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It’s2018—thenecessityofdiscussionssurroundingwomenfilmmakersandHollywood’sgenderbiasshouldhavediminishedbynow.ButwithinthefirstfewmomentsofHalfthePicture,itisabundantlyclearthatdiscriminationagainstwomenfilmmakersremainsahighlyrelevantstory.Thisisafundamentalcivilrightsissue:womenintheindustryarenotofferedequalopportunitiesascomparedtotheirmalecounterparts.<br/> Gender-parityexpertsandacademicsdiscussHollywood’sdismalemploymentpractices,andtheseconversationsarewovenbetweeninterviewswithawealthofprominentwomendirectors(includingKasiLemmons,CatherineHardwicke,PenelopeSpheeris,AvaDuVernay,andmanyothers),tellingtheirstoriesofbreakingintoamale-centeredbusiness.Theyconfirmthedoublestandardsthatstillexistwhileeloquentlyoutliningtheircareerpaths,theirstruggles,andtheirhopesforthefuture.First-timedirectorAmyAdrionsmartlydealswiththeinherentsexismintheindustryandconsidersmanyofthestereotypesandbiasesthathavepreventedwomenfromrisingthroughtheranks.Amidthecurrentpoliticalclimateandrecentcascadeofsexualharassmentallegations,thetimetolistenandactisnow.
