Directed by:
Mark CousinsCast:
Mania Akbari, Clio Barnard, Antonia Bird (a.f.), Jane Campion, Maya Deren (a.f.), Safi Faye, Pirjo Honkasalo, Ann Hui, Marva Nabili, Sumitra Peries, Sally Potter (more)Plots(1)
From filmmaker Mark Cousins comes his epic documentary, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema. Presented as a guide on how to make a film, it's presented in thematic chapters, using examples from 183 woman filmmakers from around the world. Includes narration from Tilda Swinton, Debra Winger, Sharmila Tagore, and Jane Fonda. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Mania Akbari
Iran
Best movies:
Ten (2002)
Antonia Bird (a.f.)
UK
Jane Campion
New Zealand
Maya Deren (a.f.)
Russian Empire
Safi Faye
Senegal
Pirjo Honkasalo
Finland
Ann Hui
China
Best movies:
The River (1997)
Echoes of the Rainbow (2010)
Winners & Sinners (1983)
Sumitra Peries
Sri Lanka
Sally Potter
UK
Best movies:
The Tango Lesson (1997)
Lynne Ramsay
UK
Tilda Swinton (narrator)
UK
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Blue (1993)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Kinuyo Tanaka (a.f.)
Japan
Best movies:
Red Beard (1965)
Equinox Flower (1958)
Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Moufida Tlatli
Tunisia
Wendy Toye (a.f.)
UK
Agnès Varda
Belgium
Best movies:
Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1967)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Lois Weber (a.f.)
USA
Binka Zhelyazkova (a.f.)
Bulgaria