One day, while conducting research on the cause, she noticed a documentary film crew at work and was hooked. Seeing her grandmother struggle as a garment worker, Lessin was interested in the labor movement. Lessin's career also began at Cornell where she "hung out a lot" at Cornell Cinema and was exposed to such important filmmakers as Spike Lee. "It all started at Cornell," said Ferguson, "during my junior year when I enrolled in Filmmaking. "Life opens doors, and you go through them," said Ferguson, whose work as a producer on such films as "Recount," "Laurel Canyon," "The Firm" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" has connected him to some of Hollywood's best directors, including Sydney Pollack, Milos Forman and David Mamet, as well as acclaimed New York producer Michael Hausman '57. Some 50 people, representing Cornell professionals in filmmaking, music, fashion and sports, attended the function. Cornell in Hollywood, an older and larger "sister" networking group with more than 800 members, provided support for the event. The event was jokingly described as an "effort to build a network in New York City, like Los Angeles, but headier," said Amy Villarejo, chair of Cornell's Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, who moderated the panel. A third panelist, Mark Henry Johnson, canceled due to illness. 8 at the Snapple Theater Center in Manhattan. "Just get the job."įerguson and director Tia Lessin '88, Academy Award nominee for her film "Trouble the Water," were featured panelists at the NYC Cornellians in Entertainment event Dec. "Be not afraid to go up or down ," said veteran Hollywood film producer Scott Ferguson '82, co-producer of Ang Lee's Academy Award-winning film "Brokeback Mountain," giving advice to Cornellians considering careers in entertainment.
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