Arizona Foundation for Women 2019 Voice of Women Award Honoree

TOM DONAHUE – CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR - CREATIVECHAOS VMG

Donahue’s latest film as director is This Changes Everything, a investigation of systemic gender discrimination in Hollywood (including interviews with Meryl Streep, Shonda Rhimes, Cate Blanchett, Taraji Henson, Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman and many others). The documentary received much critical acclaim film earning descriptors such as "searing" (Washington Post) and had its world premiere at the Toronto international film festival in September 2018. It will be released in theaters in the first half of 2019 by Good Deed Entertainment. Donahue’s Thank You For Your Service ("Gut wrenching... important" - The New York Times) examines the failed mental health policy in the military with interviews including General , Defense Secretary and General Loree Sutton. It premiered at DOC NYC in November 2015, was released theatrically by Gathr in 2016 and acquired by Hulu in 2018. In 2014, Donahue’s Emmy-nominated HBO feature documentary was hailed as one of the Top Five Documentaries of the year by the National Board of Review and hailed as “Outstanding” by Leonard Maltin. That year, it also won the Gracie Award for Outstanding Documentary of the Year from the National Alliance of Women in Media. His other directorial works include the darkly comic documentaries, Davi's Way (“a raw portrait of the underside of the entertainment industry.” -Movie Guide) and Guest of Cindy Sherman (“A work of art” -Variety; 5 Stars -Time Out) for the Sundance Channel. His work as producer include the recent HBO documentary, Bleed Out (“Brutal, unmissable viewing” -Paste Magazine), and critically acclaimed projects such as (Official Selection - Sundance 2006 and Venice 2006), Nick Sandow’s Ponies (New York Times Critics Pick) and the feature documentary, Highway Courtesans (Official Selection - International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam and SxSW). In 2003, Donahue produced and edited Alfredo de Villa’s acclaimed debut feature, Washington Heights, winner of five Best Picture awards at festivals worldwide. He also has extensive experience as a creator, producer, director and editor in television and is a founding partner of the NewYork-based production company, CreativeChaos vmg. He holds a degree in Film Directing from SUNY Purchase College in New York.