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Being a “Female Filmmaker”

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Why's it such a big deal for a woman to direct an action movie?

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Posted June 22nd, 2009, 1:06 PM by Alison Willmore

When Kathryn Bigelow makes an intense action film like “The Hurt Locker,” the fact that she’s a she becomes a major topic of conversation. So why isn’t the same true when a man directs a movie for a “female” audience? That sort of double standard is the subject of this week’s IFC News podcast, along with further discussion of Bigelow’s career and some of our other favorite women directors.

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