For the first time in the history of Sundance’s U.S. dramatic competition, more than half of the films in the category this year will have a female director.
Nine of the 16 films had a woman directing. One of the nine was co-directed by a man and a woman. The U.S. dramatic competition is widely considered the most prestigious category at the festival.
Last year, only 31 percent of the films in the category were directed by women. That was in the months after the Harvey Weinstein scandal that inspired a women’s march in the snow of Park City, Utah.