The Academy released the short list of the 15 films eligible for the documentary feature award. As I've written before, at most festivals, women filmmakers make up about 50% of the directors. Here, not so much.
Directed by Women
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”- co-directed by Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath (opens Friday in NYC)
“Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh”- directed by Roberta Grossman
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell”- directed by Gini Retiker
“Trouble the Water”- co-directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal
About Women
“They Killed Sister Dorothy”
Missing are the buzzed about movies by Marina Zenovich, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired and Nanette Burstein, American Teen.
For more in-depth analysis check out this site
November 18, 2008
Equality Watch: The Doc Short List
Posted by Melissa Silverstein at 8:04 AM