Women Rocking Hollywood 2020: Supporting Female-Helmed Film and TV
Hit me with the new stuff coming, baby!
They open with a clip of The High Note. It has two ambitious women who are unapologetic about their careers. It shows how they are held back by things like sexism, ageism and are NOT set against each other (Thank God)
It breaks down the myth that only 1 woman can be at the table at a time. It does ask what women give up to succeed
There were a lot of collabs behind the scene to point those subjects out.
They took everyone with experience and helped them get where they should be to lift up women in the industry
Being a young mother and a producing director in a pandemic is a lesson in juggling and shifting responsibilities
Ava DuVernay hires first time female directors to help them be able direct TV shows, since it is hard to break into TV as a female director
There is a lot of women uplifting other women, and I love this song.
The Old Guard trailer again!!! God I love this movie
I like how so much of it is just Charlize Theron kicking ass 😍😍😍
please give me all the deleted scenes bc Joe in sunglasses is a gift
“found family is at the center of the story” Hell Yes it is
The female characters just feel different in this world and they are badass warriors
One of the leads is a young black woman and that is still rare since Black Panther (Kiki Layne/Nile is awesome)
The fight sequences are the best and there all kinds of weapons they use
She didn’t want to use stunt doubles because the stories are character driven and wants to show their faces (and it pays off imo)
The guys gave respect as a stunt team, which is awesome
Despite the premise, there is a grounded, real feel to the world and characters. It affected all aspects of development
Relationship between 6000 year old and rooky immortal is a trope with a new twist and also parallels the actors themselves too
She has a knack for picking women who will become famous: Kiki Layne is the new actress in this movie
Gina (the director) saw innate toughness, and saw her in Beale Street (thought she was too soft). She nailed Nile in 5 seconds into her audition and had a desire to do great
GO SEE THE MOVIE!!!
Zetna being the director for Cursed (Netflix TV show) was really cool because she met the writer of the book
There is a lot of worldbuilding because it is a fantasy show and they want it to have heart. They made it as a coming-of-age story for the young woman
Putting people of color in the spotlight (Arthur is black and Australian) is important but also for it to be about the best actor too
To focus on the Lady of the Lake and tell her story is an amazing opportunity and turns the myths on its head
Women only make 31% of the behind the camera people
ReFramed is an initiative to put women in the seat of control. Many of the women on the panel have gotten the ReFramed stamp
it has the possibility of being an example for golden standard of equitable creation. Hulu has partnered with it so far
The badge is on the imdb page and on the ReFramed website. Hulu is actually in a 3 year partnership for a project with ReFramed to sponsor women in the industry
I love all the work being put in to give women the opportunity to thrive and grow. Can’t wait to see what they show us next!