Celine Sciamma is a French filmmaker and screenwriter known for her critically acclaimed films, such as "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" and "Tomboy." Her works often explore themes of identity, gender, and sexuality with sensitivity and nuance.
Films made by women belong to the history of cinema; it's just that we get erased pretty quickly.
I wrote the screenplay for 'Water Lilies' while I was studying screenwriting at La Femis film school in Paris, and the director Xavier Beauvois, who was on the graduation committee, told me I had to make the film myself.
I think my movies are very much about the female gaze... But it's not going to happen magically if you're a woman. It's still something you have to deconstruct, but it's not something you have to be vigilant about.