Half the Picture

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Half the Picture
Half the Picture poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byAmy Adrion
Produced byAmy Adrion
Jude Harris (as David Harris)
CinematographyYamit Shimonovitz
Soraya Sélène
Edited byKate Hackett
Production
company
Leocadia Films
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)(Sundance)
  • June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Half the Picture is a 2018 American documentary film by Amy Adrion about women directors in Hollywood and the struggles they face. [1] [2] [3] It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was given a limited release in theaters on June 8, 2018.

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Reception

The film earned acclaim for its personal approach regarding how women directors navigate Hollywood sexism, centering stories from women directors themselves. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 21 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.5/10. [13] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [14]

Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "Documentaries that rely on a steady stream of talking heads—interspersed here with fleeting film clips—usually are not my favorite. However, when those heads belong to talented and perceptive women who rarely get a chance to speak their minds let alone get hired to make a movie, I can definitely make an exception." [12]

References

  1. ↑ Bugbee, Teo (7 June 2018). "Review: 'Half the Picture' Aims a Spotlight on Hollywood's Sexism". The New York Times .
  2. ↑ McNary, Dave (8 March 2018). "'Half the Picture' Documentary on Female Directors Sells to Gravitas (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ Donadoni, Serena (7 June 2018). ""Half the Picture" Turns the Camera on Women Directors". The Village Voice . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Walsh, Katie (21 June 2018). "Documentary 'Half the Picture' humanizes struggles of female directors". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 de Reeper, Manon (12 March 2018). "Half The Picture: Death By A Thousand Cuts For Hollywood Misogyny". Film Inquiry. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Pahle, Rebecca (June 8, 2018). "Film Review: Half the Picture". Film Journal International . Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ Winkelman, Natalia (29 April 2018). "Half the Picture". Film Threat . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ Robinson, Tasha (31 January 2018). "Half the Picture proves that #MeToo alone won't solve sexism in film". The Verge . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ Wolfe, April (8 June 2018). "'Half the Picture' Film Review: Women Directors Tell All in Illuminating, Infuriating Doc". TheWrap . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ Nicholson, Amy (31 May 2018). "Half the Picture: calling time on Hollywood's macho leadership cliches". The Guardian . Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  11. ↑ Patterson, Mary (January 20, 2018). "Sundance 2018: HALF THE PICTURE Review-Film Pulse". filmpulse.net. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Wloszczyna, Susan (June 8, 2018). "Half the Picture". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Half the Picture". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Half the Picture". Metacritic . Retrieved January 30, 2025.

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