French
France
On May 12, 2018, seven months after the Weinstein scandal shook the movie world, 82 women from the international film industry demonstrated on the Cannes red carpet in a movement they named 50/50 in 2020. Marching up those famous steps symbolized the uphill struggle to achieve parity and equality for women in the world of cinema. It was the first such demonstration and it resonated globally...
But what happened after the women descended the staircase? Did their movement and their activism have a real impact on the film industry? It’s time to take stock of the progress or the lack of it among women in cinema – feminine plural...