New York City’s Greenwich Hotel was abuzz Friday afternoon as women from all corners of Hollywood gathered to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the mentorship-focused Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Women’s Filmmaker Program. Guests at the luncheon — including Jenny Slate, Katie Holmes, Rachel Weisz, Selma Blair and ‘s Louisa Jacobson — were dressed to impress in head-to-toe Chanel, with signature tweed jackets on display in addition to quilted purses and other accessories. The French luxury fashion brand partnered with Tribeca Film nearly a decade ago to launch Through Her Lens, which supports the work of female and non-binary independent filmmakers.
Acclaimed directors including A.V. Rockwell ( have emerged from the mentorship program.
, who serves on the advisory committee of Through Her Lens, told , “I’m really proud to work for an initiative that’s all about protecting and amplifying women’s voices. Stories have such power to change culture and to reflect the importance of women.” Known for playing White House fixer Olivia Pope for seven seasons of , Washington said that the role “changed [her] life.
” She recently caught the attention of fans with a including photos of her and onscreen love interest Tony Goldwyn, referring to “the Black wife effect.” “I love that people still care about [the characters’ love story, dubbed] ‘Olitz’ and care about the show, but one of the things I hope is that people more and more understand that each of .