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CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap
Directed byRobin Hauser Reynolds
Production
company
Finish Line Features
Release date
  • April 19, 2015 (2015-04-19) (Tribeca Film Festival)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap is a 2015 documentary by Robin Hauser Reynolds.[1][2] It focuses on the lack of females and minorities in the field of software engineering.[3] It premiered on April 19, 2015 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.[4] Funding for the film was partially raised via Indiegogo and Reynolds was able to successfully receive additional funding from corporations like CapitalOne, Master Card, Ericsson, NetApp, Qualcomm, and Silicon Valley Bank.[5][6] The film focuses on inspiring young girls to pursue careers in computer science by profiling successful women in computer programming, such as, Danielle Feinberg of Pixar, Aliya Rahman of Code for Progress and Julie Ann Horvath of &Yet. By profiling and displaying the careers of these women the film makers hopes to show that computer science can be creative, lucrative, and rewarding.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Oliver, Marie Elizabeth (2015-05-12). "11 questions for Robin Hauser Reynolds, director of the CODE documentary". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. ^ Soll, Megan. "Tribeca 2015: 'CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap' Doc Hits Hard at the Tech Industry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  3. ^ McCue, Matt. "A new documentary shows what happens when there aren't enough women in tech". Fortune. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  4. ^ della Cava, Marco. "Why women won't code is topic of new documentary". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  5. ^ Reprints, Claire Suddath clairesuddath. "Girl Code". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  6. ^ "SPONSORS | CODE documentary". www.codedoc.co. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  7. ^ "DIRECTOR'S THOUGHTS | CODE documentary". www.codedoc.co. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  8. ^ "'Room' Declared Audience Award Favorite at 38th Mill Valley Film Festival". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-01-14.