‎Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema - Apple TV

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Exploring cinema history through the lens of female directors covering themes of life, love, politics, humor and death.

Documentary · 2020 · 1 hr

Starring Tilda Swinton , Jane Fonda , Kerry Fox

Director Mark Cousins

EPISODE 1

Openings, Tone

Examples ranging from 1943 to 2013 and produced around the world reveal varied ways to open a film to set a tone.

1 hr · 1 Jul 2025
EPISODE 2

Believability, Character, Meet Cute

Directors discuss creating believability while telling simple human stories.

1 hr · 1 Jul 2025
EPISODE 3

Conversation, Framing, Tracking

Directors detail filming a conversation; Angela Schanelec focuses on body language in "Places in Cities"; Cecile Tang uses the zoom as guide through the emotional shifts in "The Arch"; Sofia Coppola focuses on "The Virgin Suicides."

1 hr · 1 Jul 2025
EPISODE 4

Staging, Journey, Discovery

Scene staging points to cinema's origin in theater; Kinuyo Tanaka uses staging to shape a scene's invisible geometry and accentuate tension between characters in "The Moon Has Risen"; Maren Ade.

1 hr · 1 Jul 2025
EPISODE 5

Adult/Child, Economy, Editing

Jane Fonda narrates the stories of 18 films about children from Germany, Belgium, Mongolia, Sweden, Russia, Canada, Senegal, Argentina and Scotland.

1 hr · 1 Jul 2025
EPISODE 6

POV, Close Up, Dream

Directors demonstrate the art of POV, including Jocelyn Moorhouse, Ida Lupino, Edith Carlmar, Sofia Coppola, Liliana Cavani, Kelly Reichart, Larisa Shepitko, Jennifer Kent and others.

1 hr · 1 Jul 2025

Tilda Swinton

Narrator
Jane Fonda

Narrator
Kerry Fox

Narrator
Sharmila Tagore

Narrator
Debra Winger

Narrator
Adjoa Andoh

Narrator
Thandiwe Newton

Narrator
Mark Cousins

Director
Tilda Swinton

Producer