100 Women, One Hotel, and the Weekend Retreat That Presaged Time’s Up By 18 Years
Frustrated over the marginalization of women in film, indie director Allison Anders convened a summit—part suffragette rally, part catharsis, part 60-hour sleepover—at the Miramar Hotel, in Santa Barbara, in April 2000. The ripple effects of that gathering and its “50/50” manifesto continue to spread today, even as a new movement rocks the industry.