
HALF THE PICTURE is a documentary about the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood, using the current EEOC investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework to talk to successful women directors about their career paths, struggles, inspiration and hopes for the future.... (Full plot summary below)
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HALF THE PICTURE is a documentary about the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood, using the current EEOC investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework to talk to successful women directors about their career paths, struggles, inspiration and hopes for the future.
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| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Kathy FennessyIt's a lot of talk, but as on-screen conversations go, it's an essential one. |
| Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshWith careful craftsmanship, Half the Picture is an important piece of testimony in the fight for the civil rights of female directors in Hollywood. |
| HeyUGuysLinda MarricAn absorbing and inspiring film which marks another step towards equality of opportunity in the film industry. |
| TheWrapApril WolfeHalf the Picture is maddening and enlightening and, most of all, necessary, as much as I wish it weren’t. |
| Film ThreatNatalia WinkelmanHalf the Picture, Amy Adrion's no-frills documentary, offers a diligent, straightforward overview of the innumerable obstacles facing today's female directors, both aspiring and accomplished. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonAs timely as it is insightful, this documentary celebrates the accomplishments of female directors in Hollywood while serving as a vital call to action for more opportunities to open up. |
| RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaDocumentaries 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. |
| Village VoiceSerena DonadoniIt's experiential revelation as advocacy filmmaking, an incisive and inviting example of the personal as political. |
| Next Best PictureKt SchaeferIt almost goes without saying that Half The Picture is an important documentary, not only because it is incredibly topical, but also because it provides an unflinching look into a situation that has been overlooked for far too long. |
| The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinHalf 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. |