Filmmaker Waheed Naddafi can trace back his origin story to a Dubai movie theater. Having snuck into the mature audience…
Even as one of the largest diaspora groups in the U.S, Indian Americans have seen very little representation in mainstream…
What was the last Netflix series you watched? Was it in a foreign language? A recent study by Ampere Analysis…
Hollywood diversity has come a long way, and many social movements such as Black Lives Matter, and Stop Asian Hate…
In the mid-late summer of 2023, something big happened. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” premiered, scooping us up into Barbie-land, and putting…
What comprises a great female director is the same recipe for what comprises a great director. So must we look…
When you look at the films and television shows you watch, do you see someone who you can relate to…
The angry female figures of the past were feared and hated, in the likeness of Medusa or the common witch….
Early portrayals of trans characters that I can remember were generally based on stereotypes and pathologization, and while the last decade or so has since changed that by incorporating increased empathy, authentic casting and diverse, humanizing storylines, one can’t help but wonder; what took so long for the community to receive the type of representation it deserves?
A little over five years since the MeToo Movement and the most recent statistics on an industry long known for its ‘boys club’ mentality certainly have shown a notable increase in the representation of women in leadership (directing, writing, producing, etc.), but is it enough?