Melissa Silverstein
@melsilv.bsky.social
Founder of Women and Hollywood
Artistic Director of Athena Film Festival
Massive women's sports fan
Artistic Director of Athena Film Festival
Massive women's sports fan
It kind of feels like we are back in the 1990s.
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It kind of feels like we are back in the 1990s.
Great idea
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Rotterdam Film Fest Sets Feminist Focus Program Celebrating 60th Anniversary of NOW
"The Future Is NOW" will explore women's cinema from different periods via a combination of classics and world premieres, while IFFR also unveiled first titles for its Cinema Regained section.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Great idea
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It's bad out there for women directors
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Niki Caro Confronts Hollywood’s Backslide on Women Behind the Camera as She Leads Camerimage Jury
The 'Whale Rider' and 'Mulan' director warns of a “reversal” in Hollywood’s progress on women behind the camera and discusses her return to New Zealand storytelling.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's bad out there for women directors
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Reposted by Melissa Silverstein
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Reposted by Melissa Silverstein
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
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November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Kristen Stewart on the enduring problem of gender equality in Hollywood: "“It’s like we’re not even supposed to be angry, but I could eat this podium with a fork and fucking knife—I’m so angry,”
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Kristen Stewart Lets Loose in Fiery Speech: Hollywood Is “In a State of Emergency”
As the keynote speaker at the Academy Women’s Luncheon, the actor-director didn’t hold back her frustration: “It's like we're not even supposed to be angry, but I could eat this podium with a fork and...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Kristen Stewart on the enduring problem of gender equality in Hollywood: "“It’s like we’re not even supposed to be angry, but I could eat this podium with a fork and fucking knife—I’m so angry,”
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I am so here for Emmaissance
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Down Cemetery Road — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
YouTube video by Apple TV
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September 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I am so here for Emmaissance
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Check out the latest interview with writer/producer/actor Lisa Brenner for her film One Big Happy Family. And you get to see Linda Lavin's last film role.
In AMC theatres on October 3
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In AMC theatres on October 3
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One Big Happy Family
Interview with producer/writer/actor Lisa Brenner
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September 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Check out the latest interview with writer/producer/actor Lisa Brenner for her film One Big Happy Family. And you get to see Linda Lavin's last film role.
In AMC theatres on October 3
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In AMC theatres on October 3
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"With exceptions like Great Gerwig and a precious few others in recent years, women are still not getting directing gigs on large budget films..."
Female Directors Were Shut Out From Directing Summer Blockbusters: ‘The U.S. Senate is More Progressive Than Hollywood’
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Female Directors Were Shut Out From Directing Summer Blockbusters: ‘The U.S. Senate is More Progressive Than Hollywood’
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Female Directors Were Shut Out From Directing Summer Blockbusters: ‘The U.S. Senate is More Progressive Than Hollywood’ (Guest Column)
From 'F1' to 'Jurassic World Rebirth,' all of the summer blockbusters were directed by men, writes Martha Lauzen.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"With exceptions like Great Gerwig and a precious few others in recent years, women are still not getting directing gigs on large budget films..."
Female Directors Were Shut Out From Directing Summer Blockbusters: ‘The U.S. Senate is More Progressive Than Hollywood’
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Female Directors Were Shut Out From Directing Summer Blockbusters: ‘The U.S. Senate is More Progressive Than Hollywood’
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So far two movies today directed by women that deal with therapy and motherhood. If I Had Legs, I’d kick you and A Private Life. Rose Byrne goes THERE intensely in the first. What a performance. Jodie Foster shines in ways we haven’t seen her in years in the second. #tiff50
September 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So far two movies today directed by women that deal with therapy and motherhood. If I Had Legs, I’d kick you and A Private Life. Rose Byrne goes THERE intensely in the first. What a performance. Jodie Foster shines in ways we haven’t seen her in years in the second. #tiff50
This will be so good
Jeffrey Wright & Octavia Spencer Set For Chinonye Chukwu & Tony Kushner’s ‘Death Of A Salesman’ At Focus Features And Amblin
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Jeffrey Wright & Octavia Spencer Set For Chinonye Chukwu & Tony Kushner’s ‘Death Of A Salesman’ At Focus Features And Amblin
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Jeffrey Wright & Octavia Spencer Set For Chinonye Chukwu & Tony Kushner’s ‘Death Of A Salesman’ At Focus Features And Amblin
Jeffrey Wright and Octavia Spencer are starring in Focus Features Amblin's 'Death of a Salesman' directed and co-written by Chinonye Chukwu and co-written by Tony Kushner.
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August 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This will be so good
Jeffrey Wright & Octavia Spencer Set For Chinonye Chukwu & Tony Kushner’s ‘Death Of A Salesman’ At Focus Features And Amblin
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Jeffrey Wright & Octavia Spencer Set For Chinonye Chukwu & Tony Kushner’s ‘Death Of A Salesman’ At Focus Features And Amblin
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Trailers don't usually get me, but this one did. I'm looking forward to the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson.
