Women-centric documentary films and audience reception

Since the origination of cinema, films have evolved into a brilliant means ofportraying various classes of society. And it is more so in the case of documentaries which primarily depict real people and issues. From the fantasy of fictional cinema to fact-based documentaries, depiction of women on screen in the patriarchal setup has been an issue of deliberation. Documentary filmmakers have tried to depict women-centric concerns to unnecessary sensitize audiences in terms of reception towards the multidimensional outlook of women. The present study finds out about the conceptual causes for the lessened audience reception. Various type of women outlook depicted in the films, like commercial, empowered, victimized, and goal setters were coded using film analytical approaches using a Schematized Survey method. A well-structured questionnaire was administered using non-probability sampling technique. Data was collected using questions based on the Likert scale, and corresponding statistical tests were applied. The conclusions determined the viable solution filmmakers should adopt while conceptualizing women-centric concerns for an efficient women-centric documentary film with justifiable audience reception.