Film makers : 15 groundbreaking women directors

Miller-Lachmann, Lyn, 1956- author.

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"Each of the 15 women profiled in Film makers shares a common trait: she is, as Shonda Rhimes says, "First. Only. Different." These phenomenal women have redefined the film and television industry, winning awards historically given to a male counterpart, being the only woman in a writers' room, or portraying stories no one else could tell. While their resumes are impressive, it is how they live their lives that has made a greater impact in the co...

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Motion picture authorship United States

Motion picture producers and directors United States

Motion pictures United States

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Women motion picture producers and directors United States

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Women of power Women of power (Chicago, Ill.)

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ISBN:

9781641606103

Description:

xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-212) and filmographies (pages 189-193)

Contents:

Part I: the pioneer generation. Jane Campion : passionate film trailblazer
Agnieszka Holland : the cinema of moral anxiety
Kathryn Bigelow : breaking out in a man's world
Part II: Striving for diversity : generation X directors. Ava DuVernay : telling the stories that matter
Regina King : making queen moves
Shonda Rhimes : the titan of television
Gina Prince-Bythewood : basketball courts and old guards
Kimberly Peirce : genderqueer filmmaker and activist
Dee Rees : going all out
Part III: Young stars in a global film industry. Chloé Zhao : neorealism for a new century
Petra Costa : documenting the personal and the political
Mindy Kaling : the power of other
Lulu Wang : portraying immigrants between two worlds
Greta Gerwig : forging her path despite rejection
Issa Rae : from awkward Black girl to Hollywood mogul

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3216288

Other Authors:

Moore, Tanisia, author

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