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Lorene Scafaria is a writer, actress and director, best known for writing Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), The Meddler (2015) and Hustlers (2019).
Since its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival Hustlers (2019), based on New York Magazine's 2015 article "The Hustelers at Scores" by Jessica Pressley, has grossed $95 million world wide, and stellar critical reviews. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Scarfia's work in Hustlers "excels at immersing the audience in the world of sex work in clubs, quietly disabusing us scene by scene of any stereotypes about who these women are". Comparing the movie to 9 to 5 (1981), in its commentary on women in the workplace and the economic disadvantages they navigate.