Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

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2018-09-01

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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Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

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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.

First Aired

2018-09-01

Last Aired

2020-05-18

Seasons

1

Episodes

14

Director

Mark Cousins

Status

Ended

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Network

BFI Player

Production

Hopscotch Films

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    Tilda Swinton

    Tilda Swinton
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    Adjoa Andoh

    Adjoa Andoh
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    Jane Fonda

    Jane Fonda
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    Sharmila Tagore

    Sharmila Tagore
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    Kerry Fox

    Kerry Fox
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    Thandiwe Newton

    Thandiwe Newton
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    Debra Winger

    Debra Winger