SummaryWomen and men attend film schools in equal numbers, but women direct only 4% of top grossing feature films in the US. Why are women largely shut out of this prestigious, lucrative and culturally influential profession? High profile women directors including Ava DuVernay (A Wrinkle In Time), Lena Dunham (“Girls), Jill Soloway (“Transparent”), am... Read More
Directed By:Amy Adrion
Half the Picture
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Generally Favorable
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Jun 8, 2018
90
Half the Picture is maddening and enlightening and, most of all, necessary, as much as I wish it weren’t.
Jun 21, 2018
80
With careful craftsmanship, Half the Picture is an important piece of testimony in the fight for the civil rights of female directors in Hollywood.
Jun 7, 2018
80
Half the Picture is a vital, comprehensive documentary on a subject that's so fundamental to the industry it's about, you have to wonder why dozens of movies on this scale or bigger haven't already been made.
Jun 8, 2018
75
Documentaries that rely on a steady stream of talking heads—interspersed here with fleeting film clips—usually are not my favorite. However, when those heads belong to talented and perceptive women who rarely get a chance to speak their minds let alone get hired to make a movie, I can definitely make an exception.
Jun 7, 2018
60
The stories that Ms. Adrion elicits may be infuriatingly recognizable to women who work in many fields. But if there is a missing element in her analysis, it is the effect that sexism has on these women’s artistry, not only their livelihoods.
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Production Company:
- Leocadia Films
Release Date:Jun 8, 2018
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:TV-PG
Tagline:The Women Behind the Cameras. The Stories Behind the Women.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival: London
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Lighthouse International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination




























