Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck this is the first Marvel movie to have a woman at the helm, both in front and behind the camera. There is an overall theme of getting knocked down and getting back up again but this time there's a feminine twist.
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I honestly didn't consciously choose to see two lesbian films in my Sydney Film Festival viewings, but I'm glad that it worked out that way. Both Rafiki directed by Wanuri Kahiu and The Miseducation of Cameron Post directed by Desiree Akhavan were new stories that I had not experienced before.
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I began my Sydney Film Festival experience with The Breaker Upperers by New Zealand comedy duo Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek who both wrote, directed, and starred in the film. What struck me straight away about this movie was its true New Zealand style of comedy.
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When I first heard that Half the Picture was going to be at the Sydney Film Festival I knew I wanted to see it. The style was familiar documentary interview format but this meant that the film focused on the stories of the many women that were interviewed including Ava DuVernay, Mary Harron, Jill Soloway, and Lena Dunham just to name a few.
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There is no shortage of sexist attitudes and rude comments made towards women working across the multitude of roles on a film set. So here are 10 of the stupidest things ever said to these hardworking women.
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