Nicole Kidman Worked With 19 Female Directors in Eight Years After Vowing to Do So: Things Only Change by ‘Actually Being in the Films of Women’

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Nicole Kidman made a vow in 2017 to work with a woman director every 18 months. To say she has made good on that promise would be an understatement.

The Oscar winner has teamed up with a women director either as a producer or as an actor 19 times over the last eight years, with more female-directed projects already in the pipeline.

Speaking in a new interview with Time magazine, Kidman explained that one of her reasons behind making the vow is a double standard that women directors face.

These filmmakers are under pressure to “be perfect” when their movies get funded and there’s no room for error. Whereas male directors are more likely to get a chance to rebound, female directors are knocked down if they don’t deliver a perfect movie. “It can be changed,” Kidman said, “but it can only be changed by actually being in the films of women.” Kidman’s most recent theatrical release was Halina Reijn’s “Babygirl,” and she’s now the star of “Fresh” director Mimi Cave’s suburban thriller “Holland.” Her recent television work has included Lulu Wang’s “Expats” on Amazon Prime Video and Susanne Bier’s “The Perfect Couple” on Netflix.