After researching for my topic I have learned many things about my topic on female filmmakers and how hollywood has changed. Unfortunately, in my research I found that not much has changed until recently. Although most women watching the Oscars could clearly notice that not much change was happening, it is still sad to see that we will be seeing more women in the coming years creating stories through film. In fact it wasn’t until this year’s Oscars nomination that two women, yes just two women, were nominated for the directing category. Another problem we see with female filmmakers is that it is like walking on glass when a woman wants to fund and produce her film because producers which are also dominated by men can be hard to pitch. This is especially true when it’s a film that is told through a woman’s perspective which could be not understood at all by the men. This can be seen as we see the problem with movies typically objectifying women, it is to tend to their own “male gaze” which is purposefully made to please their male-centered stories. From this I learned a test that is commonly used among movie watchers and film critics, the bechdel test was created to see if women are represented in another manner besides being based around the male counterpart.

While today we see more stories being told on experiences that women go through. Yet, in the meantime, we see slow progress in getting our stories told and getting its well-deserved praise. Women-directed films in the last few years have been making excellent numbers in their performance in the box office, so why are so low accurate female representation? “Booksmart” was Olivia Wilde’s first feature film, “Lady Bird” was Greta Gerwig’s first feature film, and both have made more than double of their budget to make the film. Clearly, there is a big audience to watch movies made by women, but 2020 was the first time two women were nominated for the directing category in the Oscars. If movies are continuously being told from one perspective since the existence of film, are there really any more stories until we repeat the same story, and are they an accurate depiction of women? More women need to be chosen to direct films because the film industry is neglecting the talent and stories that are being silenced through not producing these stories that are being withheld from a big audience that is yet to be fully represented in a male-dominated industry.