Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke recalled her experience on the 2008 hit, and why it didn’t give her hope for the future of Hollywood banking on women filmmakers.Between casting Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in their iconic roles and finding a vision to thoughtfully adapt Stephenie Meyer’s books,

Catherine Hardwicke spilled on the “mini” gesture that didn’t stack up to those granted to her male counterparts.

The Red Riding Hood filmmaker only directed the 2008 installment in the Twilight saga, with male directors taking over the reins for the remaining films, including Chris Weitz helming New Moon, David Slade directing Eclipse and Bill Condon overseeing Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2.