THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Can Female Directors Break the Action-Thriller Glass Ceiling?

‘In Cannes (the 2019 Film Festival), two women will present their thrillers in development at the Breaking Through the Lens pitching event: Tehran-born British filmmaker Tina Gharavi with The Good Iranian, and American filmmaker Nina Menkes with Heatstroke. True to Schmon's maxim on budgets, both projects are at the low end of the scale, budgeted at about $3.5 million. Elisabeth Bentley O'Neal, a producer on Menkes' film, says tired gender stereotypes still play a role. "The default thinking is 'Women can do rom-com; they can do Little Women and family stories about the value of hearth, home and connection,'" she tells THR via email.’

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