Diamond Marie PedrozaWeb Content Contributor On Feb. 28, 2021, Chinese director, Chloé Zhao, won a Golden Globe award for directing her film, “Nomadland.” She became the second woman, and first woman of color to win a Golden Globe award for directing. Zhao’s win opened up an important discussion of an issue surrounding race and representation in film directing that has been circling for the past few years. Though more women […]
By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor A scene from "Monsoon Wedding." Screenshot by Andrea Mau via Mira Nair. Mira Nair is an incredibly accomplished Indian director, and runs her own film company, Mirabai Films. Her films are famous for appealing to a global audience while also highlighting aspects of Indian culture, combining the traditions of her culture with the complexities of emotions within families. Nair also specializes in documentaries with "Salaam […]
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager For this International Women’s Day, I’d like to take a minute to recognize all the important and talented female directors who have graced us with emotional, dramatic, action-packed, funny, heart wrenching and heartwarming films over the years. Since the Academy Awards likes to repeatedly not mention female directors. The 2020 Academy Awards were criticized for not having any female director nominees in the Best […]
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