“WOMEN WANT TO DIRECT?… (Learn the 4 Secrets to Being a Female Director)”
Really curious your thoughts on this one. A white male is giving advice to women. Is it useful or just mansplaining? Read the article HERE Advertisements
Category: women in film
“Emma Thompson Wrote a Letter About Why She Won’t Work With John Lasseter”
This has already made its rounds but worth reading again. And again. Brava Emma! I am well aware that centuries of entitlement to women’s bodies whether they like it or not is not going to change overnight. Or in a year. But I am also aware that if people who have spoken out — like… Read More “Emma Thompson Wrote a Letter About Why She Won’t Work With John Lasseter”
Review: “Us” by Merritt Mecham
by Merritt Mecham Jordan Peele is one for details. As Us progresses you may realize that sandals have never seemed so menacing, that rabbits definitely don’t have souls, and that we were all blind to how creepy the words “hands across America” are. It’s this specificity that produces the most unnerving elements of Peele’s sophomore… Read More Review: “Us” by Merritt Mecham
Suzy Welch: If you want to be successful, don’t network—do this instead
I agree with this. Do you? Read the full article HERE
“The best feminist film podcasts you need to listen to right now”
Calling all podcast fans! Shout out to Julie Walker Harris’ “The Other 50%” Find the full list HERE
“Shrill” and the Power in Fucking Up
by Merritt Mecham Spoilers for the first season of “Shrill” below. Since it was released last week, Shrill has been lauded for everything from its costuming to its celebration of body diversity. It is revolutionary to see a simple, joyous depiction of fat women succeeding, having sex, and jumping into swimming pools. The show refuses… Read More “Shrill” and the Power in Fucking Up
ACTOR HELEN MIRREN ENDORSES SIXTH WOMEN’S VOICES NOW FILM FESTIVAL
There’s just a few more days to check out the films! CHECK OUT THE FILMS BY GOING HERE ACTOR HELEN MIRREN ENDORSES SIXTH WOMEN’S VOICES NOW FILM FESTIVAL A Globally Inclusive, Online Women’s Rights Film Festival Celebration Los Angeles, CA (March 8, 2019) — Women’s Voices Now (WVN), a 501(c)3 non-profit using the power… Read More ACTOR HELEN MIRREN ENDORSES SIXTH WOMEN’S VOICES NOW FILM FESTIVAL
