A Blog Supporting Female Filmmakers
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 …
We see women in front of the camera more often than behind it, but that doesn't necessarily mean that these women are equal to their male counterparts. The token female present merely to be ogled or the shallow shell of a woman that never has a conversation about anything seemingly substantial are characters we know all …
Corruption, comedy, and caviar. Nadja, a Russian living in Vienna, is a translator for boorish billionaire oligarch, Igor. When Igor impulsively resolves to build an ostentatious villa on the Danube Canal, he sets out to bribe local officials into redeveloping the area. Meanwhile Nadja, her girlfriend, and her hipster nanny plot to dob them in …
The word feminist has gained a negative reputation. It has also been stereotyped and certain behaviours pigeonholed to either make you one or not. But let’s strip all that back for a moment and try and remember what it actually means to be a feminist. It was never about hating men or not shaving your …
What Black Panther did for people of colour, Captain Marvel has done for women and although it has taken a long time to get to here, the point is, we have.
We are bombarded everywhere everyday by moving images. Films, TV, YouTube, Ads, Music Videos. Most media these days involves some sort of video and so those videos require directors. On this blog I have mainly focused on film, but I think its important to recognize that the mediascape of today is changing and content creation …
One of the things I love most about having this blog is having a voice. A voice that can not only express frustration and herald a call-to-action, but a voice that can share the work of others and lift those people up into the spotlight. Today I'm using this voice to spread the word about …
One of my most popular blog posts to date is the 5 Hashtags for Film Equality post I did back in February 2017. But a lot has happened since then. Women, and men, have become far more vocal with their disgust for the lack of gender equality in the film industry. So I think its …
Penny Marshall directed A League of Their Own for a release in 1992. The film tells the story of the American women's baseball league that was created to provide entertainment and lift the spirits of people during WWII. It stars Geena Davis and Tom Hanks with Madonna in a supporting role, and I think if …
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