Feminist Film Theory

'Feminist film theory is a theoretical film criticism derived from feminist politics and feminist theory. Feminists have many approaches to cinema analysis, regarding the film elements analysed and their theoretical underpinnings' 

• How does gender impact my production?

In my short film I have used to main protagonist characters, both of which are teenage females between the ages of 16-18. Despite the fact that they are different in terms of race, age, ethnicity and religion, they both live in one society and are equal in terms of 'importance' or 'status'. As the main aim of my film is to portray equality amongst all cultures, it was essential that my entirely teenage, female target audience were able to relate and identify with my characters, hence they are both female.
After giving this some deeper thought and consideration, I have come to a conclusion that I would like my short film to be something that will appeal and be relate-able to both genders. although I am fully aware that due to the very fact that my chosen talent is female, this may be an issue as the typical audience reaction is likely to show none to little male concern as boys may not feel that they can relate.
Having said this, the reason that I used girls is because I go to a girls school, which as you can imagine is dominated, by girls. Therefore it is suited that my TA is female and my central focus and attention was to meet the needs of this group of people, without much thought given to any other opinions and audiences that may evolve.
However, in my opinion of course I hope that both girls and boys will be able to enjoy, understand and relate to the short film as culture is such a diverse topic.