For those who like the finer things from their films, Producer Effie Brown has got you covered. A thoughtful champion of interesting and original work, Brown has carved out a successful career thus far by backing some of the most inventive movies to hit the screen. From early work with female based stories like "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her" and "Real Women Have Curves" to Jane Campion’s departure from period pieces "In The Cut" and even the breakout indie darling "Rocket Science" (five star stuff!) which launched the career of future Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick, Brown has a...

Making the transition from adolescence into adulthood is a critical phase in an individual's life. This coming-of-age period, which has been coined "emerging adulthood" by Clark University research professor, Dr. Jeffrey Arnett, is characterized by identity exploration, self-focus, instability, a belief in boundless possibilities, and feeling in-between. According to Arnett's theory, in industrialized societies the types of experiences that people have who are in their late teens to mid-20's have changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Instead of being quick to make that walk down the ...