Contemporary Women Filmmakers: The State of Things

Is it still difficult today for women directors to make films? This film inquires into several aspects of film production through the testimonies of filmmakers from all over the world. These filmmakers were selected among those working within a particularly discriminatory sector, that of the feature narrative film.
Conversations include well-known directors such as Catherine Breillat, Claire Denis, Mira Nair, Margarethe Von Trotta, Ulrike Ottinger, Micheline Lanctôt, Rakshnan Bani-Etemad and María Novaro. They also offer testimonies by female directors less know by the general audience. In addition, the film proposes commentaries by film producers, film specialists, as well as archivists thanks to whom our images are meticulously preserved. Going straight into the heart of recent debates about the discrimination of women in the film industry, this documentary raises questions while giving voice to women and their films in a fast-changing world. This is a tribute to contemporary women filmmakers and to all women who keep making films.