Why do we need women directors? Well, for starters, they frame a perspective we wouldn’t otherwise have access to and tell stories that have been buried for decades. The flow-on effect of this is not to be overlooked either: these films are inspiring young women and opening their eyes, and providing inspiration from a young age.

This is probably why Netflix has introduced a new category just for female directors making it abundantly clear: movies and shows directed by women are something special.

Sadly, the percentage of your favourite male actors who have still never worked with a female director remain disappointingly low. This isn’t helping because, whether we like it or not, in the world of film it is still men who have outsize influence. So, if they choose not to use their powers for good then, by omission, they become part of the problem.

While female directors remain woefully underrepresented – just 16% of America’s directors are women – those who do break through are proving why they deserve to be there, even if they do remain disproportionately decorated.

Women directors made 10% of 2019’s top films – and it’s not enough