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The stories exist. Finding them is the problem.

In 2025, only 16% of UK and Ireland film releases were directed or co-directed by a woman or non-binary filmmaker, the lowest since 2018 (Reclaim The Frame). It’s the same story in the US, where women directed just 8.1% of the year’s top 100 grossing films, a seven-year low (USC Annenberg, 2025).

It isn’t a talent gap. Sundance had the highest share of women directors of any major festival studied in 2025, at 34.7% (USC Annenberg, 2025), more than four times the 8.1% seen in mainstream releases.

Female-led films are also given smaller production and marketing budgets and released in fewer theatres than comparable films (USC Annenberg, “The Ticket to Inclusion”). And even once work is made, it can struggle to be found at all, advocacy groups have found that algorithmic platforms like YouTube regularly suppress content designed for and about women (CensHERship, 2025).

We asked our own waitlist how they felt about finding content made by women. Just 5% said they were satisfied.

ScreenHer® exists to close this gap.