NYFF 2015's Main Slate Revealed; 3 of 26 Features Directed by Women

The New York Film Festival, now in its 53rd year, has released the final lineup for its main program. Twenty-six films will be screened, only three (or 12%) directed by women. The disappointment doesn't stop there. All of the highest-profile spots in the lineup -- the Opening Night, Closing Night and Centerpiece films -- are helmed by men.  The three women-directed features in the main program are Laura Israel's "Don't Blink: Robert Frank," Rebecca Miller's "Maggie's Plan" and Chantal Akerman's "No Home Movie."  "Don't Blink: Robert Frank" focuses on influential American photographer and documentary filmmaker Robert Frank, while "No...

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