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What
is GRIT?
Girls
Reeling It Together, known as G. R. I. T., is a director-driven
organization of professional female filmmakers committed to cultivating
the diverse female perspective in cinema, expanding the presence
of female directors, and building an audience for our work. Through
ongoing support, mentorship, structured critiques, and screenings,
we provide a forum for female directors to articulate their voices
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GRIT
History
G.R.I.T.
was founded in 1999 by director Shawn Tolleson with the idea of
creating the “Lilith Fair of Short Film.” Under the
guidance of Tolleson and co-founder Genevieve Anderson, G.R.I.T.
has grown into an organization of approximately thirty to forty
female filmmakers, advocating for and empowering female directors. |
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Why
GRIT?
Women
comprised 6% of all directors working on the top 250 films and 4%
of directors working on the top 100 films of 2003.
Unfortunately,
far from disappearing, the glass ceiling seems to be getting more
impenetrable. In 2003, women comprised only 17% of individuals working
in key behind- the-scenes roles on the top 250 domestic grossing
films. This is the same percentage of women who worked on the top
films of 1998. We are actively working to change this.
These
statistics were compiled by Martha Lauzen, PhD. of San Diego State
University.
For
more information and statistics, please visit http://www.womenarts.org/advocacy/CelluloidCeiling2003byMarthaLauzen.htm |
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| Mary
Pickford (April 8, 1892
- May 29, 1979) was a tremendously savvy businesswoman who controlled
every facet of her acting, producing and writing career with
a firm hand. In 1919 she joined with Douglas Fairbanks, D. W.
Griffith, and Charles Chaplin to form United Artists. The studio
was a haven for filmmakers for more than sixty years before
being bought by MGM. She was one of the thirty-six original
founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Frances
Marion (November 18, 1888
- May 12, 1973,) writer and director, worked with virtually
every major film director of the silent era. She wrote hit films
for the biggest stars of the silent screen, and directed films
with Mary Pickford and Marion Davies. She won an Oscar for writing
The Big House in 1903, and The Champ in 1932. |
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