Lauren is a 21-year-old young director and has started a film fund for female filmmakers called X-Factor Filmmakers. Her next step is to launch a contest: The Best Female Directed Picture where you can win a netflix subscription to make people aware of the lack of female filmmakers.
Impressive.
Lauren was interviewed in the Boston Globe this weekend. Here’s one of the questions:
The contest is part of your project, X-Factor Filmmakers, which raises funds for grants to female filmmakers. Why do you think it’s important to have more female directors? When we go to the movies, we’re only viewing the stories by men. And I kind of feel like I’m not getting the whole picture in terms of our culture.
What an awesome young woman. I am totally behind what she is doing.
Check out all her sites:
X-Factor Filmmakers Socil Network
Cool! I just registered and made my picks.