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#52FilmsbyWomen - 2nd year of films Directed by Women
In January 2016 I pledged to watch #52FilmsbyWomen, as the end of the year approached I had to cram in extra film screenings to meet my...
Ellen Cheshire
Oct 2, 20173 min read


#52FilmsbyWomen - 1st year of films Directed by Women
In 2015 I wrote a chapter on women working behind the camera in the silent film period for Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema, published in...
Ellen Cheshire
Dec 31, 20163 min read


The Wachowskis: Bound (1996)
I had to do the maths twice for this, I just can't belive it is 19 years today since Bound (1996) was released in the UK. It was one of...
Ellen Cheshire
Feb 28, 20163 min read


Film-making & Husband-stalking!
This month (February 2016) saw the publication of Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema by Supernova Books. I was thrilled to discover that...
Ellen Cheshire
Feb 27, 20162 min read


Stories Women Tell: Films Directed by Women
There has been much written this year about women film directors and the lack of opportunities for them. So as people are pulling...
Ellen Cheshire
Dec 21, 20151 min read


Not so Silent Women: Films Directed by Women
Recently I've been working on a chapter for Aurora Metro's forthcoming Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema (exploring women’s contribution...
Ellen Cheshire
May 4, 20151 min read
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