Women's History Month

In Victorian-era Paris, Alice Guy, a 22-year-old stenographer/typist, began working at a camera manufacturing/photography supply company which became Gaumont et Cie, which in turn became a major force in France’s early motion picture industry. This led to her pioneering career in filmmaking that spanned 24 years in which she directed, produced, and/or wrote over a thousand films, 22 of which were feature-length.

The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future begins with a hauntingly mournful, otherworldly song as the camera floats in all directions amidst the flora and fauna of a riverbank. Frogs are hopping, insects crawling, water streaming.

Starz's "Take the Lead Transparency" Talks, held on March 16 via Zoom, addressed the importance of international content in telling stories about women. The panelists, all successful in their own chosen profession, were comprised of:  Golden Globe Winner and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Mira Sorvino.

Conclusion of a three-part series on filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu's documentary The Celine Archive on the true story of a Filipina immigrant who was buried alive in 1932 - a true history of violence against women, and more: racism, pioneering feminism, community silence, grief, and trauma. Among the relatives of Celine, you met Lucia Navarro, Tootsie Reyes, and Henie Navarro.

Silent film star Vilma Bánky was born Vilma Koncsics on January 9, 1898, in Nagydorog, Hungary on the outskirts of Budapest. Her father was a police officer and her mother a stage actress.

Second of a three-part series on filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu's The Celine Archive, a documentary on the true story of a Filipina immigrant who was buried alive in 1932. - a true history of violence against women.

First of a three-part series on filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu's The Celine Archive, a documentary on the true story of a Filipina immigrant who was buried alive in 1932. - a true history of violence against women.

Mimmi (Aamu Milonoff) has sudden outbursts of anger. Emma (Linnea Leino) wishes to compete at the figure skating European championship but struggles to keep her focus.

By 1900, Western silent films were mostly a minute or so, and featured scenes of cattle roundups or staged incidents like stagecoach robberies or fights with Indians. Cripple Creek Barroom of 1898 was shot in a saloon and is an example of an ‘actuality film’, which uses footage of real events.

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier is one of the most successful and renowned directors of our time. She won the Best Picture: Non-English Language Golden Globe for her 2010 film In A Better World (Haeven), and many other accolades while working on films and series such as Brothers, After the Wedding, Things We Lost in the Fire, Serena, and Bird Box.