The Women’s Advocacy Council will show a children’s movie Friday and analyze how the female director may have had an impact on it.

“The Parent Trap” will be shown at 4 p.m. in the Women’s Resource Center, located in the basement of Stevenson Hall.

Robin Murray, the director of Eastern’s Writing Center and member of the Women’s Advocacy Council, will lead the discussion.

Murray said the 1998 version of the movie, directed by Nancy Meyers, will be shown.

“Most people will be familiar with the plot, but they will see the impact the time period has on the movie,” Murray said.

Since “The Parent Trap” is a children’s movie, Murray said the group will discuss what makes it a film geared at children and how it might have been directed differently by a male.

“We’ll discuss how the woman director sees the film in a different perspective,” she mentioned.

“The Parent Trap” was originally made in 1961 and starred Hayley Mills.

“The Parent Trap” marks the third movie shown by the Women’s Advocacy Council during the month of March, which is Women’s History and Awareness Month. Other movies shown include “Eve’s Bayou” and “Vagabond.”

Murray said “Eve’s Bayou” drew a bigger crowd than “Vagabond.

“We had a really good discussion after Eve’s Bayou,” she said. “We’re hoping to have one like that again.”

Murray mentioned that the council wanted to show three “diverse” movies with female directors to the campus in honor of Women’s History and Awareness Month.

Refreshments of cookies, punch and soda will be provided, Murray said. Admission is free and open to the public.