The Women Who Run Hollywood

The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances Marion wrote screenplays for the Hollywood Star Mary Pickford and won two Oscars, Dorothy Arzner was the most powerful film director in Hollywood. And what do all of them have in common? They are all women and they have all been forgotten. Incredibly, it also took until 2010 for the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, to win the Oscar for Best Director. Even if underrepresented women have always played a big part in Hollywood and it is this part of the film history left untold that this documentary sets out to uncover.

Cast

Paula Wagner

Paula Wagner

as Self

Lynda Obst

Lynda Obst

as Self

Robin Swicord

Robin Swicord

as Self

Ally Acker

Ally Acker

as Self

Cari Beauchamp

Cari Beauchamp

as Self

Margaret Booth

Margaret Booth

as Self (archive footage)

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

as Self (archive footage)

Alice Guy-Blaché

Alice Guy-Blaché

as Self (archive footage)

Lois Weber

Lois Weber

as Self (archive footage)

Frances Marion

Frances Marion

as Self (archive footage)

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