'When the woman directs: an introduction to female filmmakers, from Alice Guy Blache to Chloe Zhao' - Join us for a friendly online taster lecture to support your current studies and find out what it might be like to study film at university.
Session time: Monday 12 October, 1.30-2.15pm
This session will explore the world of women directors, looking at their foundational presence at the birth of cinema, as with Alice Guy Blache, director of the first fictional narrative film in 1896, right through to their present-day triumphs across a range of international film, like the Chinese-born filmmaker Chloe Zhao’s Best Director Oscar win.
Some of the questions we will address in this session will include: why have women traditionally been outnumbered by men in being directors, and why, despite some improvements, is this still the case? How has the work of women directors been understood by critics and historians, and how have female filmmakers been visually represented, in different time periods and national contexts? Do you think women’s films are different to men’s? How do women directors reflect upon their situation and try to build careers for themselves, in spite of the problems they must often overcome?
Suitable for: Aged 16+ pre-university students studying, or thinking about studying, Film, Media and related subjects. Student groups as well as students and teachers joining individually are very welcome.
For details and to book your place, visit:
https://www.channeltalent.co.uk/event/film-when-the-woman-directs-an-introduction-to-female-filmmakers-from-alice-guy-blache-to-chloe-zhao-with-professor-melanie-williams-from-university-of-east-anglia/