Girls On Film: Geena Davis’s Feminist Film Festival Starts Next Week

A baseball slugger, the president, a pirate captain and a criminal on the run—Geena Davis has played everything a little boy wants to be when he grows up (and then some). The actress, now 60, has transcended industry stereotypes and gender norms on screen for more than three decades, starring in films like The Accidental Tourist, A League of Their Own, and Thelma & Louise (which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a feature in Bazaar’s May issue). But Davis is not interested in being transcendent; she wants to see bold, ambitious roles for women and minorities in Hollywood become the norm. Read More…