Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson & Pauletta Washington Join ‘Tell It Like A Woman’ Anthology Film

It was announced today that Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures, What Men Want, Proud Mary), Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls, Sex and the City) and Pauletta Washington (Philadelphia) have joined Iervolino Entertainment’s star-studded anthology project Tell It Like a Woman. The trio enter the project with the Henson directed segment titled ‘Pepcy & Kim.’

‘Pepcy & Kim,’ inspired by the true story of Kim Carter (CNN Heroes), with Jennifer Hudson starring as both Pepcy and Kim, opposite Pauletta Washington. Catherine Hardwicken penned the segment. Chiara Tilesi, Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi produce with Jennifer Ryan and Carol Polakoff executive producing.

With their involvement in Tell It Like a Woman, Henson, Hudson and Washington join an esteemed group of female filmmakers and actors that includes Cara Delevingne, Catherine Hardwicke, Margherita Buy, Marcia Gay Harden, Eva Longoria, Leonor Varela, Jacqueline Fernandez, Anne Watanabe and Mipo O. 

Tell It Like a Woman, described as a film by women – about women – but for everyone, is comprised of seven segments, making a feature length film. The segments are directed by female directors from different parts of the world; shot in Italy, India, Japan, and USA, and range through different genres, from drama to comedy, through docudrama and animation. Segments include: “Unspoken” – directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi and starring Margherita Buy; “Lagonegro” – directed by Lucia Puenzo and starring Eva Longoria; “Elbows deep” – directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Cara Delevingne, Marcia Gay Harden and Jasmine Luv; “Sharing a Ride” – directed by Leena Yadav and starring Jacqueline Fernandez and Anjali Lama; “A Week in My Life” – directed by Mipo O and starring Anne Watanabe; and this final piece ‘Pepcy & Kim’ – directed by Taraji P. Henson and starring Jennifer Hudson and Pauletta Washington.

“The talents of Taraji, Jennifer and Pauletta are awe-inspiring and on full display in their adaptation of the amazing Kim Carter story,” Iervolino said. “This trio is a marvelous compliment to the spirited filmmakers and talent banding together for this one-of-a-kind film, and their sincerity in delivering a ‘must see’ segment is simply moving. We can’t wait to show this film to the world.”

All segments come together in an intertwining feature film from Iervolino Entertainment S.p.A. – the global film & television production company founded by producer Andrea Iervolino and co-owned with Monika Bacardi. The project is the result of the collaboration with ‘We Do It Together’, a non-profit film production company that advocates for gender equality, founded by producer Chiara Tilesi.

“‘Tell It Like A Woman’ has been a very long journey, almost six years producing this film, and we couldn’t have asked for a better ending segment in ‘Pepcy & Kim.’ said ‘We Do It Together’ founder & producer Tilesi. “We are honored to have the immense talents of Taraji, Jennifer, and Pauletta, to bring Kim Carter’s powerful story to life. This segment reminds us that in life no matter how difficult the circumstance, there is a way to overcome any obstacle. It is so inspiring to see Kim Carter helping women across the United States with her non-profit, The Time for Change Foundation.”