I settled down to watch Ammonite the other day and it dawned on me as the movie finished – how many people actually watch the end credits? Am I in the minority? Granted, until I became afilmmaker my interest and concentration span ended as the scrolling began. At the cinema, my main aim was to leave quickly before the inevitable stampede, quietly anticipating the point at which I could leap from my seat and be the first out the door.
So why did my transition from author to filmmaker cause this sudden curiosity around who worked on the film? Because it was only then that I became truly aware of the underrepresentation of women and the LGBTQI community in the film industry.