So many features at Sundance seemed to be powered more on the director's need to be a director than any particular story.
From Jill Soloway
I've noticed that women are always punished for their sexuality in popular culture.
I used to think that, when I was a director, I would have a very specific vision of what everything would look like, but now I am more of a camp counselor.
At East Side Jews, we can take a risk because it isn't all about the rules. I started it to create a space for all those people who wouldn't go to temple because they were scared of getting the rules wrong.
What I have to offer as a writer/director is the stuff with the feeling in it.
I've been playing with this idea in my mind that the hero's journey that we're all taught as screenwriters may resonate more specifically for male protagonists and maybe even male viewers.
If there's a woman who is exhibiting her femininity or performing her femininity, it's always seen as meant to pull in the male gaze.
Femininity in and of itself - and the feminine - can be not only privileged, but honored or worshipped.
I really feel like becoming a director came from other women saying, 'Yeah, you can do this.' I wanted to direct 'Six Feet Under,' and no, they didn't let me.
I think, because of the Internet, we're not looking at the very, very narrow channels for distribution that there used to be.
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