“I feel like social media is something that has yet to be considered a viable platform for marketing in the industry.” Quote by Aurora Guerrero
“I think my biggest advice to filmmakers is to look into the many digital platforms that exist for you and your team to distribute your film.” ThinkingLooksFilmTeamAdviceFilmmakerDigitalPlatforms Author:Aurora Guerrero
“A theatrical on a tight budget really only becomes about generating critical reviews for you and your film, not revenue.” FilmCriticalBudgetsReviewsRevenueTheatrical Author:Aurora Guerrero
“I believe in Mexico there's a big culture of moviegoing, both studio and indie. I think here in the US that's not the case because Latino communities don't have access to indie films. If you go into communities of color you will only find the big theater chains which only play the blockbuster genre films.” IfsThinkingBelievePlayBigsFilmCultureI BelieveCommunityCasesColorTheaterStudiosI Believe InAccessChainsGenreMexicoBelieve In MeLatinoBlockbusterIndie Films Author:Aurora Guerrero
“Young filmmakers are supposed to be the young turks that advance the current state of filmmaking ideas.” IdeasStatesYoungCurrentsSupposed To BeFilmmakerFilmmaking Author:Reginald Hudlin
“I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.” CharacterCenturyFemaleProgramMales21st CenturyFemale Characters Author:Geena Davis
“The fictitious worlds created for kids are nearly bereft of female presence. It's sending a very clear message from the beginning that women and girls do not have half of the adventures, that they're not as important. We're teaching kids that girls and women don't take up half the space in the world.” WorldImportantKidsGirlSpaceHalfClearTeachingAdventureMessagesFemaleThat GirlBereftTeaching Kids Author:Geena Davis
“The most important thing is to change what children see from the beginning. To not create a problem we have to fix later.” ChildrenImportantProblemImportant Things Author:Geena Davis
“My theory of everything is that we are training kids to have gender bias against girls, therefore when you are an adult, you don't see it. We think it's normal.” ThinkingKidsGirlTheoryNormalTrainingAdultsGenderBiasGender Bias Author:Geena Davis
“We have it in our heads that women only need to take up a certain amount of space and then we've done right by them. It's the same in every profession. We get a handful of women professors, a few female board members - that looks normal.” NeedsLooksDoneCertainSpaceAmountMembersNormalFemaleProfessionBoardsProfessorsHandfulBoard Members Author:Geena Davis
“I had a pretty poor self-image for a long time. I broke into acting as a model in New York. I was never anything like a "supermodel," but I made a living at it for a couple years. The thing was, I was convinced that I was tricking everyone into thinking I was attractive.” ThinkingYearsLongMadeSelfPoorActingNew YorkCoupleLong TimeModelsConvincedBrokeAttractiveSupermodelPoor Self Image Author:Geena Davis