In the early years of cinema, editors were usually women. This short documentary looks at how they wielded power, and how their work was made invisible.
Karen Pearlman
Director, Writer

Esfir Shub
Self (archive footage)

Elizaveta Svilova
Self (archive footage)
Victoria Carwin
Voice
Alexandra Ponomareva
Voice
Victoria Vlasova
Voice
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