The percentage of women and people of color directing the biggest titles at the U.S. box office floundered in 2022, despite reaching a record high in previous years.
Gender Equality in Film
Despite Chloé Zhao’s Oscar Win, Fewer Women Directed Top Films in 2021
The percentage of women directing the year’s biggest films dropped in 2021. This shift doesn’t just impact women directors, researchers say.
A Female Filmmaker Takes On Hollywood Gender Inequity
Kathleen Messmer, founder and owner of Anvil Springs Entertainment, is doing her part to fix the movie industry’s gender imbalance by putting more women behind the camera.
Documenting the Women Behind the Camera
Filmmaker, author and professor Alexis Krasilovsky says financing is the biggest issue facing female directors and producers.