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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Bronwen Hughes

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Bronwen Hughes Forces of Nature

Bronwen Hughes brings with her a wealth of experience across the editing, music, art, producing and directing departments – including both feature and television projects – gained over thirty years. From editing Confidential in 1986, to being the Art Director on Caribe in 1987, to working as Music Supervisor on Stander in 2003, Hughes has collected a firm grounding in all aspects of the production process – none more so than in directing.

A start on Love Hurts eventually led to the visually arresting Forces Of Nature starring Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock, and Stander, starring Thomas Jane. Hughes quickly made television her main focus, however, and has delivered notable episodes of series such as The L Word, Breaking Bad, Hung, Stalker, Black Box and Allegiance.

What She Should Direct: Hughes is an especially distinctive director who has earned the opportunity to direct a distinctive franchise instalment. She handles humorous material well, delivers excellent action sequences and allows character to lead the way. A Bronwen Hughes-directed Shazam! movie would be a fantastic prospect, don’t you think?

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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.