The next step in Reiker's carefully plotted career was to get an agentone of her own choosing. She was signed immediately. Reiker says she has followed the careers of the women DPs ahead of her, particularly Lisa Rinzler and Ellen Kuras, to find her path to success. And it seems to be paying off. Cinematographer Christine Choy Passion, hard work and tenacity are not the only things women need to become DPs.
Women constantly have to deal with the sexist attitudes in the business.
Instead of being innocent until proven guilty, you're guilty until proven innocent from the get go. When Choy was hired by HBO to make a documentary about people living on L.A.'s skid row, she was told that her camera work wasn't good enough and was forced to hire someone from Hollywood. Directed and shot by Choy, Best Hotel on Skid Row won four awards. Kate Moss in Unzipped Another challenge for women DPs is leading male crew, who are not used to taking orders from a woman. Kuras usually prevents such incidents by establishing trust and loyalty with her crew.