Watch This: Catherine Hardwicke (THIRTEEN) in conversation with Richard Linklater
Filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke is one of the many subjects in HALF THE PICTURE, screening this Sunday, October 14 at AFS Cinema. Don’t miss this special screening, including a pre-film mixer and post-screening panel. Get tickets.
In order to make your work meaningful, you need to align it with who you really are – your true nature – and an important part of that is recognizing who you once were. Catherine Hardwicke understands this and, through her depictions of teen angst in films such as THIRTEEN and TWILIGHT, she has created a universe that has connected with a wide audience of filmgoers searching for spiritual epiphanies in our chaotic world. Unlike the sensationalistic work of someone like Larry Clark, Hardwicke’s vision is a tender one – showing both the happy and the hidden – twin pillars in the confusing time that is adolescence.
Hardwicke, a University of Texas at Austin alum, started her film career working as a production designer with many directors, including Richard Linklater. In 2003, Catherine Hardwicke would make the transition into being a full-time director with her debut film, THIRTEEN. This past June, AFS hosted a 15th anniversary screening of THIRTEEN, reuniting Hardwicke and Linklater on stage for an hour-long discussion, where they touched upon Hardwicke’s early career, the making-of THIRTEEN, and the obstacles she encountered navigating the studio system as a woman in Hollywood.
For those unable to attend the THIRTEEN event, Amy Adrion’s new documentary HALF THE PICTURE profiles many of today’s leading women filmmakers—including Ava Duvernay, Jill Soloway, Catherine Hardwicke, and Miranda July—to discuss their early careers, how they transitioned to studio films or television, how they balance having a demanding directing career with family, as well as challenges and joys along the way. Additionally, HALF THE PICTURE includes interviews with experts about gender inequality in Hollywood including the ACLU’s Melissa Goodman, Sundance Institute’s Caroline Libresco, Vanity Fair’s Rebecca Keegan, USC’s Dr. Stacy Smith, and San Diego State University’s Dr. Martha Lauzen. Join us this Sunday, October 14, for a special screening of the film followed by a post-screening panel.
- Contributed by Davis Rivera
