Women Make Film

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

Directors discuss how to create believability in characters and interactions while telling simple human stories.

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

Scene staging originates from cinema's roots in theatre; Kinuyo Tanaka uses staging to shape a scene's invisible geometry and accentuate tension between characters in The Moon Has Risen.

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

India's great film star Sharmila Tagore talks about dreams in movies, with examples ranging from Wayne's World through experimental film to Sally Potter. Jane Fonda continues to talk about bodies.