''Her Story'' is a 2016

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produced exclusively for

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distribution. The set of six 9-minute episodes tells the story of two

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women, played by

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and

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, living in

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and their struggles in dating and in their professional lives.

Characters

Episodes

Production

Jen Richards originally planned on producing the web series for $10,000, but when producer Kate Fisher joined the project, $40,000 was raised through crowdfunding, and the series budget capped at $150,000 with the addition of two grants and money from Fisher's savings for graduate school. Richards claims she was able to publicize the series widely in part due to her connections with trans people, especially those like Caitlyn Jenner, with whom Richards worked with on her show ''

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'', and others such as

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, and Eve Ensler (who came on as an executive producer).

Awards and nominations

References

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