Women Behind the Camera

A global documentary about camerawomen's struggles, achievements, and fights for gender equity

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.

Documentary

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)