#CHROMEHOMIE
LAYNE MARIE WILLIAMS
Chrome City

"I have to work and I have to produce, it's a necessity and one of the ways that I express myself. Art is my blood and I can't not make it--I'm always creating. I just want people to really see themselves in their own lives through my work and maybe change the world a little."

'GETTING COMFORTABLE IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER'
Daniel Patton for Reel Chicago

"McCullough and Laidlaw co-directed the first episode. Veteran lensmaster and Women of the Now founder Layne Marie Williams directs the rest."

'CHICAGO'S WONDER WOMEN TALK ABOUT WONDER WOMAN'
Colin Costello for Reel Chicago

“I mean, I am elated by it all. My ultimate goal is to direct big-budget superhero movies. So to see that really starting to happen, the path being carved out for us in a way that isn’t under the umbrella of the male gaze…it’s a big step in what I hope to be the right direction. I think it will show that our stories are more than worthwhile in pursuing in a really heightened and exciting way.”

'WOTN PRESENTS:
RISE OF THE FEMME PYRE'
Patrick McDonald for Hollywood Chicago

"Women’s voices matter. They matter – and the talent, strength and ability is there, it’s just a matter of providing platforms and opportunities – and that is happening! It’s just about everyone putting in an effort to acknowledge it."

'WOMEN OF THE NOW 
​IGNITES A FEMME PYRE'
​Daniel Patton for Reel Chicago

“The purpose of the party is to not only raise awareness of the organization, but also to showcase femmes supporting other femmes and their work,” explains Founder/Executive Director Layne Marie Williams, “There’s no reason that we can’t become a contender that [lifts] women into positions of power...”

'THE WOMEN'S
​FILM FESTIVAL'
Patrick McDonald for Hollywood Chicago

"I think we’re on the brink of opening a lot of doors. I hope that someday if I have a daughter that she won’t have to fight as much to make her voice heard. We’re on our way to continuing a conversation that has gone on for generations, even eons, regarding a woman’s role in society, and it’s always evolving."

'MILLENNIAL MOVIE NIGHT PROVIDES PLATFORM FOR GENERATION' 
​​Sabina Bhasin for LoganSquarist

​"It means so much, it means so much,' said Layne Marie Williams, whose film, Dollface [is] layered with brilliant colors, in-depth cinematography, a pulsating editing style and heartbreaking poetry."
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