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Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
145 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)

145 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts...See moreUsing rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts. Ally Acker takes us on a sweeping journey behind the scenes with the female film pioneers from 1896-2014 whose remarkable achievements in cinema transformed movies forever. Written by Robert Dassanowsky See less

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54 cast members

Name	Known for
Jodie Foster Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Dede Allen Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Gillian Armstrong Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	My Brilliant Career (1979)
Margaret Booth Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Kevin Brownlow Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	It Happened Here (1964)
Martha Coolidge Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Valley Girl (1983)
Donna Deitch Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Desert Hearts (1985)
Lauren Shuler Donner Self - Interviewee (as Lauren Schuler-Donner) Self - Interviewee (as Lauren Schuler-Donner) See fewer	Logan (2017)
Nora Ephron Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Julie & Julia (2009)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Little Caesar (1931)
Harriet Frank Jr. Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Hud (1963)
Greta Gerwig Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Barbie (I) (2023)
Lillian Gish Self - Interviewee (archive footage) Self - Interviewee (archive footage) See fewer	The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Lee Grant Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Molly Haskell Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (1980)
Katharine Hepburn Self - Interviewee (archive footage) Self - Interviewee (archive footage) See fewer	The Lion in Winter (1968)
Pirjo Honkasalo Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
Fay Kanin Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Friendly Fire (1979)
Naomi Kawase Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Sweet Bean (2015)
Sherry Lansing Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Indecent Proposal (1993)
Carol Littleton Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Haifaa Al-Mansour Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Wadjda (2012)
Rita Moreno Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Marcia Nasatir Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Vertical Limit (2000)
Euzhan Palcy Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Siméon (1992)
Sarah Polley Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	My Life Without Me (2003)
Mala Powers Self - Interviewee (archive footage) Self - Interviewee (archive footage) See fewer	Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
Buddy Rogers Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	WWF Championship Wrestling (1972)
Susan Seidelman Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Fina Torres Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Oriana (1985)
Margarethe von Trotta Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Hannah Arendt (2012)
Paula Weinstein Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	The Perfect Storm (2000)
Christina Yao Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Empire of Silver (2009)
Ally Acker Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Reel Women Archive Film Series: The Producer/Director Relationship (2011)
Betsy Ames Narrator Narrator See fewer	Wedding Crashers (2005)
Amma Asante Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Belle (2013)
Cate Blanchett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Carol (2015)
Jane Campion Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bright Star (2009)
Grainne Cassidy Narrator Narrator See fewer	Literary Visions (1992)
Kate Fleming Narrator Narrator See fewer	Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Alice Guy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Woman of Mystery (1914)
Edith Head Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sabrina (1954)
Debra Hill Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Escape from L.A. (1996)
Alfred Hitchcock Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Psycho (1960)
Angelina Jolie Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Maleficent (2014)
Samira Makhmalbaf Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	At Five in the Afternoon (2003)
Lisa Newman Narrator Narrator See fewer	Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Irene O'Garden Narrator Narrator See fewer	Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Lynda Obst Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	Interstellar (2014)
Anny Ondra Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Blackmail (1929)
Stel Sandris Narrator Narrator See fewer	Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Nell Shipman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Grub Stake (1923)
Barbra Streisand Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Yentl (1983)
Agnès Varda Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)