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The narration from Tilda Swinton, Thandie Newton, Jane Fonda, Debra Winger, British actress Adjoa Andoh, New Zealander actress Kerry Fox, and Indian film legend Sharmila Tagore is engaging and thoughtful, and the deep well of knowledge that the documentary offers is enthralling. With 40 “chapters” that organize films by similar themes, Women Make Film asks practical technical questions about filmmaking with hundreds of cinematic answers that span decades of content from myriad countries and creators. There is so much further left to go forward that it might be worthwhile to look backward, and the 14-part documentary Women Make Film aims to fill in the gaps of our cinematic education.Īn ambitiously expansive documentary, Women Make Film (which will begin airing weekly on TCM on Sept.
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TV isn’t much better: During the 2018-2019 TV season, women only accounted for 31% of creators, directors, writers, and other behind-the-scenes professionals, also according to the Center.
According to the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, of the top 100 grossing films of 2019, women represented only 12% of directors, 20% of writers, and 2% of cinematographers. For all the recent talk of inclusion riders, gender parity, and increased opportunities for female filmmakers in Hollywood, progress is slow.
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