The school’s entrepreneurship club HW Venture hosted three women involved in the production of “Show Her the Money” for a panel following a screening of the movie in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on Sept. 26.

“Show Her the Money” follows four female entrepreneurs as they navigate venture capitalism. Producer Catherine Gray, Executive Producer Diana Greshtchuk and Associate Producer La Keisha Landrum Pierre attended the screening and participated in the panel afterward.

Pierre said the movie was meant to motivate the audience to take action against the lack of female representation in venture capitalism by fostering emotional investment in the entrepreneurs featured in the film.

“When you follow the story of each of these entrepreneurs, by the time they raise capital, you feel like you just raised capital,” Pierre said. “The role of media and the role of film is to take an idea that everyone should care about and package it in a way that activates the minds and hearts of people to take action.”

Gray said the producers documented the experiences of women with different backgrounds to enhance the audience’s connection to the subject of the movie.

“We wanted everyone in the audience to see themselves in the film,” Gray said. “Either as an investor or as creating a fund or as an entrepreneur seeking funding, our goal was for everyone to identify with something in the film.”

Greshtchuk said the portrayal of “Show Her the Money” as a movie increased the accessibility of the film’s message because it allows the audience to more easily understand and relate to the women’s experiences.

“This film makes [the issue of female underrepresentation] approachable,” Greshtchuk said. “Reading this in a book, you wouldn’t feel the emotions and you wouldn’t connect to the stories the same way as watching them on the screen.”

Julia Thomas ’27, who spearheaded the planning of the event, said the screening and the panel were significant because they highlighted the adversity businesswomen face.

“It was important for Venture to host this event in order to bring attention to the gender gap within the business world, which is often overlooked,” Thomas said.

Clover Glass ’28, who led the guests in discussion during the panel with Diya Desai ’28, said the experience gave her an opportunity to meet influential women.

“It was cool to work with these really powerful women and to learn more about their world,” Glass said.