Via io9.com:

For decades, Star Wars has been treated as a series for boys—but ever since 1977, girls and women all over the world have loved the saga too. A new documentary plans to speak to those female fans to see what inspired their relationship with the galaxy far, far, away, and the heartwarming trailer is worth a watch.

Shot at the recent Star Wars Celebration event in Orlando, Florida, Annalise Ophelian’s Looking for Leia has a simple premise: ask female fans about why they love Star Wars, and how it’s helped them survive in the landscape of popular culture fandom, something that has a rocky history with marginalizing minority and female voices.

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