women in film

A downtrodden Rachel Zegler in her snow white costume stands in front of a red background that reads "cancelled".

Modern Witch Hunts: Public Silencing of Women in Hollywood

Farah Shah, University of Central Florida

The persistent undercurrent of patriarchal influence in Hollywood and the societal tendency to scrutinize successful women.…

December 3, 2023

7 Up and Coming Video Essay Creators To Check Out

Karla D. Galvan, The University of Texas at San Antonio

From True Crime to Film History, learn from some of YouTube’s brightest minds.…

November 29, 2023

Illustration by Marlowe Pody for an article on Girls in Film

GirlsinFilm.Net Is Empowering Female and Nonbinary Filmmakers

Alice Murphy, University of Maryland, College Park

This international community is dedicated to the support and professional development of women and nonbinary people in the filmmaking industry.…

January 12, 2021

The Top 5 Foreign Female Coming-of-Age Films on Netflix

Caitlyn Conville, Bergen Community College

Whether you’re laughing or crying, there will be tears.…

June 28, 2018

‘Ocean’s 8’ Challenges the Narrative of Female Protagonists

Kate Maxwell, NC State University

The all-female cast of 'Ocean’s 8' subverts many of the common narratives surrounding female characters by being unapologetic criminals.…

June 8, 2018

The Bechdel Test’s Diverse Successor

Abbey Slattery, Northwestern College

The DuVernay test, named after the African-American director, assesses films' racial representation in the same way the Bechdel test did for gender inclusivity.…

July 31, 2017

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