Bechdel.io: How We Used JavaScript To Help Make Film More Inclusive
summary
bechdel.io is a JavaScript script parser that breaks screenplays into scenes using INT/EXT markers, pulls cast genders from the IMDb API, and checks for two named women talking about something not a man by scanning dialogue for patriarchal keywords. It stores results and powers analytics in MongoDB, scales to batch-process thousands of scripts, and exposes gender breakdowns of dialogue and crew. Known failure modes include keyword false positives like “sir” and mismatches when actor gender on IMDb differs from the portrayed character.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:49Agenda
- 1:33The Bechtel Test
- 3:25Return the Jedi
- 3:46Feminist Film Theory
- 4:26Not The Perfect Test
- 5:13Nonbinary Characters
- 5:49Project Overview
- 7:04Film Script
- 10:52What We Learned
- 12:59Bechtel Test
- 14:01Outro
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