Storyline
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 & Crew
Paula Wagner
Self
Lead
Lynda Obst
Self
Robin Swicord
Self
AA
Ally Acker
Self
CB
Cari Beauchamp
Self
Margaret Booth
Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish
Self (archive footage)
Alice Guy-Blaché
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clara Kuperberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Women Who Run Hollywood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
