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I hope you have been enjoying some of the films from this lists part 1 and part 2. I would love to hear which ones you've seen and which ones you'd recommend in the comments below. I have been amazed to see just how much I hadn't even seen on the Netflix home page. Whilst …
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Sick of wasting hours of my life looking for something new to watch I started the most comprehensive list of Netflix content directed by women that, I at least, have ever come across. With over 5000 titles in the Netflix library there always seems to be a circulation of the same 30 films on the …
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We've curated all female directed Netflix content so you don't have to. There are 5511 titles in the Australian Netflix library (as of April 9 2020). That's more content than you could probably watch in your entire life. But how much of it was directed by a woman? How much of this content focuses on …
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30 Amazing Women & Counting Featured Filmmaker 30! It such a momentous occasion to have featured this many fantastic filmmakers on the blog and so for this post we're showcasing a director with two varying film projects to talk about. I asked Hannah Brooke what made her want to become a film director and I …
The Power Of The Arts Through Film & Music When I was in high school all I wanted to do was history yet the way the class timetable fell meant I ended up in Music class instead. It wasn't as if I disliked music; to end up in the class it had to be on …
So we all know the abomination that was Suicide Squad, and I think we can all agree that despite the very VERY male gaze that was cast upon her the entire 2 hour and 17 minute run time, Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn was the best thing about it. So when I heard that Margot was …
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Unfortunately working in the film industry can sometimes leave you with feelings of doubt, impostor syndrome, and a general lack of self confidence. But something you might notice in those that have moved their way up the film career ladder is that no matter how much skill you have or how much knowledge you possess, it's the confidence that sells it.
How to get your female filmmaker fix this spooky season. I already compiled a list, a little while ago now, of some top female directed horror films but this year I realised that there are still many more films to talk about, and even some new ones that have since been released. So here are …
There is a desperate need for unique storytelling to make a comeback in cinema. In this modern age movie goers are drowning in Superhero films and Disney remakes and it is leaving many of us gasping for fresh air. This week I got to take a deep breath for the first time in a while …
The other day I was browsing the shelves at one of those discount bookshops when I came across a cover that got my attention. The book was #Girlboss, a autobiographical tale of the founder of online fashion retailer Nasty Gal, Sophia Amaoruso. I ended up buying the book as it ticked a lot of my …