women motion picture producers and directors

The film industry has a wide variety of opportunities for talented writers, directors, and actors. Women in Film introduces readers to some of the most influential women in the industry, including Ava DuVernay, Lupita Nyong'o, and Kathryn Bigelow.

"Meet Alice Guy-Blach?. She made movies--some of the very first movies, and some of the most exciting! Blow up a pirate ship? Why not? Crawl into a tiger's cage? Of course! Leap off a bridge onto a real speeding train? It will be easy! Driven by her passion for storytelling, Alice saw a potential for film that others had not seen before, allowing her to develop new narratives, new camera angles, new techniques, and to surprise her audiences again and again. With daring and vision, Alice Guy-Blach? introduced the world to a thrilling frontier of imagination and adventure, and became one of filmmaking's first and greatest innovators"--Provided by publisher.

American teenager Zuriel Oduwole tries to live by the quote: "If your dreams don't scare you, then they're not big enough." A filmmaker, public speaker, and writer, Zuriel has interviewed dozens of world leaders and pushed them to promote the education of girls around the world. Founder of the Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up organization, Zuriel teaches citizen filmmaking to kids around the world, speaks out on gender equality at major world forums, and makes world leaders accountable for supporting girls' education initiatives.

The title includes the contributions of great filmmaker Sofia Coppola to the industry. It provides a timely progress of her career and personal achievements.

The title includes the contributions of great filmmakers to the industry. It provides a timely progress of their careers and personal achievements.

Vanessa Meandro, head of a hip New York indie film company, and her ecclectic staff work together to land a production deal for what the movie industry is convinced is the next big thing.

Examines the women who have helped shape the history of movies.

Ella Brady, hoping to capture the spirit of Dublin from the 1970s through the end of the century by filming a documentary on the popular restaurant, Quentins, and its owners, Patrick and Brenda Brennan, begins to wonder if there are some stories that are just too precious to be told.

Mark Bittner recounts how he became fascinated by a group of wild parrots inhabiting his new studio apartment and how he became the bird's trusted friend, the local parrot expert, and a tourist attraction.