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I& #39;ve been watching a lot of films directed by black women for Black History Month and one thing that still surprises me even though it probably shouldn& #39;t is how segregated cinema still is.
The same way that successful actors can spend their whole careers without ever being directed by a woman, many successful white actors, even ones who say they advocate for women, will spend their whole careers without ever working for a black women (or any director of colour).
It& #39;s not that there aren& #39;t roles for them in these movies, it& #39;s an unwillingness to play a supporting role in works that aren& #39;t about THEM.
And it& #39;s not just actors. This happens on every level. It is legitimately harder for me to see movies directed by woc. They will play in the suburbs where I have to take 2 buses to see them. They will play in the smallest sized theatre. And that& #39;s if they are shown at all.
