Cynthia Salzman Mondell

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Cynthia Salzman Mondell is an independent filmmaker committed to making films and videos that she feels have something to say about the world she lives in. Her first documentary on housing and the lack of it, Promise and Practice, aired on public television in l977.

She then teamed up with her husband, Allen Mondell to form Media Projects.Together, they have created over 30 social-issue documentary films and educational videos. In recent years, she has directed Funny Women,a film celebrating women comedians, which will be a permanent exhibition at the Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future in Dallas. Previous to that, The Ladies Room, a documentary about the raucous and ribald world inside women's restrooms.

Cynthia is past president of Women In Film - Dallas and past president of the Board of New Day Films,a nationally known independent film cooperative based in New York City. She was an artist in residence at University of Texas of Dallas, a member of the Texas Jewish Historical Society and the American Jewish Committee.

Cynthia was recently nominated for an Emmy for her work on a Public Service Announcement for Meals on Wheels in conjunction with Women in Film - Dallas and in 2004, she was honored with the Women in Film's Topaz Achievement Award.

Stories from Cynthia Salzman Mondell

Flash Your Red Shoes

Cynthia Salzman Mondell

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

This summer my SOLE SISTERS interns, Lan and Nadia, wanted to do something special that was meaningful, fun and that they could call their own. This is a time when we Baby Boomers have to realize that today's college age co-eds don't recognize the names Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem or even Ann Richards. These bright young women know so little about the battles we fought.

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On the Streets of Barcelona

Cynthia Salzman Mondell

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Recently my husband and I visited Barcelona and environs to celebrate our special anniversary and a friend's birthday. At my age, I don't toss out numbers. I just realized that I have been married longer than the age I admit to. But back to the trip. I was struck by the daring and innovative architecture that loomed over the landscape and the enticing store windows at eye level that were provocative works of art.

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A Reason to Live

Cynthia Salzman Mondell

Friday, March 26th, 2010

In 2005, Allen and I were filming at the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam when we received a call that our dear friends' 20-year-old son, Ben, had walked into a wooded area, thrown a rope over a tree branch, and hung himself. We were in shock.

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