TV series

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema

Name: Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-05-18
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Adjoa Andoh, Jane Fonda, Sharmila Tagore, Kerry Fox

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Documentary

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.

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Series details

First air date: 2020
Last air date: 2020
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
Episode runtime: 60 min
Genres: Documentary
Original language: EN
Origin country: GB
Networks: BFI Player
Created by: Mark Cousins
Production: Hopscotch Films

Cast

Tilda Swinton

Narrator (voice)

Adjoa Andoh

Narrator (voice)

Jane Fonda

Narrator (voice)

Sharmila Tagore

Narrator (voice)

Kerry Fox

Narrator (voice)

Thandiwe Newton

Narrator (voice)

Seasons

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Season 1

2020

14 episodes

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.