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.

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It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill in the UK

1993

Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan

Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan

2017

Joyce at 34

Joyce at 34

1972

I Want to See

I Want to See

2008

How to Cook Your Life

How to Cook Your Life

2007

Blindsight

Blindsight

2006

Mr. X

Mr. X

2014

Calling Mr. Smith

1943

Birth/Mother

2006

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

2014

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

2003

Last Hijack

Last Hijack

2014

Haru, Island of the Solitary

Haru, Island of the Solitary

1998

We Are Not Princesses

We Are Not Princesses

2018

The Price of Gold

The Price of Gold

2014

The Mona Lisa Curse

2008

What Can I Tell You

1978

Love Always, Carolyn

Love Always, Carolyn

2011

The Gullspång Miracle

The Gullspång Miracle

2023

Butterfly Girl

Butterfly Girl

2014