Photos from: http://www.kimberlyelise.com/wcw-greta-gerwig/ and http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/greta-gerwig-director-lady-bird.html 1. She originally wanted to be a playwright. Growing up, Gerwig claims that she never really watched TV or movies. Instead, her parents frequently took her to theatre shows, and it was through theatre that she developed such a fascination with acting and writing. Her commitment to and involvement with the theatre world eventually led her to mee

DIRECTOR IN FOCUS: Greta Gerwig If you clicked on this article, you are probably already well aware of the rather depressing statistics concerning gender parity in filmmaking. According to the Center for the Study of Women in Film and Television, of the top 100 grossing films of 2017, men composed: 92% of directors 98% of cinematographers 90% of writers In other words, in 2017, for every film directed by a woman, there were 13 directed by men. But we've chosen not to care. Wh