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The industry standard has been the male gaze—a lens that values youth as a commodity. But the rise of female directors and showrunners over 50 (think at 40, though still young; or the veteran Jane Campion at 68) has changed the grammar of cinema.

The message to Hollywood is clear:

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We are the ones who kept The Help in theaters for six months. We are the ones who made Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again a global phenomenon. We are the ones who stream The Crown not for the pageantry, but for the depiction of a woman (Imelda Staunton’s Elizabeth) learning to hold power while losing her relevance. The industry standard has been the male gaze—a