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Filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché on set of The Life Of Christ in Fon-Tainebleau, France, in 1906Virtual Screening / Q&A – Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéThu, Apr 30, 2020 / 5:00-7:30PM
In recent years, Hollywood has come under scrutiny for its unequal representation of women and minorities in film, with the #MeToo movement revealing the problematic and systemic power structure that women have long struggled against to establish their careers. But, even 20 years ago, 100 female filmmakers gathered at the Miramar Summit to discuss and commit to the idea of 50/50 representation behind the camera.
When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film.follows her rise from Gaumont secretary to her appointment as head of production in 1897, and her subsequent illustrious 20-year career in France and in the United States, as the founder of her own studio and as writer, director, and/or producer of 1,000 films—after which she was veritably erased from history. Until now….
Immediately after this screening, director Green and co-writer Joan Simon will be present to answer questions from the audience.
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