{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Always on: The History of Women in Film","description":"Welcome back for Season 2! We’re so happy to have you with us for another season.\n\nTo kick things off, Immi, Kitty and Lou are taking you through some of the key female figures who have shaped the film industry, from Alice Guy-Blaché, widely recognised as the first recorded female film director, and her groundbreaking film La Fée aux Choux (The Cabbage Fairy), all the way to Kathryn Bigelow’s history-making Oscar win and the influential women making their mark today.\n\nWe’ll be exploring their stories, achievements and the barriers they broke along the way, celebrating the women who have helped shape film as we know it.\n\nWatch La Fée aux Choux (The Cabbage Fairy) here: https://youtu.be/-Ewo-jcNYRI?si=QClFB__SA7sUDlkn , and find our research resources below:\n\nImmi’s Section:\n\nBFI Article\nhttps://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/female-gaze-100-overlooked-films-directed-by-women?\n\nAFI Article\nhttps://www.afi.com/news/alice-guy-blache-afi-catalog-spotlight/\n\nHarvard Gazette Article\nhttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/11/radcliffe-fellow-explores-early-female-film-pioneers/?\n\nScience Institute Article\nhttps://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/where-are-my-children-public-health-in-the-movies/?\n\nAFI Catalog\nhttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/14392-WHERE-ARE-MY-CHILDREN?cp=1&pos=0&sid=ee081118-cfbe-423f-86f6-f88b70537736&sr=4.887564&\n\nBFI Article\nhttps://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-with-early-women-filmmakers?\n\nBFI Player\nhttps://player.bfi.org.uk/rentals/film/watch-the-marvellous-mabel-normand-the-leading-lady-of-film-comedy-2018-online\n\nAFI Article\nhttps://www.afi.com/news/mabel-normand-afi-catalog-spotlight/?\n\nUCLA Article\nhttps://cinema.ucla.edu/touring-series/directed-by-dorothy-arzner-tour-2003/\n\nHarvard Article\nhttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2003/11/radcliffe-fellow-explores-early-female-film-pioneers/?\n\nKitty’s section:\n\nBechdel Test Online\nhttps://bechdeltest.com (https://bechdeltest.com/)\n\nAlison Bechdel interview on the origins of the test\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/02/alison-bechdel-test-dykes-to-watch-out-for-cartoonist-interview\n\nLou’s section:\n\nThe Celluloid Ceiling - 28th Edition\nhttps://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-Celluloid-Ceiling-Report.pdf\n\nUSC Annenberg - 2024 was a historic year for women in film\nhttps://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research-and-impact/2024-was-historic-year-women-film\n\nUSC Annenberg - DEI is DOA: Hollywood’s lack of progress toward inclusion\nhttps://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research-and-impact/dei-doa-hollywoods-lack-progress-toward-inclusion\n\nUSC Annenberg - Was 2023 the year of the woman director? Survey says… no\nhttps://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research-and-impact/was-2023-year-woman-director-survey-says%E2%80%A6-no","author_name":"Always On Film","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5165601-always-on-film","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43825354/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}