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Donna Zaccaro, Filmmaker

DONNA ZACCARO is the director and producer of N/A. She is a documentary filmmaker and the founder and president of Ferrodonna Features, a nonprofit production company with a mission of producing films about women, women’s issues and social justice. Zaccaro’s critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary work includes serving as Director and Producer of Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way, and To A More Perfect Union: U.S. v. Windsor. Her films have been broadcast and streamed on platforms including Showtime, Apple TV, Amazon Prime and public television. She was previously a longtime, award-winning producer for the Today show at NBC News, having also worked in other industries including politics, public affairs marketing and communications, and beginning her career in investment banking.

Though best known for her documentary film work, Zaccaro — daughter of the trailblazing Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic nominee for Vice President and the first woman ever nominated on a major party national ticket — was compelled to capture N/A for the screen after seeing the original production and recognizing its importance and relevance to contemporary conversations around women and power. Late in the show’s run, after learning that no plans existed for the play to be filmed, she moved quickly to bring the production to the screen—ensuring its accessibility for national and educational audiences at a time when stories about women in politics – and discourse – are more vital than ever.

Ferrodonna Features

Ferrodonna Features Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit film production company dedicated to making films about women, women’s issues, and social justice. The company produces documentary films and television properties from idea development through completion, conducting community engagement campaigns so that its films serve as educational tools for current and future generations. https://ferrodonna.com/

Mario Correa, Playwright

Mario Correa came to the United States from Chile at age six. Raised outside Washington, D.C., he worked in and around politics — including for years as a Congressional aide — before becoming a playwright.

Mario’s plays have been produced to acclaim in New York and regionally. They include the New York Times’ Critics’ Pick TAIL! SPIN!, directed by Tony Award® nominee Dan Knechtges and starring Tony Award nominee Rachel Dratch. TAIL! SPIN! was nominated for Best Unique Theatrical Experience by the Off-Broadway Alliance Awards, and its New York International Fringe Festival debut was nominated for Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway by the GLAAD Media Awards.

Other plays include COMMANDER (Runner Up, National Latino Playwriting Award); SANTA FOR PRESIDENT (commissioned by National Public Radio and broadcast Christmas Day on All Things Considered); HENRY (nominee, Outstanding Original Short Script, New York Innovative Theater Awards); and THIS IS WHAT I KNOW (EST/Memberfest).

Mario is a frequent contributor to The 24-Hour Plays, where his work has been performed by Hugh Dancy, Reed Birney, Juliana Canfield, Tim Day and many others. He is a member of The 24-Hour Plays Board of Directors.

Mario is also an accomplished screenwriter. Credits include the acclaimed motion picture Dark Waters, directed by Todd Haynes and starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway. For the screenplay, Mario and Matthew Michael Carnahan were nominated for the prestigious USC Scripter Award, a Humanitas Prize, a Satellite Award, and other industry honors.

Mario’s screenplay, Let Her Speak, the #2 script on the 2017 Black List, is in development by Escape Artists and Smokehouse Films, with Laura Dern attached in the lead role. He has also developed television projects at HBO and Apple.