Lady Doctor

Director - Jeff Lane

Jeff Lane was born to a military family at Fort Meade, Maryland. After graduating from college at Northeastern University in Boston, Jeff joined the Army as an officer. While stationed in Virginia, Jeff started his film acting career as a FBI Agent in Toy Soldiers (1991).

Jeff left the Army and moved to Phoenix and became a police officer/detective with the Tempe Police Department. He served as the Public Relations Officer and was the creator, writer, producer, and director of an Arizona Cox cable television show called 'Tempe StreetBeat' (2000-2005).

Jeff also wrote, produced and directed several award winning PSAs from 2001-2005. He won four awards from the International Media Communications Association (MCA-I).

Director Statement

I chose to direct 'Lady Doctor' because I was unable to locate any other film focusing on the 1912 Arizona Statehood, the suffrage movement and the racial tensions occurring within the state.

The three main characters are fictional but everything occurring around them was inspired by true events and real people. The main character, Flora Yount, is a devoted wife and mother who finds herself trapped in a world that restricts a woman's aspirations and dreams.

I was originally drawn to this project because the writer was diagnosed with Autism. He wanted to show the world that people on the spectrum can be as educated and successful as anyone else. He achieved his goal by creating a thought-provoking script focusing on a woman's struggle for the same acceptance and recognition.

We hope this film will inspire creativity & give hope to many more actors and crew members on the autistic spectrum.