Examines the careers of women who made a lasting contribution to film history as directors: Alice Guy Blaché, who in 1896 directed what is arguably the first plot-driven film; Ida Lupino, who also had a long career as an actor; Ruth Ann Baldwin, who directed numerous early westerns; Leni Riefenstahl, Hitler's film propagandist; as well as Dorothy Davenport Reid, Lois Weber, Kathlyn Williams, Germaine Dulac, Cleo Madison and many more. Film clips, stills, and other archival materials bring their work to life.
Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
Director
Wheeler Dixon
Director
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Cameraperson67%
Love, Marilyn66%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
Maidentrip70%
Corman's World70%
Heart of a Dog65%
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream77%
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return67%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing70%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Love, Gilda72%
RBG74%
She's Beautiful When She's Angry73%
Directed by John Ford70%
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché72%
Halftime67%
