Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held ...
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Title: Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
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| Jodie Foster | ... | Self - Host | |
| Dede Allen | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Gillian Armstrong | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Margaret Booth | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
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Kevin Brownlow | ... | Self - Interviewee |
| Martha Coolidge | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Donna Deitch | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Lauren Shuler Donner | ... | Self - Interviewee (as Lauren Schuler-Donner) | |
| Nora Ephron | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Harriet Frank Jr. | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Greta Gerwig | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Lillian Gish | ... | Self - Interviewee (archive footage) | |
| Lee Grant | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
| Molly Haskell | ... | Self - Interviewee | |
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Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts. Ally Acker takes us on a sweeping journey behind the scenes with the female film pioneers from 1896-2014 whose remarkable achievements in cinema transformed movies forever. Written by Robert Dassanowsky
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The first director to tell a story on the screen. The highest paid directer of silent film. The pioneer of socially conscious cinema. The first editor to receive solo screen credit. All were women. See more »Parents Guide:
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26 September 2014 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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