Monika Bartyzel from Cinematical is on the ground in Toronto. In her latest Girls on Film column she talks about hope for the future. I so agree with what Monika had to say that I had to share.
It’s easy to get cynical being a woman writing about movies — writing over and over about the new prostitute projects in production, the crappy and formulaic rom-coms that never seem to end. But in the middle of this year’s fest, I’ve got a strange feeling burrowing into my gut: hope. Could this really be a sneak peek into the future? Might we see more solid, big buzzed-about films come from female directors and have female casts without them being niche films? I don’t want to amp up my hope and be disappointed, but the tide seems to be changing.
Please, please let this be true.
Read the full column: Girls on Film: Women, TIFF, and the Future
I’ll believe it when I see it.
Jennifer’s Body and Whip It both seem to generate a lot of great buzz…
that gives me hope.