The Best Advice We’ve Gotten from Women in Filmmaking We’ve talked to some incredible women on our blog: directors, DPs, acting coaches, animators, Oscar Nominees, creative directors, artists. They’ve shared illuminating, perspective-shattering advice that any filmmaker can take to heart. Today we’re celebrating some of the wise women we’ve talked to on our blog by pulling some of our favorite…
Sonia Nassery Cole Talks About the Power of Film By Patricia Danaher When Afghan film director Sonia Nassery Cole was a young girl in Kabul, she and her father would go to the cinema together every week. As the eldest of three children, her father pampered his daughter with this special time together, little suspecting that Sonia would go on…
Filmmaker Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret: “Love Will Always Trump Hate” By Margaret Gardiner Namibian producer/director Desiree Kahikopo-Meiffret’s Award-winning film, The White Line, is also her debut. It deals with a painful time in former Southwest Africa’s history when Namibia was ruled by Apartheid. While the language is harsh, it also captures the pain of being treated as less than. Learned hate is displayed,…
The Movie Zendaya Describes as “Absolutely Breathtaking” By Calum Russell Rising from almost total obscurity, the American actor Zendaya has quickly become one of the most influential figures of contemporary culture, leading from the frontline. A phenomenal and dynamic performer, Zendaya has gone from a regular slot on the Disney channel to being one of the most sought-after actors in modern cinema,…
Emmy Nominees on Playing Characters Based on Real Women By Hunter Ingram A television star violated by the public eye. A whistleblower with ulterior motives. An inventor who wasn’t as revolutionary as she advertised. A woman whose shocking death became a sensation. A con artist with a flair for the dramatic. A young mother providing for her daughter one housekeeping…
In the Silent-Film Era, Hollywood’s Power Players Were Women Female writers, directors, and producers were pioneers of the silent-film era—but were pushed out of the industry as its influence grew. By Naomi McDougall Jones Given the dearth of women among this year’s Oscar nominees for writing and directing, not to mention behind the camera in Hollywood at all, you may be…
Actresses In Their 40s Are Finally Getting Interesting Roles By Helen Lewis In 2019, a 60-year-old Emma Thompson explained her sudden career renaissance. She had spent her youth playing romantic leads, but once she turned 40, she said, she could fill such roles only “in a pinch.” The offers became more limited, the parts smaller: a batty clairvoyant in the Harry Potter series; a wronged…
