Bag Lady
USA, 17 mins, Digital
In 1868, a female “bag folder” on one of America’s factory floors sets out to prove that she can do more than just fold paper and do the washing. Inspired by the true story of Margaret E. Knight.
Director: Max McGillivray
Producer: Kinder Labatt
Writers: Kristin Curtis & Max McGillivray
Associate Producer: Stephanie Choriatis
Director of Photography: Alexa Cha
Editor: Lindsay Armstrong
Sound Design: Quetzel Herzig
Composer: Daniel Slatkin
Cast: Kayla Foster, Greer Grammer, Madeleine Coghlan
Contact: Kinder Labatt; kl3163@columbia.edu
Program D
Film Screenings:
May 6th at 5pm ET
May 12th at 9pm ET
About the Writer/Director
Hailing from Massachusetts, Max McGillivray graduated with a degree in film and history from Harvard University. He has worked as a researcher for Errol Morris, James Schamus, and Athina Tsangari, and has gone on to teach filmmaking at Harvard and Columbia. He is a recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Screenplay Grant. He lives and works in LA.
About the Producer
Kinder Labatt is a Canadian producer and writer based in NYC. An avid fan of satire and comedy, she often incorporates topics relating to gender and politics into her work. Her short film, Free Pot, was featured in the 2018 Crown Heights Film Festival. Her pilot script, REALITY, received the Charles J. Brucia Award at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
About the Co-writer
Kristin Curtis is a Taiwanese-American bilingual writer, born and raised in Hong Kong. She graduated from Columbia’s MFA Screenwriting program in May 2020 and now lives in Los Angeles, working for writer/producer Carter Bays.
