Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers

Synopsis: In the early decades of cinema, some of the most innovative and celebrated filmmakers in America were women. Alice Guy-Blaché helped establish the basics of cinematic language, while others boldly continued its development: slapstick queen Mabel Normand (who taught Charlie Chaplin the craft of directing), action star Grace Cunard, and LGBTQ icon Alla Nazimova. Unafraid of controversy, filmmakers such as Lois Weber and Dorothy Davenport Reid tackled explosive issues such as birth control, abortion, and prostitution. This chapter of film history comes alive through the presentation of a wide assortment of films, carefully curated from archival sources, and presented with new musical scores.
DVD Extras:
-Features, shorts, fragments.
-80-page booklet with essays and photos
-Musical scores by Renee C. Baker, The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, Makia Matsumura, Maud Nelissen, Dana Reason, Aleksandra Vrebalov, and others.
Language: English (United States)
Country: United States
Year of production: 1911-1929
Notes: There is a Blu-ray edition but in a separate release.
Subjects: Film studies; Women’s studies
Keywords: silent films; women in cinema

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