It’s 2018—the necessity of discussions surrounding women filmmakers and Hollywood’s gender bias should have diminished by now. But within the first few moments of Half the Picture, it is abundantly clear that discrimination against women filmmakers remains a highly relevant story. This is a fundamental civil rights issue: women in the industry are not offered equal opportunities as compared to their male counterparts.
Gender-parity experts and academics discuss Hollywood’s dismal employment practices, and these conversations are woven between interviews with a wealth of prominent women directors (including Kasi Lemmons, Catherine Hardwicke, Penelope Spheeris, Ava DuVernay, and many others), telling their stories of breaking into a male-centered business. They confirm the double standards that still exist while eloquently outlining their career paths, their struggles, and their hopes for the future. First-time director Amy Adrion smartly deals with the inherent sexism in the industry and considers many of the stereotypes and biases that have prevented women from rising through the ranks. Amid the current political climate and recent cascade of sexual harassment allegations, the time to listen and act is now.

故事发生在1988年的夏天，埃尔文（保罗·路德 Paul Rudd 饰）和兰斯（埃米尔·赫斯基 Emile Hirsch 饰）两人既是同事，亦是彼此唯一的陪伴。他们的工作简单而又枯燥，那就是替一条看上去永远都不会有尽头的公路画路标。 、
兰斯习惯了灯红酒绿的热闹生活，一下子置身于寂静的荒野之中，他感到十分抓狂。但埃尔文则恰恰相反，安静的环境和专注的工作给他带来了不少的灵感。每天，他都会给自己远在天边的女友写上一封热情洋溢的信，而他的女友恰恰正是兰斯的姐姐。孤独和寂寞之中，两个男人之间少不了吵吵闹闹，然而，正是这些矛盾给他们日复一日的生活和工作带来了活力和动力。