WOMEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES
Directed by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
56 minutes
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WOMEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES
Directed by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
56 minutes
Women Who Made The Movies is in the permanent collections of Dartmouth College, The Australian Film /TV/Radio School, Vanderbilt University, Atlanta University, Mount Holyoke College, Central Michigan University Barnard College, George Mason University, University of Washington, New York University, Harvard University, San Diego State University, Rice University, California Institute of the Arts, Indiana University, University of Oklahoma, The African-American Institute, Forum Yokohama (Japan), Duke University, University of Texas at Austin, California State University at Bakersfield, University of Delaware Avila College, Goucher College, Boston Public Library, Speed Art Museum, University of Evansville, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The University of Washington, The Nederlands Filmmuseum, The University of British Columbia and numerous other colleges, archives and universities. Women Who Made The Movies is a standard text used in many film classes, both at the K-12 level and at many universities. It has been screened at numerous international film festivals, and extensively reviewed.
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Review of THE WOMEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES
from New Directions for Women (Nov / Dec 1992):
THE WOMEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES is a remarkable video
on the history ofwomen filmmakers from 1896 to the early 1950s.
The production qualities of this video are superb. The many black and white
and/or color film clips used in the video have been beautifully restored,
and
are presented here with stunning clarity. The narration takes the
viewer smoothly through the careers of such directors as Alice Guy
Blache, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Lois Weber, Dorothy Davenport
Reid, and many others. Music by all-women orchestras of the early
1920s and 30s completes the soundtrack for the video
THE WOMEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES is a first class effort in all respects.
It is effective as both history, and as filmography. It shows the lives
and works of women whose films have long been unjustly forgotten, and
through lengthy excerpts, proves that these films and filmmakers are
worthy of attention today. Gwendolyn Foster, who directed the film, is
to be commended on an excellent piece of work.
THE WOMEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES is suitable for Women's Studies Groups, secondary
schools, high school and college audiences,and the general public as well.
Highly recommended for all serious lovers of film, as well as the casual
reader. -- Patricia A. Kosco , St. Joseph's University
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