Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers

Film Series
Written By Siena Walker

A six-disc set containing more than 50 silent-era films by women, accompanied by an 80-page booklet and interviews with film historians and archivists.

"A corrective to our collective amnesia. A thrilling look at the variety of films made by women, most before they won the right to vote."

– Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

Awards:

  • New York Film Critics Circle, Special Award

  • Women Film Critics Circle, “Best Kept Secret Award”

  • Il Cinema Ritrovato DVD Awards, Best Rediscovery of a Forgotten Film

Credits

Curator: Shelley Stamp
Producer: Brett Wood
Executive Producer: Illeana Douglas

Selections now streaming on Netflix

Related materials:

  • Read New York Times critic Manohla Dargis on Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers

  • Read LA Times critic Susan King on Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers

  • Hear me talk about putting together the disc set on PRX

  • Hear me talk about women in early filmmaking on Feminist Frequency Radio

Siena Walker https://www.sienaleigh.com/
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