Blog Supporting Female Filmmakers
As A Visual Medium Shouldn't Film Focus More On Its Aesthetics? I have been a big fan of Melanie Martinez since her first album released in 2015. Her cutesy aesthetic and sound contrasting dramatically with the dark subject matter of her music. In 2019 she released a new album K-12 along with a full 90min …
"Appearances Can Be Deceiving" - Dr Martha Lauzen Welcome to a new January in a new year. Often in the first month of the year we take time to reflect and set goals that encourage us to grow. Reflecting on the film industry it is clear that whilst there has been progress over the past …
If you're a filmmaker, or know someone who is interested in films and making them, then this is the gift guide/ wish list for you. As someone who was fortunate enough to be gifted the gear that got me started I can safely say that giving the gift of filmmaking to your friend, family member, …
We're back in 2021 with another pun titled Cannes write up and it's honestly disheartening to keep seeing this festival inch forward towards equality and yet somehow keep itself firmly in the same position year after year. The biggest news to come out of Cannes was Julia Ducournau winning the Palme d’Or for her film …
And Renew Your Passion For Filmmaking Sydney has been hit by a bought of Covid-19 cases and this new lockdown has frankly crushed a lot of my motivation. But I would be lying if I said that the lockdown was the only reason my passion for something that has always been a joy of mine …
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Why Are Feminist Films Held At Such A High Standard Moxie! is a Netflix original film directed by Amy Poehler about a teenage girl, Vivian, who secretly starts a feminist zine to fight against sexism at her school. Written by Tamara Chestna and based on the 2015 book of the same name this film aims …
Does a majority of female directing nominees mean that gender inequality is over? Well, not quite but it's a step in the right direction. If you have yet to hear, which if you're a follower of this blog I imagine you most likely have, but the Golden Globes have announced their nominations for this year …
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52 Weeks = 52 Female Directed Films & Tv Shows So normally at this point in the year I would talk about the Top 10 female directed films I saw released in 2020. Unfortunately with the little something called Coronavirus cinemas shut down and I barely even saw any new releases before becoming a hermit …
For the longest time the term horror film was synonymous to women being tormented by x threat for 90mins through an intensified predatory male gaze. So I thought I would walk through some of the key ways the genre is shifting for the better under the female gaze.
I've had an epiphany this week. I'm sick of being an assistant. I went to a pitching event the other weekend where in response to the age old introductory question 'what do you do?' I said I was a production assistant and "aspiring" director. The reply was something I had heard before when introducing myself …