Out Of The Shadows

We’re telling untold stories about Remarkable Women throughout history who often set their aspirations aside to support others.

We are producing an inspiring episodic series relying on a hybrid documentary story-telling format including: expert interviews, archival footage, photographs, animation and scripted scenes.

The development team at Ninth Street Productions, with offices in New York, is working with talented writers, directors, producers to reveal stories about remarkable women throughout history.  

Why are we producing this episodic series?

Remarkable Women: Out of the Shadows shines a light on the strength, leadership, and undeniable influence these talented women had on the world including literature, the arts, culture, medicine and science.

The women we profile offered endless financial, emotional and creative support, often sacrificing their own careers and aspirations.
The series, featuring expert interviews, archival footage, animation and scripted scenes, highlights how each woman carved a unique path that might not have offered her fame and name recognition but is deserving of the attention of contemporary audiences.

Their stories deserve to be told because they are part of history and because our history is incomplete without their stories.

Who We Are

  • Jane Applegate

    REMARKABLE WOMEN SERIES CO-CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Jane Applegate has produced a variety of feature films and documentaries, including To Keep the Light, a period drama set in Jonesport, Maine in the 1860’s and health docs for NBC and Discovery Health. She teaches the business of film course at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Brooklyn College. Applegate is the author of five books on business success and the co-founder of Showbizing.com, a company offering entertainment career guidance and production consulting.

  • Merja Ritola

    REMARKABLE WOMEN SERIES CO-CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Since 2000, Ritola has been working on 44 titles (among them Iron Sky, Jade Warrior, Man’s Job) serving as a producer on 24 projects. During her career, she has participated in EAVE and EWA workshops. Since 2012 she has been an independent producer for short films, documentaries and fiction features. In 2017 she joined at Greenlit Productions, established by producer Essi Haukkamaa.

    She recently produced a feature documentary about the legendary Finnish print and textile designer Maija Isola.

  • Alice Look

    REMARKABLE WOMEN SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

    Alice Look is a veteran television production executive. At A&E, she managed an in-house production team that created a variety of programming, including episodic series, documentaries and short form content for History, Lifetime and fyi. She oversaw the process from concept pitch, rights, script, edit, music and delivery for domestic and global distribution. Alice will write and produce episodes for the series. She also has independent writing projects in development.