12 Female TV Directors Who Should Direct A Franchise Film

The conversation about the lack of female directors in Hollywood has been rumbling on for what seems like forever, but that conversation has now found itself at a crucial point. At long last, people are beginning to get specific. After decades of vague allusions to a seemingly intangible, invisible issue, the conversation is finally becoming louder, and less easy to dismiss as the supposedly irrational ramblings of radical feminism. This is thanks to the visible activism of those concerned about the situation – on social media and within the film industry itself. It is also thanks to organisations such as the Female Filmmakers Initiative – launched by the Sundance Institute and Women In Film Los Angeles – which commissioned a vital study into the barriers and opportunities facing independent filmmakers, who try to engage in filmmaking while female. This research was a three year study, and the findings of the third and final phase of it were recently delivered in a powerful and disturbing report.

Sarah Myles

Published: May 6, 2015 09:42 am

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Holly Dale

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Award-winning Holly Dale is a writer, editor, producer and director, who began her career in the 1970s with a range of unflinching documentaries. From this foundation, Dale has blazed a trail through television, taking in comedy, horror, drama and action along the way.

Among her most recent work are episodes of series such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Heroes, Cold Case, The Bridge, Flashpoint, Grimm, Falling Skies, The Americans, Dexter, Extant, Castle, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., NCIS, and Blue Bloods.

What She Should Direct: There are some instances where a director and a project are so perfectly matched, that it feels almost bizarre that the union has not yet happened. Holly Dale and a Terminator sequel is one such instance. Apart from the fact that her experience includes helming an episode of The Sarah Connor Chronicles, her work on action-driven, well characterized drama is never stronger than when it involves the creation of an alternative vision of the world – often with elements of science fiction.

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Sarah Myles

Sarah Myles is a freelance writer. Originally from London, she now lives in North Yorkshire with her husband and two children.