I mean either way you look at this, it’s a big deal. This is the first female director for Star Wars and it’s a black woman

lj-writes:

I know it’s AWESOME!! I mean, look at a pinned tweet on Vic’s account. Just look at it.

Transcript: Vic Mahoney @ VictoriaMahoney’s tweet from January 26:

Girl drove 2towns to meet me at panel &kept smiling as tears
mounted. I asked, why the tears? Her parents said they wouldn’t pay for
film school because there aren’t any working directors who look like
her.
She said, now I can go home &tell them I MET ONE. #femalefilmmakerfriday [picture of Vic with a camera]