Not exact matches
First up (in the UK) is Nocturnal Animals, designer - turned -
filmmaker Tom Ford's three - sided drama about a
woman facing the fall - out from a failed relationship.
From
filmmaker and activist Crystal Emery, Black
Women In Medicine highlights the experiences of a number of successful black women in the medical field, and it also suggests solutions to the challenges facing young black women entering medical careers t
Women In Medicine highlights the experiences of a number of successful black
women in the medical field, and it also suggests solutions to the challenges facing young black women entering medical careers t
women in the medical field, and it also suggests solutions to the challenges
facing young black
women entering medical careers t
women entering medical careers today.
Moroccan writer - director Meryem Benm» Barek tearfully accepted the Best Screenplay award for her debut feature «Sofia»; a Casablanca - set drama about a 20 - year - old
woman facing arrest after giving birth to a baby out of wedlock, it draws heartfelt attention to the lack of
women's rights in the
filmmaker's home country.
Though the data tells us that
women are interested in genres favored by Hollywood, female
filmmakers encounter significant obstacles as they attempt to move from independent to more commercial filmmaking, and
face deep - rooted presumptions from the film industry about their creative qualifications, sensibilities, tendencies, and ambitions.
The Annenberg School study also interviewed many
filmmakers and produced the following data on the challenges that
women face in the film industry:
Filmmaker Magazine has released its annual list identifying the «25 New
Faces of Independent Film,» and nearly half of the featured up - and - comers are
women.
This moment clearly shows how the
filmmakers feel about
women and the abuse they
face; both only exist as anecdotes to further the storylines of men.
Named one of «25 New
Faces of Independent Film» by
Filmmaker Magazine for 2017, she tells stories about black girls and
women who find themselves between worlds and identities.
«It's always interesting to me because I get invited to these panels of
women filmmakers and I always feel a little bit like an imposter, because I haven't had to
face the same kinds of discrimination.»
The jury, which is composed of prominent names in the filmmaking industry, including Emirati writer and
filmmaker Manal Bin Amro, UAE
filmmaker Abdullah Hassan Ahmed, Dr Shahin Yazdani, Professor in the Applied Communications programme at Sharjah
Women's College, and Pakistani Shoaib Iqbal, Founder and Director of the Lahore International Children's Film Festival, revealed the main challenges they
faced during the judging process and shortlisting of the films nominated for the SICFF awards.