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 May 6, 2015 9:42 am2015-05-06T12:47:57-05:00

Gwyneth Horder-Payton

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As an assistant director, Horder-Payton’s resume is an impressive combination of television and feature film – including Midnight Caller, Pacific Heights, The Doors, Crossing Jordan, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Shield. As a director, however, Horder-Payton has shown herself to be a filmmaker of particular flair and talent.

The directorial contributions she has made to the weekly television schedule have included The Riches, Bionic Woman, The Shield, Saving Grace, Fringe, Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood, The Walking Dead, The Killing, Sons Of Anarchy, Once Upon A Time, Longmire, and Justified.

What She Should Direct: Her leading of episodes of television that feature strong ensemble casts in dark, stylized tales should place Gwyneth Horder-Payton right at the top of the list of directors considered for Marvel’s planned Inhumans movie. She is more than capable of delivering action sequences that do not lose sight of character, and does not shy away from difficult and challenging plot twists. Hiring Horder-Payton to lead one of the most highly anticipated projects on the Marvel slate would be a great choice.

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