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Jean Barker (Photo supplied)
Jean Barker (Photo supplied)

Cape Town – Breaking into the Los Angeles filmmaking scene can be tough. Being a woman and a foreigner, former South African journalist turned filmmaker, Jean Barker is finding out that for her, it’s all about femininity.

In an industry that favours male stories, male directors and male pretty much everything, it was a risky move.

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