As a member of an awesome listserve for women in the film and TV industries, I originally wrote the below as a response to a heated email chain regarding Colin Trevorrow’s recent comments about female filmmakers’ opportunities in Hollywood. I have made a few minor edits from the original email. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Men in power are way more likely to take a chance on another man because he is familiar. Trevorrow made the leap from Safety Not Guaranteed to Jurassic World 2 because Brad Bird, director of Tomorrowland, suggested his mentee Trevorrow saying “there’s…
Author: Anna Kerrigan
Anna Kerrigan
Anna Kerrigan is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She most recently wrote and directed the digital series The Impossibilities.