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The Cinematic Jazz of Julie Dash
directed by Yvonne Welbon, fl. 1999; produced by Yvonne Welbon, fl. 1999, Our Film Works (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 1992), 27 mins
This is an in-depth interview with filmmaker Julie Dash, whose first feature film, DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, has become a critical and word-of-mouth sensation since its release in the Winter of 1992.
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directed by Yvonne Welbon, fl. 1999; produced by Yvonne Welbon, fl. 1999, Our Film Works (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 1992), 27 mins
Description
This is an in-depth interview with filmmaker Julie Dash, whose first feature film, DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, has become a critical and word-of-mouth sensation since its release in the Winter of 1992.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Yvonne Welbon, fl. 1999, Our Film Works
Author / Creator
Yvonne Welbon, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Third World Newsreel
Person Discussed
Julie Dash, 1952-
Topic / Theme
Film and filmmaking careers, African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Yvonne Welbon
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Kasthuri: A South Indian Film Star
directed by Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014 and N. C. Rajamani (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour 5 mins
Kasthuri is a twenty-one-year old film star who lives and works in Madras, the film capital of South India. She has starred in seven films and is about to make her eighth. In following her daily life - rehearsals, fan club appearances, visits with old friends, and shopping trips with her mother - the documentary e...
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directed by Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014; produced by Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014 and N. C. Rajamani (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1995), 1 hour 5 mins
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Kasthuri is a twenty-one-year old film star who lives and works in Madras, the film capital of South India. She has starred in seven films and is about to make her eighth. In following her daily life - rehearsals, fan club appearances, visits with old friends, and shopping trips with her mother - the documentary exposes the paradox between her public and private life. Despite being a successful woman with a glamorous career and exposure to Wester...
Kasthuri is a twenty-one-year old film star who lives and works in Madras, the film capital of South India. She has starred in seven films and is about to make her eighth. In following her daily life - rehearsals, fan club appearances, visits with old friends, and shopping trips with her mother - the documentary exposes the paradox between her public and private life. Despite being a successful woman with a glamorous career and exposure to Western culture, Kasthuri does not challenge the traditional values of her culture. She is content to have her parents arrange a suitable marriage to a man of their choosing. This charming portrait contains excerpts from traditional Indian films. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014, N. C. Rajamani
Author / Creator
Richard Breyer, fl. 2006-2014
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Film and films, Women's issues, Area Studies
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The Power of Video with Canadian Filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk
produced by ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 2020), 1 hour 1 mins
Brandy Yanchyk, one of ProQuest’s newest film providers, discusses her experiences as a woman in film and television, how she develops her Canadian-focused video content, and stories of her work as a Statement Gatherer collecting the stories of Indian Residential School Survivors for the Truth and Reconciliation...
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produced by ProQuest (Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 2020), 1 hour 1 mins
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Brandy Yanchyk, one of ProQuest’s newest film providers, discusses her experiences as a woman in film and television, how she develops her Canadian-focused video content, and stories of her work as a Statement Gatherer collecting the stories of Indian Residential School Survivors for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Ms. Yanchyk’s films, available through Academic Video Online, cover topics including Indigenous peoples, gende...
Brandy Yanchyk, one of ProQuest’s newest film providers, discusses her experiences as a woman in film and television, how she develops her Canadian-focused video content, and stories of her work as a Statement Gatherer collecting the stories of Indian Residential School Survivors for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Ms. Yanchyk’s films, available through Academic Video Online, cover topics including Indigenous peoples, gender, mental health, science and more.
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Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Kathleen McLellan, ProQuest
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
ProQuest
Speaker / Narrator
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Person Discussed
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Topic / Theme
Film and filmmaking careers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 ProQuest
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Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster, Contemporary Reel Women
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Robert Dassanowsky, 1965-, National Film Board of Canada, Reel Women Media and Belvedere Film, in Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster (Reel Women Media, 2015), 1 hour 6 mins
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us o...
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Robert Dassanowsky, 1965-, National Film Board of Canada, Reel Women Media and Belvedere Film, in Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster (Reel Women Media, 2015), 1 hour 6 mins
Description
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us on a sweeping journey that looks at the remarkable achievements of female filmmakers from 1896 into the 21st century who transformed the...
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us on a sweeping journey that looks at the remarkable achievements of female filmmakers from 1896 into the 21st century who transformed the way we look at movies. Using rare footage, and exclusive interviews with filmmakers all over the globe, Reel Herstory corrects the notion that women behind the scenes held adjunct or peripheral careers, and restores them rightfully to their pioneering status.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women is an unforgettable look at pioneering women all crafts behind the scenes who helped shape the history of motion pictures, but whose contributions have been long ignored.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Dassanowsky, 1965-, National Film Board of Canada, Reel Women Media, Belvedere Film, Jodie Foster, 1962-
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster
Speaker / Narrator
Jodie Foster, 1962-
Person Discussed
Lynda Obst, 1950-, Susan Seidelman, 1952-, Lauren Schuler Donner, 1949-, Lee Grant, 1927-, Molly Haskell, 1939-
Topic / Theme
Film producers, Women, Film directors, Pioneers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Reel Women Media
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Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster, The Silent Era
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Reel Women Media, in Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster (Reel Women Media, 2015), 48 mins
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us o...
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Reel Women Media, in Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster (Reel Women Media, 2015), 48 mins
Description
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us on a sweeping journey that looks at the remarkable achievements of female filmmakers from 1896 into the 21st century who transformed the...
