In January 2013, a filmmaker named Leah Meyerhoff was about to begin shooting her first feature, a dreamy, disturbing coming-of-age tale called I Believe in Unicorns. Looking for some empirical, on-the-ground wisdom before diving into production, she began reaching out to local filmmakers whose work she admired—and ended up inviting six of them, all women, over for dinner.

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Last month, I put together a podcast about systemic sexism in the film in industry. You probably know the stats: Although women make up over half of the movie-going audiences in America, this past year less than five percent of the top-grossing box office films were directed by women.

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When Ingrid Veninger told a room full of actors, screenwriters and directors that she wanted to see more movies written and directed by women, the crowd cheered in agreement.

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I have long believed that a positive shift will occur when women start helping women. In an informal way, a small group of us female directors, having met through The National Film School and Guiding Lights, got together from time to time and naturally discussed the problems of filmmaking...

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It was very inspiring to see these 50 young women pursuing paths that are traditionally male-dominated. Whether they pursue a career in the sciences or in filmmaking, it was an absolute pleasure to help support young women who are in the process of choosing their careers...

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