In 2017 women comprised only 34% of all speaking characters in the top-grossing 100 films. Of those films, in those that were directed by women, women comprised 42% of all speaking characters. #ifawomandirected we're more likely to have women in speaking roles.pic.twitter.com/VVDPo2D1qZ
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GRACE OF MY HEART ('96) written and directed by Alison Anders and starring
@Illeanarama was the first time a new mother was shown lactating on screen.#ifawomandirectedpic.twitter.com/jGYvKDGNAm
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Jocelyn Moorhouse's HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT ('95) showed women telling women's stories of loss, regret, choice, redemption, sacrifice, and love.
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When Kimberly Peirce tackled Stephen King's CARRIE, I felt she got deeper into the complexities of women than even the story's original creator had. https://cinema-fanatic.com/2014/10/10/female-filmmaker-friday-carrie-2013-dir-kimberly-peirce/ …
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