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Half the Picture

Play trailer 2:18 Poster for Half the Picture Released Jun 8, 2018 1h 34m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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This woman-directed documentary about the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood uses the current EEOC investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework to talk to successful women directors about their career paths, their struggles, their inspiration, and their hopes for the future.
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Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times An important piece of testimony in the fight for the civil rights of female directors in Hollywood. Jun 21, 2018 Full Review Linda Marric HeyUGuys An absorbing and inspiring film which marks another step towards equality of opportunity in the film industry. Rated: 5/5 Jun 11, 2018 Full Review Serena Donadoni Village Voice It's experiential revelation as advocacy filmmaking, an incisive and inviting example of the personal as political. Jun 9, 2018 Full Review Bianca Garner Filmotomy Adrion talks to an array of successful women directors about their career paths, their struggles, their inspiration, and their hopes for the future, allowing viewers to get a truly insightful look into the situation in the Hollywood film industry. Oct 11, 2024 Full Review Leslie Combemale Cinema Siren An eye-opening, sobering look into an industry that needs a complete overhaul. Rated: 5/5 Jul 24, 2019 Full Review Rachel Brook One Room With A View A necessary and powerful document for our times. Rated: 5/5 Feb 12, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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wendy k It was okay but very repetitive. There were a lot of famous stars in it. I wonder how the director decided to come up with the idea .I found the first hour not great, but I enjoyed the second half. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/24 Full Review Audience Member The purpose of this statistical and personal documentary is providing an argumentative statement responding to an action that supports the framed concern whilst supposedly ongoing with a need to update on the topic's current coverage. It bluntly calls out Hollywood over their now apparent sexist discrimination as women filmmakers, who are just as driven and passionate as the other gender in the field, details their careers and what sort of treatment they received with lesser opportunities. Therefore, understandably one-sided which is titularly purposeful as this is a formed letter of complaint that will be ignored and not provide answers/explanations towards the overall picture, otherwise the insights would be helpfully supported in a deeper sense but top heads' cowardice fears backlash over their reasoning that would put them into more negativity. Also, as expected despite already honored the women pioneer's social groundbreaking barriers in early cinema, the topic coverage stands incomplete when lacking historical contexts that adds more fighting chance importance to the role whereas actual credit is due then minimally realized out secret then erased acknowledgement. This documentary is a must-see relevant essentiality that stands among other documentaries particularly on film with dated but still timely urgency. (B+) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Such an important view of this industry...Pity it'll just be another movie that will preach to the choir and won't make waves... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Great directors line up one after the other to reveal just how entrenched & crippling the scourge of patriarchy is in the film business. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie made me want to post on rotten tomatoes and be a voice at least to female viewership. I can't say all female directors speak to me, but many movies and topics are. It'd be amazing to see more diversity in the hollywood scene!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Half the picture has a good message behind it but as a documentary it's really nothing that special. It's more than just a bunch of interviews or semi famous directors talking about their lives and experiences. I don't feature some more successful women directors featured here as a majority of the ones here have directed some pretty Bad films. The documentary also doesn't go into much depth about the subject as I was hoping for. It's a bunch of interviews and really that's about it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This woman-directed documentary about the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood uses the current EEOC investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework to talk to successful women directors about their career paths, their struggles, their inspiration, and their hopes for the future.
Director
Amy Adrion
Producer
Amy Adrion, Jude Hope Harris
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Gravitas Ventures, Leocadia Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 8, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 24, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.6K
Runtime
1h 34m
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