IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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“We’re not waiting for the rest of the world to catch up with us,” Rosenthal said. “We’re leading.”

Actress Katie Holmes spoke of the importance of women mentoring and supporting others, and said she was sensing a shift for the better in Hollywood.

“I’ve seen a lot of captains of our industry really leading by example and supporting other women and that’s what today is all about,” she said in an interview. “What we need to do, forever, is continue to support each other, to inspire the new group of filmmakers, and to be protective of each other.”

Holmes, now working on her second film as a director — an adaptation of the historical novel “Rare Objects” — said it was important to her to work with fellow women.

“I feel very creative around other women and I feel very understood,” she said. She said a 2014 movie she starred in, written and directed by Karen Hopkins, was an especially rewarding experience.

“I loved her vision and I loved the character that she created,” Holmes said. “And there was a wonderful energy on set.”

Another actress in attendance, Piper Perabo, was wearing a Tshirt saying, “Believe Women.” Last month, she was arrested for civil disobedience for protesting at Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.

PHOTO BY CHARLES SYKES — INVISION — AP Katie Holmes attends the Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Luncheon at Locanda Verde on Tuesday in New York.