Half the Picture
In Hollywood, there are a few number of females directors compares to the men ones. This documentary takes a deep look in that case and why we don't give a chance to the woman to prove her good work. It also presents a series of interviews with successful females directors, Ava DuVernay, Lena Dunham, Catherine Hardwicke and others.
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4 March 1967, London, England, UK
26 September 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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17 August 1946, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1 November 1962, Beason, Illinois, USA
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2 June 1970, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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25 June 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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June 08, 2018
As timely as it is insightful, this documentary celebrates the accomplishments of female directors in Hollywood while serving as a vital call to action for more opportunities to open up.
June 09, 2018
It's experiential revelation as advocacy filmmaking, an incisive and inviting example of the personal as political.
January 24, 2018
Half the Picture is a vital, comprehensive documentary on a subject that's so fundamental to the industry it's about, you have to wonder why dozens of movies on this scale or bigger haven't already been made.
June 08, 2018
A platform for those who want to hear about the reality of being a woman in Hollywood from dozens of women who have lived it, it's an invaluable resource.
June 11, 2018
An absorbing and inspiring film which marks another step towards equality of opportunity in the film industry.
June 21, 2018
An important piece of testimony in the fight for the civil rights of female directors in Hollywood.
June 08, 2018
Half the Picture may not fill in all the blanks but it is a start.
June 08, 2018
Authoritative and insightful, this essential film gives much needed cultural breathing room to some remarkable Hollywood women to discuss how they are undermined or shut out entirely from the industry.
March 14, 2018
With a topic that could not be more timely with the gender parity among directors in Hollywood, Half the Picture is such an important film.
June 07, 2018
"Half the Picture" becomes an unwitting example of the impossible bind facing women filmmakers.
April 09, 2018
Half the Picture, Amy Adrion's no-frills documentary, offers a diligent, straightforward overview of the innumerable obstacles facing today's female directors, both aspiring and accomplished.
June 08, 2018
Even though so much of what this film has to say is so ingrained in me already, I still found myself being surprised.
