by Amelia Elder | May 31, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
A current trend on TikTok has seen the rise of female rage, carried by the brilliant scene “Please! I’m a star!” scene in Pearl (2022), played by Mia Goth. These edits’ rise in popularity across social media, particularly TikTok, has seen...
by Caillin McDaid | May 30, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
The queer and LGBTQ+ community has been often sidelined by cinema and television for decades. Be it casual homophobia or transphobia that permeates films to potentially more harmful examples like The Danish Girl (2015). One could argue that the intentions were in the...
by Jess Fitzpatrick-Howard | May 29, 2024 | Deep-dives
Coined in 2007 by film critic Nathan Rabin, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a term that defines girls who are ‘quirky and ethereal’ but are otherwise blank slates with no other traits. The trope has become a subject of criticism and mockery as more people have caught on...
by Henry Noble | May 28, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
In the 70s, women were up against a deluge of challenges. To put it into perspective: jobs were advertised by gender, marriage was seen as women’s end goal, and domestic violence and marital rape weren’t even considered crimes. Overall, it was not a very progressive...
by Olivia Harris | May 27, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
In 1985, cartoonist and writer Alison Bechdel created a comic strip for a feminist newspaper featuring two women talking about watching a film. During their discussion, one woman mentions that she will only see a film if it follows a specific set of requirements: The...
by Amelia Elder | May 27, 2024 | Deep-dives
The 77th Cannes Film Festival ended over the weekend. For those who may have missed it, or just want a reminder, here DirectHer’s round-up of key moments that you may have missed from the festival. The jury This year’s jury president was American actor and...