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Laura Hunter Drago is a producer living in Los Angeles, California. Originally from a small town in Virginia, Laura grew up performing in theatre both in school and professionally. She trained as an actress at New York University&#8217;s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company School and the Lee Strasberg Institute. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, the Assistant Editor-in-Chief of <a href="http://msinthebiz.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ms. in the Biz</a>, a website founded by Helenna Santos that provides resources for female entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, and co-founder of <a href="http://www.newgirlpictures.com/">New Girl Pictures</a> with one of her best friends from her high school theatre days, Samantha Macher. Their production company focuses on getting women into positions both in front of and behind the camera early in their careers. Her first feature film, <a href="https://www.tothenewgirl.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To the New Girl</a>, which was made by an all-female cast and creative team, is released on VOD on August 11, 2020.

Laura Hunter Drago

Film

From Competition to Collaboration: How Championing Women in Film Changed My Perspective

To the New Girl