Rescripting the Pretty Woman myth
While women are increasingly making an impact on SA television and filmmaking, they are still in the minority and are having to prove the value they bring to projects.
The tenth annual Silwerskermfees Film Festival, which celebrates SA movie making, was also a space where female filmmakers and actors spoke out about underrepresentation, being outnumbered in male dominated meetings and the frustrating prevalence of on-screen female stereotypes. ..
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