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Made in L.A.
directed by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007; produced by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007, Semilla Verde Productions, POV and Independent Television Service (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2007), 1 hour 10 mins,
Source: itvs.org
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Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the...
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directed by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007; produced by Robert Bahar, 1977- and Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007, Semilla Verde Productions, POV and Independent Television Service (San Francisco, CA: California Newsreel, 2007), 1 hour 10 mins,
Source: itvs.org
Source: itvs.org
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Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, Made in L.A. provides an insider's view into both the...
Made in L.A. traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, Made in L.A. provides an insider's view into both the struggles of recent immigrants and into the organizing process itself: the enthusiasm, discouragement, hard-won victories and ultimate self-empowerment.
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Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Bahar, 1977-, Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007, Semilla Verde Productions, POV, Independent Television Service
Author / Creator
Robert Bahar, 1977-, Almudena Carracedo, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
California Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Labor strikes, Factory workers, Immigration and emigration, Women, Immigrant life, Working conditions, Latinos
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Early Directors on Directing
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2014), 32 mins
08 - Early Directors on Directing There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice Guy Blaché in 1896. Few know that Lillian Gish became a director in her own right in 1920. Ida Lupino directed over a hundred ep...
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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
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08 - Early Directors on Directing There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice Guy Blaché in 1896. Few know that Lillian Gish became a director in her own right in 1920. Ida Lupino directed over a hundred episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel, Thriller, Gunsmoke, and many independent features. Features: A very rare interview with Lillian Gish...
08 - Early Directors on Directing There were more women directors before 1920 than at any other time in history. The first director to put a narrative story on celluloid was, Alice Guy Blaché in 1896. Few know that Lillian Gish became a director in her own right in 1920. Ida Lupino directed over a hundred episodes of Have Gun, Will Travel, Thriller, Gunsmoke, and many independent features. Features: A very rare interview with Lillian Gish in her role as director.Also, Mala Powers (a Lupino "discovery") speaks about Ida Lupino the director.
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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
Mala Powers, 1931-2007, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993, Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Ida Lupino, 1918-1995, Alice Guy-Blaché, 1873-1968
Topic / Theme
Film industry, Pioneers, Women, Film directors
Copyright Message
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Producers on Producing
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Roslyn Heights, NY: Reel Women Media, 2014), 31 mins
09 - Producers on Producing Who should direct the film? Who should write it? Who should edit the final product? With major Hollywood studios, these questions lie within the producer's domain. Marcia Nasatir was the first female VP of a major studio. Sherry Lansing was the first woman to become president of a...
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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), 31 mins
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09 - Producers on Producing Who should direct the film? Who should write it? Who should edit the final product? With major Hollywood studios, these questions lie within the producer's domain. Marcia Nasatir was the first female VP of a major studio. Sherry Lansing was the first woman to become president of a major studio. Features: Sherry Lansing, Marcia Nasatir, Lauren Schuler-Donner, Lynda Obst, Debra Hill.Also includes interview materi...
09 - Producers on Producing Who should direct the film? Who should write it? Who should edit the final product? With major Hollywood studios, these questions lie within the producer's domain. Marcia Nasatir was the first female VP of a major studio. Sherry Lansing was the first woman to become president of a major studio. Features: Sherry Lansing, Marcia Nasatir, Lauren Schuler-Donner, Lynda Obst, Debra Hill.Also includes interview materials with Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Kevin Brownlow and Molly Haskell.
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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
Debra Hill, 1950-2005, Marcia Nasatir, 1926-, Lynda Obst, Lauren Schuler Donner, 1949-, Molly Haskell, 1939-, Kevin Brownlow, 1938-, Sally Field, 1946-, Jane Fonda, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Women, Film industry, Film producers
Copyright Message
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema, 1896 to the Present
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; presented by Jodie Foster, 1962-; produced by Robert Dassanowsky, 1965- and Ally Acker, 1954-, Belvedere Film and Reel Women Media, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Roslyn Heights, NY: Reel Women Media, 2014), 55 mins
10 - The Herstory There were more women working in influential positions behind the scenes in film before 1920 than at any other time in history. Filmmaker, author, nationwide lecturer Ally Acker, takes us on an archival journey of the pioneering female filmmakers who have transformed the way we look at movies fro...
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; presented by Jodie Foster, 1962-; produced by Robert Dassanowsky, 1965- and Ally Acker, 1954-, Belvedere Film and Reel Women Media, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Roslyn Heights, NY: Reel Women Media, 2014), 55 mins
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10 - The Herstory There were more women working in influential positions behind the scenes in film before 1920 than at any other time in history. Filmmaker, author, nationwide lecturer Ally Acker, takes us on an archival journey of the pioneering female filmmakers who have transformed the way we look at movies from 1896 to the present. This compelling event has toured the country. Features: Katharine Hepburn, Lillian Gish, Sherry Lansing, Rita M...
10 - The Herstory There were more women working in influential positions behind the scenes in film before 1920 than at any other time in history. Filmmaker, author, nationwide lecturer Ally Acker, takes us on an archival journey of the pioneering female filmmakers who have transformed the way we look at movies from 1896 to the present. This compelling event has toured the country. Features: Katharine Hepburn, Lillian Gish, Sherry Lansing, Rita Moreno, Euzhan Palcy, Margarethe von Trotta, Marcia Nasatir, Jay Presson Allen, Harriet Frank Jr. Lee Grant and Dede Allen.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert Dassanowsky, 1965-, Ally Acker, 1954-, Belvedere Film, Reel Women Media, Stel Sandris, fl. 2014, Irene O'Garden, fl. 2014, Lisa Newman, fl. 2014, Kate Fleming, fl. 2014, Grainne Cassidy, fl. 1992, Betsy Ames, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-, Jodie Foster, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2009, 2014
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Women Filmmakers on Film
Speaker / Narrator
Stel Sandris, fl. 2014, Irene O'Garden, fl. 2014, Lisa Newman, fl. 2014, Kate Fleming, fl. 2014, Grainne Cassidy, fl. 1992, Betsy Ames, fl. 2000
Person Discussed
Lynda Obst, 1950-, Debra Hill, 1950-2005, Margarethe von Trotta, 1942-, Fina Torres, 1951-, Susan Seidelman, 1952-, Mala Powers, 1931-2007, Sarah Polley, 1979-, Euzhan Palcy, 1958-, Marcia Nasatir, 1926-, Rita Moreno, 1931-, Haifaa Al-Mansour, 1974-, Fay Kanin, 1917-2013, Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Molly Haskell, 1939-, Lee Grant, 1927-, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993, Greta Gerwig, 1983-, Harriet Fra...
Lynda Obst, 1950-, Debra Hill, 1950-2005, Margarethe von Trotta, 1942-, Fina Torres, 1951-, Susan Seidelman, 1952-, Mala Powers, 1931-2007, Sarah Polley, 1979-, Euzhan Palcy, 1958-, Marcia Nasatir, 1926-, Rita Moreno, 1931-, Haifaa Al-Mansour, 1974-, Fay Kanin, 1917-2013, Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003, Molly Haskell, 1939-, Lee Grant, 1927-, Lillian Gish, 1893-1993, Greta Gerwig, 1983-, Harriet Frank, 1917-, Nora Ephron, 1941-2012, Martha Coolidge, 1946-, Kevin Brownlow, 1938-, Margaret Booth, 1898-2002, Gillian Armstrong, 1950-, Ally Acker, 1954-
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Topic / Theme
Film industry, Women, Pioneers, Film and filmmaking careers
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Editors on Editing
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, Reel Women Media; interview by Jim Brown, fl. 2013 and Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2014), 36 mins
02 - Editors on Editing Film editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it,"They thought that women were good at little details, like sewing." Before editing became a craft, women were the earliest technicians. Today, the long tradition of women editors carries on....
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, Reel Women Media; interview by Jim Brown, fl. 2013 and Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film (Reel Women Media, 2014), 36 mins
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02 - Editors on Editing Film editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it,"They thought that women were good at little details, like sewing." Before editing became a craft, women were the earliest technicians. Today, the long tradition of women editors carries on. Features: Dede Allen, Margaret Booth and Carol Littleton, Briane Murphy and Kevin Brownlow.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ally Acker, 1954-, Reel Women Media
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-, Jim Brown, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Women Filmmakers on Film
Person Discussed
Margaret Booth, 1898-2002, Kevin Brownlow, 1938-, Dede Allen, 1923-2010, Carol Littleton, 1948-, Briane Murphy, 1933-2003
Topic / Theme
Film and filmmaking careers, Film industry, Editors, Women
Copyright Message
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Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Series no. 7, Foreign Directors on Directing
directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Series no. 7 (Reel Women Media, 2014), 1 hour 11 mins
07 - Foreign Directors on Directing Because of the difficulty of financing, very few American film directors establish a body of work. For American women directors, the problem is two-fold. But in Europe, Canada, and some countries of South America, filmmaking is often government subsidized, making it possible...
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directed by Ally Acker, 1954-; produced by Ally Acker, 1954-, in Reel Women Filmmakers on Film, Series no. 7 (Reel Women Media, 2014), 1 hour 11 mins
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07 - Foreign Directors on Directing Because of the difficulty of financing, very few American film directors establish a body of work. For American women directors, the problem is two-fold. But in Europe, Canada, and some countries of South America, filmmaking is often government subsidized, making it possible for filmmakers to become prolific in their craft. Germany's Margarethe von Trotta, Canada's Rina Fraticelli, and Venezuelan's Fina Torr...
07 - Foreign Directors on Directing Because of the difficulty of financing, very few American film directors establish a body of work. For American women directors, the problem is two-fold. But in Europe, Canada, and some countries of South America, filmmaking is often government subsidized, making it possible for filmmakers to become prolific in their craft. Germany's Margarethe von Trotta, Canada's Rina Fraticelli, and Venezuelan's Fina Torres speak about the idiosyncrasies of filmmaking in their respective countries.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ally Acker, 1954-
Author / Creator
Ally Acker, 1954-
Date Published / Released
2006, 2014
Publisher
Reel Women Media
Series
Reel Women Filmmakers on Film
Person Discussed
Barbara Joan Streisand, 1942-, Rina Fraticelli, fl. 1981, Margarethe von Trotta, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Pioneers, Film industry, Women, Film directors
Copyright Message
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