Past Projects

Fat Girl, A Web Series

“Fat Girl” is a satirical social commentary about the way we view and treat people of size. It is a scripted/fictional web series based around everyday situations that turn into blatant references about
the character’s weight.
Written, Directed, Produced by Laura Delarato
fatgirlwebseries.com  @fatgirlnyc

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Barbara

Created for Media Concepts class at The New School.
This is my own idea of how Barbie would have been before she became iconically famous.

Written and directed by Laura Delarato

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Happy Bleeding: A study on menstruation products

’Happy Bleeding: A study on menstruation products’ is a documentary and Web site project that reviews all tampons, pads, and other alternative methods for periods. Each product marketed towards female-bodied people will be reviewed and studied to determine if it is really safe for usage. The ingredients, along with descriptions, will be explained in the documentary as well as on the Web site. The outcome of the documentary is to conclude which feminine hygiene products are unsafe to use, what are the alternatives, and how companies should change the way they make their products.

Created by Laura Delarato

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  Hi, I’m Laura. How do you like me so far?

“Hi, I’m Laura. How do you like me so far?” is a three-act play about my how my birth was an automatic controversy in my family and how that shaped my adolescent, teenage, and adult life. I wrote it the show as a response to my family’s lack of support surrounding my college education and open decision to not get married. As a member of a devout Italian-Catholic family, my beliefs are not fully appreciated. This show was my response to the invisibility I’ve experienced growing-up.

Written and Illustrated by Laura Delarato

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OTB: A mini documentary on off-track betting and gambing addictions

This is a final project for a digital video editing class at The New School.

Created and Directed by Laura Delarato

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Comedienne

“Comedienne” is a documentary about the critiques on female comedians and how those judgments are based on their sex. It is a researched and cross-referenced documentary filled with interviews that backup the claim that women in comedy are judged by their insecurity, beauty, and being a girl. It is broken down into three parts: Insecurity, Attractiveness, and Being a Girl. Each part with have interviews that support claims that women are critiqued by these standards.

Directed by Laura Delarato

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Pornography as a Transnational Cinema

Outline:
a) create a dialogue for pornography as cinema
b) show the transnational qualities of the selected films
c) describe German expressionism and French surrealism
d) design a room at the Museum of Sex dedicated to Beatty’s works

Film Selections:
Post Apocalyptic Cowgirls
The Black Glove
The Elegant Spanking
Silken Sleeves

Presentation:
Introduction to project
Quick discussion: pornography as a cinema
Video
Video Outline:
Introduction to Maria Beatty
Introduction to modern queer pornography
Background of German expressionist cinema and French surrealism
Exhibition idea
Clips of one of the four films selected cut with German and French films
Why the Museum of Sex should consider this exhibition
One room curated layout of the Maria Beatty exhibition
Closing Remarks

Concept and Direction by Laura Delarato