Lynda Obst

Lynda Obst

Film producer, Los Angeles


What On Earth Just Happened

Lynda Obst is one of Hollywood’s most prolific producers. Obst has been credited with inventing the contemporary Romcom. Her films have garnered two Oscar wins and eleven nominations. She has written Hello He Lied: Other Truths from Hollywood and Sleepless in Hollywood.

At the Sixth MAD Symposium, Obst shared her eye-opening account of life in the center of the storm, providing us with an insight into a culture of abuse and sexualized narcissism. In closing, Obst urges us to acknowledge our shortcomings and to build stronger and safer work environments for the future.

 

To stay up to date on everything MAD, follow us on Instagram and sign up for our newsletter below.



Related videos

Nobody Puts Baby In The Kitchen

Lars Hinnerskov Eriksen, Matt Orlando, Niklas Ekstedt, Suzanne Barr, Tatiana Levha

For chefs, having a restaurant is akin to having a child. But how do you balance the love of that “child” when you become the parent to a living and breathing human.

Conducting the Kitchen

Randi Beier-Holgersen, Ture Larsen

At the sixth MAD Symposium, composer Ture Larsen and surgeon Randi Beier-Holgersen introduce their research on utilizing the non-verbal communication skills of conductors as an educative tool for leaders in other fields.

What It Takes To Open Your Own Restaurant

Clare Smyth

Chef and owner of the year-old restaurant, Core, Clare Smyth is one of the industries most awarded chefs. Watch her talk from the sixth MAD Symposium here!