Alyssa Julya Smith attends the "Power of Women" event at the Sundance Film Festival. Smith spoke with vice president of Autograph Collection Hotels, Amanda Altree, founder of The Black List, Franklin Leonard, and actress Aisha Tyler.
Leonard says the lack of female leadership in Hollywood is "unconscionable," with only 4% of studio films having been directed by women in the last 10 years. Altree says an event like "Power of Women" shines a light on people we really need to be hearing from.
Aisha Tyler says the goal of "Power of Women" is to distill a cultural movement like Time's Up and make it real.
A painter finds inspiration after a serious medical diagnosis, a teacher returns to school after a year battling leukemia and a family raises funds for cancer research after suffering a loss themselves.
Actors Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer, known for their roles on Black-ish and The Neighborhood respectively, are teaming up to launch a "BBQ lifestyle brand" called AC Barbeque and starring in a new show called Kings of Barbeque.
