About Us
We were just a group of mothers working across film and television, sharing everyday parenting tips (and woes) over text while working crazy demanding jobs. After the Nashville school shooting in 2023, we felt powerless and frightened in the face of gun violence becoming the number one killer of America’s children. We said ENOUGH.
Fed up with waiting for legislative action, we decided to launch #FiredUp and harness the only power we have - storytelling. We create the stories that are told on screen - if film & television shifted cultural norms around drunk driving, seat belt use, and cigarette smoking on screen, why can't we do the same with guns? It's worth a try.
#FiredUp strives to change the way guns are shown on screen and has partnered with bipartisan organization Brady United and their "Show Gun Safety" campaign, which brings together showrunners, writers, actors, directors, producers, agents, armorers, and executives committed to changing the cultural narrative of firearms in America. #FiredUp is asking for one action from our industry colleagues -- Simply show guns being safely stored on-screen in films and television. Make this the new norm.
#FiredUp is also working with Hollywood, Health & Society, who released Trigger Warning: Gun Guidelines for the Media to help the entertainment industry improve representations of safe and responsible gun use in media.
#FiredUp Ambassadors
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Jen Gorton
Jen Gorton is a producer and executive, she was most recently EVP of Film Production for leading independent studio eOne, where she oversaw development and production and negotiated domestic and worldwide distribution deals. Prior to her role at eOne, Gorton served as EVP Production and Sales at top foreign sales driven financier Sierra/Affinity and began her career at Sierra Pictures where she had a hand in shaping the company as she rapidly rose through the ranks bringing in material, packaging and developing projects, and handling worldwide sales.
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Stacy Keppler Calabrese
Stacy (Keppler) Calabrese is a producer and executive currently working for Darla K. Anderson under her producing deal with Netflix Animation. Stacy previously worked in development & production as the SVP at MWM/OddLot Entertainment where she brought in, packaged, and produced multiple film & tv projects. Prior to OddLot, Stacy was in development & production at Heyday Films (David Heyman), Blue Shirt Productions (Karey Kirkpatrick), and Larger Than Life Productions (Gary Ross), and began her career at CAA.
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Jessica Kantor
Jessica Kantor is a writer and award-winning interdisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Jessica formerly worked in development and production at Sony Pictures and The Weinstein Company. Jessica is the producer/ host of the Podcast Raising Cinephiles and has an exhibition with the Bruce Lee Foundation currently on display at the Wing Luke Museum. Jessica is managed by Christina Campagnola at SpectreVision for film and TV and Helo for interactive, technology, and branded experiences.