Greta Gerwig says that movies about women are 'not a bad investment' after The Academy only nominated men for its Best Director award. (via CNBCMakeIt)
Greta Gerwig makes movies for women and about women, including 2017's "Ladybird" and 2019's adaptation of "Little Women." Both films received critical acclaim and multiple Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
The success of movies such as "Wonder Woman" and "Hustlers" have helped pave the way, but women still have to go through the "process of convincing people that financing movies about women is not a bad investment," says Gerwig. "It's a reallyProving that women's stories are commercial is a two-fold problem, she says.
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