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Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced Trailblazing Women, a multi-year initiative created to raise awareness about the historical contributions of women working behind the camera. The programming event, hosted by actress, producer and director Illeana Douglas, premieres October 1 and airs every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the entire month, and will shine a spotlight on cinema’s greatest female filmmakers and women who challenged gender stereotypes while carving out successful careers in an industry where men hold the bulk of the power.
The Trailblazing Women initiative marks a multi-year partnership between TCM and Women In Film (Wif), Los Angeles that will showcase the current gender gap in the film industry as statistics prove a lack of parity in positions behind the camera such as:
Men outnumbered women 23-to-1 as directors of the 1,300 top-grossing films since 2002
A 5–to-1 ratio of men working on films to women
15 percent...
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) today announced Trailblazing Women, a multi-year initiative created to raise awareness about the historical contributions of women working behind the camera. The programming event, hosted by actress, producer and director Illeana Douglas, premieres October 1 and airs every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the entire month, and will shine a spotlight on cinema’s greatest female filmmakers and women who challenged gender stereotypes while carving out successful careers in an industry where men hold the bulk of the power.
The Trailblazing Women initiative marks a multi-year partnership between TCM and Women In Film (Wif), Los Angeles that will showcase the current gender gap in the film industry as statistics prove a lack of parity in positions behind the camera such as:
Men outnumbered women 23-to-1 as directors of the 1,300 top-grossing films since 2002
A 5–to-1 ratio of men working on films to women
15 percent...
- 9/3/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the New York University Orphan Film Symposium will present this year’s installment of “The Real Indies: A Close Look At Orphan Films,” a two-day screening series on Friday, October 31, and Saturday, November 1, at the Academy Theater in New York City.
The series serves as an opportunity to re-discover and re-appreciate orphan films – rarely seen, previously neglected cinematic works deserving preservation and revival. This eclectic showcase will open on Friday at 7:30 p.m. with the New York premiere of the newly restored 35mm print of the cult horror-comedy classic Spider Baby, written and directed by Jack Hill. Filmmaker William Lustig, known for his low-budget indie horror films, will introduce Hill and Spider Baby, as well moderate a conversation with Hill afterwards.
Filmed in 1964 but not released theatrically until 1968, Spider Baby marked director Hill’s solo debut. Cheekily subtitled “The Maddest Story Ever Told,...
The series serves as an opportunity to re-discover and re-appreciate orphan films – rarely seen, previously neglected cinematic works deserving preservation and revival. This eclectic showcase will open on Friday at 7:30 p.m. with the New York premiere of the newly restored 35mm print of the cult horror-comedy classic Spider Baby, written and directed by Jack Hill. Filmmaker William Lustig, known for his low-budget indie horror films, will introduce Hill and Spider Baby, as well moderate a conversation with Hill afterwards.
Filmed in 1964 but not released theatrically until 1968, Spider Baby marked director Hill’s solo debut. Cheekily subtitled “The Maddest Story Ever Told,...
- 10/10/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Have You Heard from Johannesburg, a film by Connie Field.When this summer’s World Cup kicks off in Johannesburg in June, the world’s eyes will be fixed on South Africa once again—but this will be the “new” South Africa, the so-called Rainbow Nation that’s emerged in the two decades since Nelson Mandela walked out of prison in 1990. But just how far under the surface is the old South Africa when, as the novelist Damon Galgut has written, “The past has only just happened. It’s not past yet”? Well, if context is what you’re looking for, a new seven-part, eight-and-a-half-hour documentary, Have You Heard from Johannesburg, opening this Wednesday at New York’s Film Forum, gives you just that—and some. Filmmaker Connie Field (Freedom on My Mind, Forever Activists, The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter) has produced a staggering, panoramic film-history of...
- 4/14/2010
- Vanity Fair
From the email I received:
Connie Field is the director of some of the most exciting, politically potent documentaries of our time: The Life And Times Of Rosie The Riveter and Freedom On My Mind. Her new film is nothing less than the definitive cinematic history of the worldwide effort to destroy South African apartheid.
Working over 10 years, filming throughout the world, interviewing dozens of the major players – Field constructs a brilliant, epic 7-film history that will stand as the final word on how a violent, racist, intractable government was destroyed by the concerted efforts of men and women working on multiple fronts inside and outside South Africa for more than three decades. This formidable accomplishment is anything but dry and academic: It’s a lively, tension-filled, heart-rending and ultimately thrilling journey.
I’ve actually never seen Have You Heard From Johannesburg. But I’m going to rectify that! If you’re in New York,...
Connie Field is the director of some of the most exciting, politically potent documentaries of our time: The Life And Times Of Rosie The Riveter and Freedom On My Mind. Her new film is nothing less than the definitive cinematic history of the worldwide effort to destroy South African apartheid.
Working over 10 years, filming throughout the world, interviewing dozens of the major players – Field constructs a brilliant, epic 7-film history that will stand as the final word on how a violent, racist, intractable government was destroyed by the concerted efforts of men and women working on multiple fronts inside and outside South Africa for more than three decades. This formidable accomplishment is anything but dry and academic: It’s a lively, tension-filled, heart-rending and ultimately thrilling journey.
I’ve actually never seen Have You Heard From Johannesburg. But I’m going to rectify that! If you’re in New York,...
- 4/4/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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