Alexis Krasilovsky writes (12/29/07):
I’m proud to let classmates know that my 90-minute documentary Women Behind the Camera won the 2007 Spirit of Moondance Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The film screened recently at the Plus CamerImage International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography in Lodz, Poland and the Muestra Internacional de las Mujeres en el Cine y la Television at the Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City.
It’s an official selection of several upcoming festivals as well, including the Dhaka International Film Festival in Bangladesh in January, where I’m excited to be a keynote speaker.
Women Behind the Camera (2007) – 90 minutes
Directed by: Alexis Krasilovsky
“WOMEN BEHIND THE CAMERA” reveals the lives of camerawomen in Hollywood and Bollywood, Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Russia, Mexico, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, and the U.S.
“Exciting!” — Haskell Wexler, ASC
“What gutsy characters she found–from the Chinese women who filmed Mao as he traveled the countryside in the 1950’s to the Afghan women who secretly recorded Taliban atrocities, to an African American who earned her way into the white-boys’ club of cinematographers. The filming itself was a communal effort, with interviews recorded by lenswomen around the world.” — Ms., Fall 2007.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Dhaka International Film Festival
Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 10-18, 2008
Through Women’s Eyes Film Festival
Sarasota, Florida
February 1, 2008
The Art of Gender in Everyday Life Conference
Idaho State University
March 5, 2008
Women’s Film Festival
Brattleboro, Vermont
March 19 & 21, 2008
Female Eye Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
March 27-30, 2008
Women Behind the Camera is available on DVD at www.womenbehindthecamera.com, where you can also view a trailer for the film.