Good
news: Four
of the top five highest grossing indie films of 2015 feature women leads.
Even better? Three of them are over the age of 50.
Revolution:
2013
NYWIFT Muse Honoree Robin
Wright says “we need a female Che Guevara” to fight Hollywood
sexism. “We need a revolution.”
Important
Read: The Moveable Fest printed Transparent
creator Jill
Soloway’s full speech from at Cinefamily, in which she discusses
the male gaze, the shaming of female desire and the need for women’s voices in
media.
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