her most recent documentary, My So-Called Selfish Life, is about the childfree movement, and she has written about the film's issues for Self,[4] Real Simple,[5] Topic,[6] and other publications.
Shechter left Chicago for New York City in order to pursue her interest in film and work for Robert De Niro's company Tribeca Productions as assistant to Jane Rosenthal.
After leaving Tribeca Productions, Therese volunteered at the Sundance Film Festival, which she cites as having changed her view of the documentary genre and filmmaking in general.
[10] Through her production company, Trixie Films, she continues to explore feminist issues as they pertain to reproductive justice, sexuality, and gender roles.
Her work has been covered by publications such as The Guardian,[14] The Chicago Tribune,[15] and Dua Lipa's newsletter Service 95,[16] and she has offered expert commentary for Literary Hub,[17] The Globe and Mail,[18] and the Tampa Bay Times[19][20][21] In 2016, Shechter began her new documentary film, My So-Called Selfish Life[22] which premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2021.
[23] The film explores the concept of being "childfree by choice" by documenting the lives of women and men who are "choosing not to have kids in a culture where motherhood feels mandatory.
[28][29] International screenings and film festivals have taken place in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Croatia, Turkey, Chile, Canada, the Czech Republic and Korea.
She uses her own personal journey as the driving force of the film while she interviews past and present feminist icons as well as women and men struggling for and against the concept of feminism.
[36] In "#SlutWalkNYC", Shechter documents the controversial global, grassroots anti-rape movement on the day it filled the streets of New York City.