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As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women's integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world's greatest filmmakers -- all of them women.
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DocumentaryCreated by Mark Cousins


Tilda Swinton
Narrator (voice)

Adjoa Andoh
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Jane Fonda
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Sharmila Tagore
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Kerry Fox
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Thandiwe Newton
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Debra Winger
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