Swinton argues that women have always been central to the film industry as directors, screenwriters, and creators throughout history.

“in fact you know from uh from uh uh all the way back from the beginning of cinema you know there have always been screenwriters there have always been women directors across the globe and very empowered.”

Katie Holmes observes that the film industry has changed positively by offering more diverse career paths and greater representation for women.

“I think that there's many lanes you can now go into as a creative person and they're open and and I think that that's really exciting and I have you know you can try a lot of different things now you don't have to just be an actor and you don't have to just be a film actor”