Actor, Singer-Songwriter and Founder Piera Van de Wiel on Girls That Create with Erin Prather Stafford

Host Erin Prather Stafford welcomes Piera Van de Wiel to the Girls That Create podcast. Van de Wiel is an actor, singer-songwriter, producer, and founder of the company Stronger With Music. She is passionate about social impact and telling diverse stories and was named one of the Top 15 artists using music to promote human rights alongside Bono, Sting, and Alicia Keys.

Van de Wiel’s music video campaign “Used” partnered with the Canadian Women’s Foundation and the United Nations Spotlight Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls. She has also been recognized by the Global Music Awards with the Listener Impact Silver Medal for “Come Back Home (Abaco Relief Song).”

Van de Wiel is a fierce advocate for gender equality, and lifting up LGBTQ+ voices. Her filmmaking has driven her towards impactful work such as the #WithHer series with the UN Spotlight Initiative. Moreover, she is a New York Times-reviewed Actor, and TimeOut called her "Pretty and Deadly" as Classical Theatre of Harlem's Milady De Winter.

Van de Wiel 's narrative short film 'Strip Clara' won Best Short Film at the London TV and Film Awards, Best UK Short Film at the CKF International Film Festival, Best Score at the Female Voices Rock Film Festival, and she received a nomination for Best Actor at the Golden Door International Film Festival.

Van de Wiel has performed at the United Nations Headquarters, Lincoln Center, and Off-Broadway. She stars in the psychological horror series ‘Mindscapes,’ which delves into the human mind and focuses on mental health. Her latest project, 'Won’t Be Displaced,' is an LGBTQ+ Refugee narrative short film, which she announced at the Cannes Film Festival on the Diversity and Inclusion Panel with Stage 32.

Learn more about Van de Wiel and her work at pieravandewiel.com.

And check out her Girls That Create Creator Spotlight.

Host Erin Prather Stafford launched the Girls That Create website and podcast to support the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts. For more information, go to girlsthatcreate.com and follow and connect on Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube. You can also sign up for the Girls That Create newsletter.

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