WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA
UK, 2019 | 840 mins | Cert 15 | Dir. Mark Cousins | With Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Adjoa
Andoh, Sharmila Tagore, Kerry Fox, Thandie Newton and Debra Winger
Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world’s greatest directors – all of them women.
Live-streamed Q&As
Live captioned talks. Series available with captions.
Join Birds’ Eye View Director-At-Large, Mia Bays and Kate Muir (writer and critic) in conversation with Mark Cousins (filmmaker), Pamela Hutchinson (silent film / early era cinema expert), Robin Baker (Head Curator at BFI National Film Archive), and Kim Longinotto (filmmaker)
“A sprawling 14-hour lesson in film history told through the eyes of female directors”
Little White Lies
“An eye-opening, tantalizing resource”.
Hollywood Reporter
“On the whole, Cousins’s is a fascinating foray into the world of filmmaking. It’s a visual feast, an
odyssey exploring the craft and yet another reminder — in case it were needed — that women do
indeed make films. And great ones too”.
Morning Star
Only available digitally on BFI PLAYER
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Trailer HERE
