Release Date

18 May, 2020

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

14/1

Synopsis

As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women's integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world's greatest filmmakers -- all of them women.

Original Title

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

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Season 1

18 May, 2020

Five years in the making, this epic journey through film history is made up of forty "chapters" narrated by Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Adjoa Andoh, Sharmila Tagore, Kerry Fox, Thandie Newton, and Debra Winger. The series follows in the footsteps of Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey to give us a guided tour of the art and craft of the movies. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Cousins explores how films are made, shot, and edited; how stories are shaped; and how movies depict life, love, politics, humor, and death through the compelling lens of some of the world's greatest directors -- all of them women.

Created By

Mark Cousins

Actors

Tilda Swinton

Adjoa Andoh

Jane Fonda

Sharmila Tagore

Kerry Fox

Thandiwe Newton

Debra Winger

Crew

Mark Cousins

John Archer

Clara Glynn

Tilda Swinton

Timo Langer

Becky Thomson

Timo Langer

Mark Cousins

Sonali Choudhury

Mhairi Valentine

Fatma Hegazy

Cari Beauchamp

Catherine Glynn Benkaim

Barbara Timmer