Cowperthwaite: In documentary, which is the only thing I'm
really very familiar with, women are very easily relegated into
a producer role. Men are encouraged to be bold — incredibly
creative, very untouchable and an artiste. And we're just …
Dabis: Supportive.  Cowperthwaite: When you are trying to get a
shot, you can't be pleasing everybody. And I tend to be sort of
collaborative and a bit of a pleaser. And when I'm directing,
people just sort of call me Black Hat Gabriela. Because suddenly
they're like, "What happened to you?" Because I stop listening.
And I feel strident. I feel rude. And I feel un-collaborative.
After the shoot I'm like, "Who was that?" Am I really allowed to
be that way?  PHOTOS: The scene at Sundance  View/Submit
Comments for this story  A man is "determined" or "single-
minded." A woman is a "bitch," right? Even if they're doing
exactly the same thing.  Foner: I can't tell you how many times
I have heard women described as "tough" or "bitches" for doing
what I know every single man do