Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women..

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Overview

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest filmmakers – all of them women.

Cast

Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
Narrator (voice)
Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Andoh
Narrator (voice)
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Narrator (voice)
Sharmila Tagore
Sharmila Tagore
Narrator (voice)
Kerry Fox
Kerry Fox
Narrator (voice)
Thandiwe Newton
Thandiwe Newton
Narrator (voice)
Debra Winger
Debra Winger
Narrator (voice)

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Women Make Film - Official Trailer

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