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Leading ladies: Pegah Ghaemi on women in film

Filmmaker Pegah Ghaemi looks at the shortage of women in the industry and asks where the problems truly lie

Pegah Ghaemi is an award-winning writer, director and producer, now living in Dubai. She is also the creator of BBC documentary I am Yazidi
As I think about all the women in the film industry, faces morph from one to the next. Black-and-white pictures of actors and writers, directors and producers; motion pictures of colour displaying these accomplished women, whose shoulders we stand on. As this kaleidoscope of people moves in perfect harmony with each other, I also see many men. All these people have pushed us forward in this wonderful spectrum we call cinema, film, story and content. I find myself utterly grateful for where we are today, I celebrate my voice, share my stories and am cha


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