Celluloid Ceilings (2015)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 26M

Director : Dan Przygoda, Victoria Blackburne-Daniell

Synopsis

Even though women make up 51 percent of the U.S. population, only about 4 percent of movies are directed by women. Of the 220 TV shows, representing about 3500 total episodes, only 14 percent were directed by women. Bloomberg interviewed several female directors in Hollywood, from Oscar winners to the director of "Twilight" to explore the various forms of sexism and discrimination they have faced in Hollywood, and what they are trying to do to change things

Actors

Lexi Alexander
Lexi Alexander
Herself
Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine Hardwicke
Herself
Martha Coolidge
Martha Coolidge
Herself

Crews

Dan Przygoda
Dan Przygoda
Director
Victoria Blackburne-Daniell
Victoria Blackburne-Daniell
Director

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