In The News

This Feminist Film Festival Highlights The Importance Of Female-Led Stories

This Feminist Film Festival Highlights The Importance Of Female-Led Stories

by The Daily Eye Team March 1 2016, 5:21 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 40 secs

With gender inequality in the film industry as rampant and problematic as it is, it's important to point out all the things that Hollywood could be doing better when it comes to women — yet it's equally essential to highlight all the ways that the film industry is doing feminism right. There's the ACLU investigation into female directors, the #AskHerMore campaign taking over red carpets, and the many film festivals working valiantly to bring more female voices into the fray. Over a third of the movies shown at this year's Sundance Film Festival, for instance, were made by women, and now, the New York International Children's Film Festival is featuring an entire program, the Girls POV Retrospective, solely dedicated to featuring movies starring women and/or about women's issues.

Read More at www.bustle.com




Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of thedailyeye.info. The writers are solely responsible for any claims arising out of the contents of this article.