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Half the Picture
A documentary movie presents a progression of meetings which are held with a gathering of females directors who figured out how to make great notoriety in their field of television and films direction. It contains interviews with Ava DuVernay, Lena Dunham, Catherine Hardwicke and Jill Soloway.
1952
2 December 1945, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
16 November 1970, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
February 9, 1978 in Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
12 January 1953, Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
21 October 1955, Cameron, Texas, USA
21 March 1968, Brooklyn, New York, USA
10 August 1959, New York City, New York, USA
1 November 1962, Beason, Illinois, USA
26 September 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 June 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4 March 1967, London, England, UK
14 September 1966, New York City, New York, USA
17 August 1946, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
24 February 1961, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
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 07, 2018
"Half the Picture" becomes an unwitting example of the impossible bind facing women filmmakers.
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 11, 2018
An absorbing and inspiring film which marks another step towards equality of opportunity in the film industry.
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 09, 2018
It's experiential revelation as advocacy filmmaking, an incisive and inviting example of the personal as political.
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.
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
Half the Picture may not fill in all the blanks but it is a start.
June 21, 2018
An important piece of testimony in the fight for the civil rights of female directors in Hollywood.
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.