Professor Chrissy Guest has spent the last three years researching the role of women in the field of animation and developing her documentary series Beyond Ink & Paint: The Women of Animation which explores the victories and challenges of women who have helped shape the industry.
Her film has been picked up by festivals including the 2019 Women of Wonder Film Festival at the Honolulu Museum of Art on Saturday, March 16th, and she's been interviewed by NPR about the role of traditional film studios in representing women.
“We’ve seen that Disney as a company has really been trying to embrace at least gender diversity not only on-screen, but behind the scenes, and that’s evident in Moana in the sense that it’s a story about a young girl. It’s really about her relationship with her grandmother, with leadership, leadership qualities, and being told over and over again you can’t do something, and still doing it.”