Stuntwomen will take center stage at a panel discussion and networking mixer to be held at Fox Studio on May 16. The panel, which comes in the wake of recent reports about “wigging” – the age-old practice of stuntmen donning wigs and women’s clothes to double for actresses – will address bias in the underemployment of women and people of color in the stunt industry.
“I recently signed on to direct my first action film and when I started looking into female stunt coordinators, I was alarmed by how few there were,” said director Alethea Jones, who will moderate the event. “I realized that I could advocate for women in stunts by appealing to the people who do the hiring – my directing peers, producers, and studios.”
“The push for gender parity needs to happen at all levels, both in front of and behind the camera,” said director Leah Meyerhoff, founder of Film Fatales,...
“I recently signed on to direct my first action film and when I started looking into female stunt coordinators, I was alarmed by how few there were,” said director Alethea Jones, who will moderate the event. “I realized that I could advocate for women in stunts by appealing to the people who do the hiring – my directing peers, producers, and studios.”
“The push for gender parity needs to happen at all levels, both in front of and behind the camera,” said director Leah Meyerhoff, founder of Film Fatales,...
- 5/3/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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