Betsy the Gremlin

Writing about writing to avoid writing her writing.

misogyny in filmland

  • Do you still believe these outrageous film industry myths?

    There are plenty of myths and misconceptions about the world of screenwriting and film, just like any industry. The pervasive untruths that people believe about filmmaking are pretty wild, and before I got enmeshed in this world I believed plenty of them myself. (Heck, part of me still wants to believe that I can make Read more

  • Women killing the film industry game!

    As much as I hate to admit it, the film industry is predominantly male. It’s 2020 and while things are better than the 1980’s, there’s still a long way to go. Women make up 51% of the population, but only comprise 12% of the directors of the top-grossing films of 2019. Also women are only Read more

  • International Women’s Day

    Merci Adèle! My last big girl blog post was about being a fat woman trying to make it as a screenwriter. Now I’m wondering if perhaps a more pertinent problem is just to be a woman trying to make it as a screenwriter. And whether or not that’s worth it in an industry that is Read more