Sentences with phrase «films directed by women among»

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The Watermelon Woman — the first film directed by an African - American lesbian — is among the titles screening at Liverpool Small Cinema.

Among the celebrities at the festive brunch, sponsored by Cadillac and coinciding with the 29th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, were «Molly's Game» writer and director Aaron Sorkin, honored with the creative impact in writing award; Jessica Chastain, who presented Sorkin with his honor; «Get Out» writer and director Jordan Peele, who honored the film's star Daniel Kaluuya, on hand to accept the creative impact in acting award; «Wonder Woman» director and creative impact in directing award recipient Patty Jenkins; and Wonder Woman, herself, Gal Gadot, who teared - up while presenting Jenkins with her award.

Yet again it's worrying how few of these films are directed by women (just three), but at least there are stories and characters among our choices that suggest that the 2017 nominees could — we repeat, could — be a little more diverse than the 2016 crop that inspired the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and campaign.