"I've never ever read an article where a female director is promoted as a genius," said the Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy, whose film Woman Unknown has been selected for the Golden Lion competition on the Lido this year.
"I've never ever read an article where a female director is promoted as a genius," said the Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy, whose film Woman Unknown has been selected for the Golden Lion competition...
May el-Toukhy says we must end veneration of male directors that causes 'structural problem' for women The enduring cult of male genius is keeping down female film-makers, one of the only two female...
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"I've never ever read an article where a female director is promoted as a genius," said the Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy, whose film Woman Unknown has been selected for the Golden Lion competition on the Lido this year. May el-Toukhy says we must end veneration of male directors that causes 'structural problem' for women The enduring cult of male genius is keeping down female film-makers, one of the only two female directors in the running for the top prize at this year's Venice film festival has warned.
May el-Toukhy says we must end veneration of male directors that causes 'structural problem' for women The enduring cult of male genius is keeping down female film-makers, one of the only two female directors in the running for the top prize at this year's Venice film festival has warned.
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