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Fantastic Female Filmmakers
Fantastic Female Filmmakers
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Author: Suzanne Simoni Publisher: Second Story Press Format: Softcover # of Pages: 128 Pub. Date: 2008 ISBN-10: 189718736X ISBN-13: 9781897187364
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About the Book:
Go behind the camera with Fantastic Female Filmmakers!
Women have been writing, producing and directing movies since filmmaking began in the early 1900s. From taming wild dogs to filming from the open door of a plane to being nominated for an academy award, women directors have done amazing things in the world of film.
Fantastic Female Filmmakers tells the stories of ten women who are some of the most creative and respected directors in the world. From Nell Shipman, who started her own production company in the silent movie days, to Ida Lupino, the American actress who was the first woman to direct herself in a film, to Academy-Award nominee Deepa Mehta, whose films have brought East Indian stories to audiences around the world. Each of the other directors — Mira Nair, Euzhan Palcy, Margarethe Von Trotta, Anne Wheeler, Martha Coolidge, Sally Potter, and Patricia Rozema — are still making huge contributions to filmmaking. These directors prove that women can be stars behind the camera as well as on the screen.
What people say:
"…Fantastic Female Filmmakers offers biographies of ten women of great accomplishment in the movie industry. Because the stories are presented chronologically, you can piece together the history of movies and get a sense of broader themes: how Hollywood works, the acting/directing culture, and different approaches to directing. That said, it is the individual stories that make this book such a compelling read." — The Reading Tub
"In Fantastic Female Filmmakers, Simoni captures both the playfulness and the perseverance of her subjects. This book will especially encourage and empower young girls and women who wish to break into filmmaking. ." — Canadian Review of Materials
"Stephen Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas — the profession of film making seems to be a male dominated one, but there are women out there. Fantastic Female Filmmakers is a look at these women, who have been heavily involved in this industry even since the early days of the 1900s. Breaking through the sexist walls holding them back, they have become a major part of the film world and have made some fantastic films. Fantastic Female Filmmakers is highly recommended to both collections on film and community library women's studies shelves." — Midwest Book Review
About the Author:
Suzanne Simoni works as a writer and editor. She has traveled the globe and lived in Denmark, China, and Kenya. She now lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.
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