Pam Powell talks women filmmakers at Sundance: ‘We are making progress’

FF2 Media Senior Contributor and Film Critic Pamela Powell had the opportunity to be interviewed by Al Jazeera English TV out of LA about women in film at the Sundance Film Festival. With an increase of women in the director’s chair (timely, given the #MeToo Movement) Powell notes that conversation regarding opportunities for women were discussed immediately by Sundance founder Robert Redford, “Men, let’s just sit back and we’ll listen.”

Powell notes the small increase in female directors and writers this year, rising from one-third of the total films to 38 percent. “A nice increase; we have a little ways to go,” she said, “but we are making some progress.”

Click on the video below to see the full interview:

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Posted by Reel Honest Reviews on Thursday, January 18, 2018

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Brigid Presecky began her career in journalism at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. In 2008, she joined FF2 Media as a part-time film critic and multimedia editor. Receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Bradley University, she moved to Los Angeles where she worked in development, production and publicity for Berlanti Productions, Entertainment Tonight and Warner Bros. Studios, respectively. Returning to her journalistic roots in Chicago, she is now a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and certified Rotten Tomatoes Film Critic.
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