN AMERICA, THE WAVERLY GALLERY, GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS, KING LEAR, BE MORE CHILL, MOULIN ROUGE!, and TINA.
JULIE KAUFMAN
A longtime trustee of Tony Award-winning TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Julie invested in DISGRACED and COME FROM AWAY on Broadway. Having begun her business career when women were joining the workforce in larger numbers, Lilly’s story touched a nerve. Julie feels it is critical to get Lilly’s story out to the current generation of women.
J. TODD HARRIS
J. Todd Harris is the president of Branded Pictures Entertainment. He has produced 50 feature films, including Golden-Globe winning THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT and THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 in addition to five Sundance Film Festival entries. Harris is a 21- year member of the Motion Picture Academy, a member of the Producers Guild, a Broadway League member, and a founding board member of the Napa Valley Film Festival. He earned his BA and MBA from Stanford University.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
LISA ANDERSON
KELLEY
WENDY FEDERMAN
PATTI HART
MARY JANE ELMORE
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
RICHARD BATCHELDER
ANN DRAKE
BARRIE LANDRY
DAVID RICH
DAVID BRYANT
MICHAEL CASSUTT
KIM ROBSON
JENNY DEARBORN
KATE KELLEY
ELLICE PAPP
JAYNE BARON SHERMAN
JENNY WARBURG
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
ANDREA BATISTA
RALPH ESCHENBACH
LINDA HART
DUGAN & PHILIPPE LAMOISE
JANE SOLOMON
MICHELLE BEYER
JENNIFER FISCHER
GEORGE & CATHY HUBER
IRIS SMITH
GAIL BRYAN
DAVID & LURA LOVELL FOUNDATION
LAURIE HUNTER
ABIGAIL SOLOMON
JANE WOODWARD
REGINA K. SCULLY