Whose lens? Gender behind the camera in Pacific filmmaking

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12235697
AutoresPolly Stupples (0000-0002-9859-6003, Geography, Victoria University of Wellington - Kelburn Campus, Wellington, New Zealand, autor correspondente), Maja Zonjić (0000-0001-5972-8985, Geography, Victoria University of Wellington - Kelburn Campus, Wellington, New Zealand), Eliorah Malifa (Australian National University), Amber Kale (0000-0001-6059-4873, Geography, Victoria University of Wellington - Kelburn Campus, Wellington, New Zealand), Ayeisha Motu (Geography, Victoria University of Wellington - Kelburn Campus, Wellington, New Zealand)
Ano2022
Volume33
Fascículo1
Páginas111-127
Data de publicação2022-11-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCultural Trends (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0954-8963 • E-ISSN: 1469-3690
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09548963.2022.2141099
OpenAlexW4308259693
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas18

Filmmaking in the Pacific region is growing, with increasing numbers of films made in and about the region. Pacific filmmaking carries multiple forms of agency: it can redress colonial framings of the region, contribute to diversifying small island economies and support the diversity of cultural expression. However, little attention has been paid to gender in Pacific filmmaking. This article presents a quantitative gendered analysis of filmmakers in key behind-camera roles in films screened at the Pasifika Film Festival over three iterations of the festival. Our results indicate that while there are fewer women than men working as directors, scriptwriters, producers and cinematographers, those inequalities appear to be declining. However, more women work on short films and documentaries with smaller budgets, and fewer women have IMDb profiles. Further research could address gender diversity, intersectionality and the nuances of gendered agency in different filmmaking contexts

Art · Filmmaking · Lens (geology · Media studies · Movie theater · Optics · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Through-the-lens metering · Visual arts · Cinema and Media Studies · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs