Film·2016·52m

The Women Who Run Hollywood

Documentary

The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances Marion wrote screenplays for the Hollywood Star Mary Pickford and won two Oscars, Dorothy Arzner was the most powerful film director in Hollywood. And what do all of them have in common? They are all women and they have all been forgotten. Incredibly, it also took until 2010 for the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, to win the Oscar for Best Director. Even if underrepresented women have always played a big part in Hollywood and it is this part of the film history left untold that this documentary sets out to uncover.

Directed by Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg

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12 credited

Paula Wagner
Paula WagnerSelf
Lynda Obst
Lynda ObstSelf
Robin Swicord
Robin SwicordSelf
Ally Acker
Ally AckerSelf
Cari Beauchamp
Cari BeauchampSelf
Margaret Booth
Margaret BoothSelf (archive footage)
Lillian Gish
Lillian GishSelf (archive footage)
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy-BlachéSelf (archive footage)
Lois Weber
Lois WeberSelf (archive footage)
Frances Marion
Frances MarionSelf (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Mary PickfordSelf (archive footage)
Anita Loos
Anita LoosSelf (archive footage)

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