Ladies behind the Scenes
Displays the power women wielded in front and behind the camera during the early days of cinema.
Zora Neale Hurston
Hurston wrote screenplays focused on respective depictions of African American life.
Tazuko Sakane
Japans first female director, who had to leave her position after WWII due to new rules that
required directors to have college degrees.
Maude Adams
Adams background in theatre helped her to create better lightbulbs for both theatre and film
Helen Gibson
The first female stunt women in the USA, prior to this, stunt men would do the stunts wearing
wigs.
Christiane Mendelys
A popular film critique in France amongst an otherwise male dominated field.
Dorothy Arzner
Created the first boom mic by attaching the microphone to a fish hook.
Change the Channel
Women of colour like Hazel Scott, Lupe Velez, and others, pushed to have better representation
in film.
Alice Guy-Blanche
The first ever female doctor in history, she is often forgotten in film history.
Ladies, Camera, Action
“Ladies, Camera, Action” Highlights the achievements made by the female pioneers in the film industry who have gone uncredited or forgotten from history, with comparisons being drawn from the challenges women still face in the industry today.
