This is a history of women directors in Hollywood where, during the silent era, they had a greater presence. With the aid of interviews and film clips, pioneering women in Hollywood such as Alice Guy Blache, Lois Weber and Dorothy Arzner are remembered.
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ACMI Identifier
309300
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Arzner, Dorothy, 1897-1979
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Guy-Blache, Alice
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - United States - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Weber, Lois, 1883-1939
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women in the motion picture industry
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
People → Arzner, Dorothy, 1897-1979
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)