#female-directors

#female-directors

Stephanie Rothman was labeled a cult heroine of exploitation cinema after her film The Student Nurses was categorized as an exploitation film with depth, despite her initial shock at the label.

"Coming into 'Star Wars' and doing second unit on 'The Rise of Skywalker,' I had this wonderful experience of being on a franchise that I knew and loved since I was a kid. It wasn't just like, 'Oh, well, whatever, I guess I'll do this.' It was something I loved and I wanted to help protect. I wanted to be a part of it. It meant something. Characters meant something."

"When the nominations are announced on Jan. 23, is there a chance that everything could suddenly go right... not with what gets snubbed but with what they were cool enough to make room for?"