There is an incredibly revealing article over at The Root by Nsenga Burton about the struggle black women filmmakers face when trying to get films funded and made. Burton really hits the nail on the head when she connects the struggle of directors to how that impacts the films about black women that are made:

Arlene Gibbs, screenwriter and producer of the upcoming Jumping the Broom, starring Paula Patton and Angela Bassett, says, “Black women writers and filmmakers are frustrated because we want to tell good stories. We don’t always want to write about black women, but often we are boxed into that category, so often that’s all there is. If we can’t tell other people’s stories or ...