Women make film : a new road movie through cinema

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This epic exploration of filmmaking by women offers an essential and celebratory revisionist history of cinema told through the lenses of the world's greatest female directors. Includes 700 clips f...

This epic exploration of filmmaking by women offers an essential and celebratory revisionist history of cinema told through the lenses of the world's greatest female directors. Includes 700 clips from 183 filmmakers both well-known and forgotten-- from Agnès Varda (France) to Sarah Maldoror (Angola), Ava DuVernay (U.S.A) to Binka Zhelyazkova (Bulgaria). This series illuminates the scope and impact of women's contributions to the art form. Structured as a road trip with plenty of space for twists and turns, this 14-hour journey unpacks topics including memorable opening sequences, approaches to framing, filming sex, and how to portray love and death onscreen.

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