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Were looking at a downturn in women behind the camera. when we look at the top 100 grossing films every year, we saw an uptick right before the pandemic. for the first time since weve been doing this work, female directors were in the double digits, right? they broke that 10% marker. that number now has started to come down. and when we talk about directors in general, were really talking about white women, because if we think about women of colour, they rarely, if ever, get a bat behind the cam...

Producer harvey weinstein in 2017 for sexual offences precipitated the call for change within the industry. cheering and applause. actress geena davis, a long—time campaigner for gender equality, says the biggest difference is that women are, indeed, talking about the injustices and inequality theyve suffered. its made it ok talk about finally, you know, that people are very comfortable now being outspoken about the sexism, the inequality, the unequal pay, the unsafe working environments that ...

Made me feel. ifelt smaller, ifelt invisible, ifelt like i didnt deserve to be treated the same way as everyone else because i thought that thats what my reality was. when i was in school, this is like 1a, 15, you know, youre in america and ifelt like, oh, my gosh, maybe being different does make me less than. but as i grew up, i saw that im actually a lucky one, that, you know, yeah, sure, ifaced racism, people called me names or, you know, said mean things to me, but people around world get ki...

I dont want to, now, at my age, i dont want to be judged for my body type, or if i can give a quick—witted answer in 60 seconds while the, you know, dong is going. there is complexities around pageants and they can be highly empowering, but theres a lot that needs to change for them to be that way. so, winning that pageant gave you the foot in the door, so to speak, in bollywood, but it wasnt immediate acceptance 01’ success. you know, its an industry in which, even today, i would say, to a ...

Started four years earlier than i did, cos i started at eight. it almost didnt feel real. having seen him on the tv so many times, and finally being able to talk to him myself, it felt surreal. obstacles that you faced during your career, how have you overcome them? i think the biggest difficulties were the difference in race, being the only person of colour on the track, apart from my dad. there is a lack of diversity through the top of big organisations, companies, all the way down, right down...

Now, according to the director of a global think tank studying inequality on screen, were looking at a downturn in women behind the camera. when we look at the top 100 grossing films every year, we saw an uptick right before the pandemic. for the first time since weve been doing this work, female directors were in the double digits, right? they broke that 10% marker. that number now has started to come down. and when we talk about directors in general, were really talking about white women, beca...

Look forward to it. but i was disheartened to see that when the ratings came out, only 18 million viewers in the us tuned in to watch the ceremony, a bit higher than last year, but audiences used to be routinely in the a0 million range. thats one of the biggest changes for the oscars — its become a diminishing american spectacle. oh, i think the academy is very concerned about the lower ratings. i mean, the tv rights to the academy awards fund the academy, theyre worth millions and millions of...

Violence, it could be described as another post #metoo era film. the arrest of hollywood producer harvey weinstein in 2017 for sexual offences precipitated the call for change within the industry. cheering and applause actress geena davis, a long—time campaigner for gender equality, says the biggest difference is that women are, indeed, talking about the injustices and inequality theyve suffered. its made it ok to talk about finally, you know, that people are very comfortable now being outspok...

And i am sometimes a little bit envious about because i dont. get that much time with him, i feel. i again, as boys grow up| and become teenagers, i guess it is inevitable that. maybe they have more to talk to their dads about than their mums. i it is important that lewis, for me, achieves his dream, because he is so good at what he does. myjob now is focused towards helping lewis reach his goal. the first time i met ruben was 2011. seeing another driver of colour was very rare. seeing someone e...

Emmett till. ..and she said by maria schrader, the story of how female journalists at the new york times uncovered harvey weinsteins abuses. if that can happen to hollywood actresses, who else is it happening to? now, according to the director of a global think tank studying inequality on screen, were looking at a downturn in women behind the camera. when we look at the top 100 grossing films every year, we saw an uptick right before the pandemic. for the first time since weve been doing this wo...