Women Behind the Camera
“A global documentary about camerawomen's struggles, achievements, and fights for gender equity”
3.0/ 10(4 votes)
1h 30m
August 15, 2007
EN
Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen surviving the odds in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries, as well as exploring their individual visions.
Directed byAlexis Krasilovsky
Cast (49)
Shakiba Adill
Self
Marie Ayub
Self
Jan Kenny
Self
Astrid Heubrandtner
Self
Eva Testor
Self
Giselle Chamma
Self
Zoe Dirse
Self
Joan Hutton
Self
Shu Shi Jun
Self
Chen Jin Ti
Self
Nancy Durham
Self
Sue Gibson
Self
Agnès Godard
Self
Agnès Varda
Self
Sonja Rom
Self
Sabeena Gadihoke
Self
Ashok Mehta
Self
Leelaben Paben
Self
Priya Seth Rao
Self
M. Shanti
Self
Vijayalakshmi
Self
Rozette Ghaderi
Self
Akiko Ashizawa
Self
Celiana Cárdenas
Self
Hilda Mercado
Self
Lee Briones-Meily
Self
Marina Goldovskaya
Self
Aminata Wade
Self
Byun Young-joo
Self
Teresa Medina
Self
Liz Bailey
Self
Jo Carson
Self
Michelle Crenshaw
Self
Kristin R. Glover
Self
Mary Gonzales
Self
Amy Halpern
Self
Leslie Hill
Self
Ellen Kuras
Self
Brianne Murphy
Self
Emiko Omori
Self
Jessie Maple Patton
Self
Sarah Pillsbury
Self
Lisa Rinzler
Self
Nancy Schreiber
Self
Lisa Seidenberg
Self
Sandi Sissel
Self
Amy Vincent
Self
Haskell Wexler
Self
Elizabeth Ziegler
Self
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