Justine Bateman - FACE

<p>Bateman’s directorial feature film debut of her own script,&nbsp;<a href="https://href.li/?https://www.violetthefilm.com">VIOLET</a>, stars Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, and Justin Theroux,&nbsp;and had its World Premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival.</p> <p>Her best-selling first book, <a href="https://www.section5.tv/ABOUT%20US#mce_temp_url#"><em>FAME</em></a>, a non-fiction about the life cycle of Fame and society’s strong need for it, was published in 2018 by Akashic Books.&nbsp;Her&nbsp;second book,<a href="https://www.section5.tv/ABOUT%20US#mce_temp_url#"> </a><a href="https://www.section5.tv/ABOUT%20US#mce_temp_url#"><em>FACE</em></a><em>,</em> is also a best seller. It’s about women’s faces getting older and why that makes people angry. It was released April 2021 by Akashic.</p> <p>Her writing has been published by <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.damemagazine.com/2014/10/21/remember-when-snark-was-funny">Dame Magazine</a>, <a href="https://href.li/?http://www.salon.com/2014/10/24/can_lena_dunham_save_snark_partner/">Salon.com</a>, and <a href="https://href.li/?https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/let-the-healing-begin-steve">McSweeney’s</a>. An advocate for&nbsp;<a href="https://href.li/?http://www.savetheinternet.com/">Net Neutrality</a>,&nbsp;Justine has testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on its behalf in Washington DC and served as an Advisor to&nbsp;<a href="https://href.li/?http://www.savetheinternet.com/">FreePress</a><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.savetheinternet.com/">.</a><a href="https://href.li/?http://www.savetheinternet.com/">com</a>.</p> <p>Her former acting work includes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Ties" title="Family Ties"><em>Family Ties</em></a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfaction_(1988_film)" title="Satisfaction (1988 film)"><em>Satisfaction</em></a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Behaving_Badly_(American_TV_series)" title="Men Behaving Badly (American TV series)"><em>Men Behaving Badly</em></a>, <a href="https://en