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us on a sweeping journey that looks at the remarkable achievements of female filmmakers from 1896 into the 21st century who transformed the way we look at movies. Using rare footage, and exclusive interviews with filmmakers all over the globe, Reel Herstory corrects the notion that women behind the scenes held adjunct or peripheral careers, and restores them rightfully to their pioneering status.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women is an unforgettable look at pioneering women all crafts behind the scenes who helped shape the history of motion pictures, but whose contributions have been long ignored.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Reel Women Media, Jodie Foster, 1962-
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster
Speaker / Narrator
Jodie Foster, 1962-
Person Discussed
Jeanie Macpherson, 1887-1946, Anita Loos, 1888-1981, Margaret Booth, 1898-2002, Jane Loring, 1890-1983, Dorothy Arzner, 1897-1979, Germaine Dulac, 1882-1942, Nell Shipman, 1892-1970, Lois Weber, 1879-1939, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993, Mary Pickford, 1892-1979, Alice Guy-Blaché, 1873-1968
Topic / Theme
Actors, Biographies, Women, Film producers, Film directors, Film industry
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Reel Women Media
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Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster, The Talkies
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Reel Women Media, in Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster (Reel Women Media, 2015), 34 mins
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us o...
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Reel Women Media, in Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster (Reel Women Media, 2015), 34 mins
Description
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us on a sweeping journey that looks at the remarkable achievements of female filmmakers from 1896 into the 21st century who transformed the...
The first director to tell a story on the screen...The highest paid director in the silent days...The pioneer of socially conscious films.The first editor to receive solo screen credit...All Were Women.
Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us on a sweeping journey that looks at the remarkable achievements of female filmmakers from 1896 into the 21st century who transformed the way we look at movies. Using rare footage, and exclusive interviews with filmmakers all over the globe, Reel Herstory corrects the notion that women behind the scenes held adjunct or peripheral careers, and restores them rightfully to their pioneering status.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women is an unforgettable look at pioneering women all crafts behind the scenes who helped shape the history of motion pictures, but whose contributions have been long ignored.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Reel Women Media, Jodie Foster, 1962-
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Herstory: The REAL Story of Reel Women with Jodie Foster
Speaker / Narrator
Jodie Foster, 1962-
Person Discussed
Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Jean Harlow, 1911-1937, Mae West, 1893-1980, Lillian Hellman, 1905-1984, Margaret Booth, 1898-2002, Leni Riefenstahl, 1902-2003, Ida Lupino, 1918-1995, Natalie Kalmus, 1882-1965
Topic / Theme
Biographies, Women, Film producers, Film directors, Film industry, Pioneers
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Reel Women Media
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, The Producer/Director Relationship
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Reel Women Media, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2011), 42 mins
04 - The Producer / Director Relationship The Producer and the Director must function like two hands of the same heart. These two rare interviews take us fro the beginning to the end of one movie, "A Dry White Season." Features: Award-Winning Martinique director, Euzhan Palcy, and Award Winning Hollywood produce...
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Reel Women Media, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2011), 42 mins
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04 - The Producer / Director Relationship The Producer and the Director must function like two hands of the same heart. These two rare interviews take us fro the beginning to the end of one movie, "A Dry White Season." Features: Award-Winning Martinique director, Euzhan Palcy, and Award Winning Hollywood producer, Paula Weinstein.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Reel Women Media
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2000, 2011
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Women Filmmakers on Film
Person Discussed
Paula Weinstein, 1945-, Euzhan Palcy, 1958-
Topic / Theme
Prejudice, Film industry, Women, Film directors, Film producers, French, Martinicans, African Americans, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Reel Women Media
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Roslyn Heights, NY: Reel Women Media, 2014), 1 hour
03 - Actresses Turned Producer / Directors From Mary Pickford to Barbra Streisand the successful actress turned producer/director is one of Hollywood's longest standing traditions. Features: Lee Grant and Rita Moreno. Includes interview materials with Barbra Streisand.
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Roslyn Heights, NY: Reel Women Media, 2014), 1 hour
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03 - Actresses Turned Producer / Directors From Mary Pickford to Barbra Streisand the successful actress turned producer/director is one of Hollywood's longest standing traditions. Features: Lee Grant and Rita Moreno. Includes interview materials with Barbra Streisand.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ally Acker, 1954-
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2009, 2014
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Women Filmmakers on Film
Person Discussed
Barbara Joan Streisand, 1942-, Rita Moreno, 1931-, Lee Grant, 1927-
Topic / Theme
Women, Career choice, Film and filmmaking careers, Actors, Romantic relationships, Latinos, Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Reel Women Media
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Directors on Directing, Part 1
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2014), 32 mins
05 - Directors on Directing (Part 1) This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft. Features: Susan Seidelman and Amy Heckerling. Includes interview material with Barbra Streisand.
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2014), 32 mins
Description
05 - Directors on Directing (Part 1) This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft. Features: Susan Seidelman and Amy Heckerling. Includes interview material with Barbra Streisand.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ally Acker, 1954-
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2009, 2014
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Women Filmmakers on Film
Person Discussed
Amy Heckerling, 1954-, Susan Seidelman, 1952-, Barbara Joan Streisand, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Women, Film industry, Film directors
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Reel Women Media
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Directors on Directing, Part 2
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2014), 54 mins
06 - Directors on Directing (Part 2) This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft. Features: Martha Coolidge, Donna Deitch. Includes interview material with Barbra Streisand.
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2014), 54 mins
Description
06 - Directors on Directing (Part 2) This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft. Features: Martha Coolidge, Donna Deitch. Includes interview material with Barbra Streisand.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ally Acker, 1954-
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2009, 2014
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Women Filmmakers on Film
Person Discussed
Barbara Joan Streisand, 1942-, Martha Coolidge, 1946-, Donna Deitch, 1945-
Topic / Theme
Pioneers, Women, Film industry, Film directors
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Reel Women Media
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