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ELEANOR THE GREAT | Official Trailer (2025)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics
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August 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Trailers don't usually get me, but this one did. I'm looking forward to the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson.
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Laura Mulvey To Receive BFI Fellowship
It's 50th anniversary Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema which is the seminal piece on the male gaze. It basically started feminist film theory. She is a legend.
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It's 50th anniversary Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema which is the seminal piece on the male gaze. It basically started feminist film theory. She is a legend.
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Laura Mulvey To Receive BFI Fellowship
Mulvey will be handed the award at BFI Southbank on 4 November
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August 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Laura Mulvey To Receive BFI Fellowship
It's 50th anniversary Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema which is the seminal piece on the male gaze. It basically started feminist film theory. She is a legend.
deadline.com/2025/08/laur...
It's 50th anniversary Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema which is the seminal piece on the male gaze. It basically started feminist film theory. She is a legend.
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A24 roll continues. Saw Sorry, Baby last night. What a movie. May be the best movie that deals with the post #metoo era. Not a false note. Extraordinary performances and writing. Eva Victor is a multi-hyphenate star. The real deal.
Coming next is this. Looks stellar.
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Coming next is this. Looks stellar.
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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
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August 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A24 roll continues. Saw Sorry, Baby last night. What a movie. May be the best movie that deals with the post #metoo era. Not a false note. Extraordinary performances and writing. Eva Victor is a multi-hyphenate star. The real deal.
Coming next is this. Looks stellar.
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Coming next is this. Looks stellar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywFD...
This fucking headline from the latest @inclusionists.bsky.social report. DEI IS DOA: HOLLYWOOD’S LACK OF PROGRESS
TOWARD INCLUSION
I have a feeling this is just the beginning.
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TOWARD INCLUSION
I have a feeling this is just the beginning.
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August 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This fucking headline from the latest @inclusionists.bsky.social report. DEI IS DOA: HOLLYWOOD’S LACK OF PROGRESS
TOWARD INCLUSION
I have a feeling this is just the beginning.
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-popular-films-2024-08-02.pdf
TOWARD INCLUSION
I have a feeling this is just the beginning.
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://assets.uscannenberg.org/docs/aii-popular-films-2024-08-02.pdf
Looks like I have to start counting again.
Here goes.
Full main slate of New York Film Festival released. Opening, Centerpiece and Closing are all directed by men.
Out of 34 films on the main slate, 9 are directed by women. That's about 38%. None are directed by Black women.
Here goes.
Full main slate of New York Film Festival released. Opening, Centerpiece and Closing are all directed by men.
Out of 34 films on the main slate, 9 are directed by women. That's about 38%. None are directed by Black women.
August 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Looks like I have to start counting again.
Here goes.
Full main slate of New York Film Festival released. Opening, Centerpiece and Closing are all directed by men.
Out of 34 films on the main slate, 9 are directed by women. That's about 38%. None are directed by Black women.
Here goes.
Full main slate of New York Film Festival released. Opening, Centerpiece and Closing are all directed by men.
Out of 34 films on the main slate, 9 are directed by women. That's about 38%. None are directed by Black women.
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Been a fan of Megan Griffiths since the early days of Women and Hollywood. Here's her latest, Year of the Fox.
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Year of the Fox
Interview with director Megan Griffiths
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July 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Been a fan of Megan Griffiths since the early days of Women and Hollywood. Here's her latest, Year of the Fox.
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A great filmmaker
Icarus Acquires Jasmila Žbanić’s ‘Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny’ Doc For North American Distribution
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Icarus Acquires Jasmila Žbanić’s ‘Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny’ Doc For North American Distribution
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Icarus Acquires Jasmila Žbanić’s ‘Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny’ Doc For North American Distribution
Icarus Films has acquired North American distribution rights to 'Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny'.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A great filmmaker
Icarus Acquires Jasmila Žbanić’s ‘Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny’ Doc For North American Distribution
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Icarus Acquires Jasmila Žbanić’s ‘Blum: Masters of Their Own Destiny’ Doc For North American Distribution
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I am so here for this:
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Behind the Incendiary New Play Confronting David Mamet
Abbi Jacobson, Billy Eichner, Heléne Yorke and Kara Young will star in a reading of Mathilde Dratwa's play, directed by Leslye Headland. "If Mamet gets to write about Weinstein, then I get to write ab...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I am so here for this:
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Check out this doc on the first woman in space and the price she and her partner paid for homophobia.
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Sally
Interview with producer Lauren Cioffi
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June 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Check out this doc on the first woman in space and the price she and her partner paid for homophobia.
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As today is the 3rd anniversary of Roe v Wade being overturned, I want to give a shout out to all the people who work in the abortion movement. Those who mostly all toil in anonymity to help women and pregnant people stay safe and allow them to control their own bodies. We all see you and thank you.
June 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As today is the 3rd anniversary of Roe v Wade being overturned, I want to give a shout out to all the people who work in the abortion movement. Those who mostly all toil in anonymity to help women and pregnant people stay safe and allow them to control their own bodies. We all see you and thank you.
