I recently discovered this series on one of the PBS networks and found it very enlightening. I have always found it interesting to hear the thought process that a film director has when they work on a film. But as I watched more episodes I saw a pattern: the complete lack of diversity! I counted only three directors who are POC (John Singleton, John Woo, and M. Night Shyamalan); a few gay openly directors; and not one single female director! Where was Kathryn Bigalow or Mira Nair? Talk about an "old boy club.! Granted some directors prefer (or more importantly are shut out by Hollywood when it comes to funding a film) to work outside of the Hollywood system (Spike Lee, Tyler Perry, Kasi Lemmons, etc.) but that shouldn't exclude them from being interviewed! It's 2021 Hollywood: WAKE UP!
I don't know if this series has ended production for now, but if it should come back, hopefully they will open the door for a more diverse selection of filmmakers. Representation matters! Had I seen an interview with Lee Daniels when I was growing up maybe I would've pursued filmmaking earlier than I did. For the record I should say that I am Black, gay man and got my degree in filmmaking in my 40's.
