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| Course M, 2:30-5:20 W, 2:30-4:20 Thomson 125 |
| Instructor K. Gillis-Bridges Padelford A305 543-4892 MW, 1:00-2:20 |
| Page last updated 12/10/02 |
This page includes links to profiles of course directors, discussions of women's cinema and class films, materials on film research, sites on film terminology, guidelines on writing about film, resources for women in the film industry, and information on the Seattle film scene. When you follow the links, the Web sites will open in a new browser window. To return to this page, simply close the new browser window.
Course Directors
Arzner | Bigelow | Dash | Deren | Dunye | Friedrich | Hammer | Lupino | Riefenstahl
Dorothy Arzner
- Dorothy
Arzner
Arzner profile from The Silents Majority Web site; includes a short bibliography of books on Arzner and links to other resources.
Kathryn Bigelow
- Kathryn Bigelow Fan Page
Fan web site contains links to a large collection of newspaper and magazine interviews with Bigelow and reviews of her films; pictures of Bigelow; announcements of recent Bigelow news; and a page of links to other web sites. - Playback
My colleague Steve Shaviro's piece on Bigelow's Strange Days.
Julie Dash
- Julie
Dash
A short profile of Dash from the Women Make Movies site.
Cheryl Dunye
- Cheryl Dunye Biography
From the Black Cultural Studies web site, a brief discussion of Dunye's work. - Cheryl Dunye Interview
From the Black Cultural Studies web site, an interview with Dunye about making The Watermelon Woman, the controversy over the film, and the issue of building a visual culture based on black lesbian subjectivity. - Janine
and She Don't Fade
Dunye's article in Felix about making films and developing a black lesbian cinematic voice. - Stranger
Baby Productions
Web site for Dunye's production company features a biography and information on her past and current projects, as well as those of other female film and video artists. Stranger Baby "seeks to locate and encourage the work of mediamakers wherever they may be working and growing," so go ahead and submit a proposal.
Maya Deren
- Maya Deren, Dance, and Gestural Encounters in Ritual in Transfigured Time
Senses of Cinema essay exploring the influence of dance on Deren’s cinematic aesthetic.
- Maya Deren
Forum
An international forum for those interested in Deren and her work, the site contains
biographical notes, a filmography, a brief discussion of Deren’s “choreocinema,” and summaries of new Deren books, videos, and DVDs. - Meshes of the Afternoon
A short essay on the film.
Su Friedrich
- Su Friedrich
Friedrich's own web site contains synopsis and reviews of her films, scripts from selected films, a page of links to film and video funding agencies and distributors, and several biographies--from a "wee blurb" to "a really long one."
Barbara Hammer
- Barbara Hammer
The Boston Phoenix interviews Hammer about her work and lesbian cinema. - Barbara
Hammer Profile
Short profile of Hammer, with links to brief descriptions of Hammer films distributed by Women Make Movies.
Ida Lupino
- Both Sides of the Screen
Synopsis of Lupino’s directorial career and her Emerald/Filmakers films, with some attention to common themes. - Golden
Years Lupino Page
Links to Lupino biographies, filmographies and web sites, articles and books on Lupino, reviews of her films, a listing of her awards, and a gallery of Lupino photos.
- Ida Lupino: Queen of the 'B's
From online journal Images, a short piece on Lupino’s work that examines commonalities in Not Wanted, The Bigamist, and The Hitch-Hiker. - South
of the Chocolate Mountains
Article from Bright Lights online film journal that questions auteurist interpretations of Lupino’s work in an analysis of The Hitch-Hiker.
Leni Riefenstahl
- Fascinating
Fascism
Seminal Susan Sontag article on Riefenstahl and her work. Sontag begins by discussing a book of Riefenstahl's photography and branches out to a critique of Riefenstahl's film work and her construction of her persona.
- Leni
Riefenstahl: Ethics of an Auteur
Profile of Riefenstahl by film scholar Thomas Doherty.
Women's Cinema and Course Films
- Critical Writing Online Papers by students at Queen's University Film Studies program, including a paper that addresses Boy's Don't Cry, a meditation on queer cinema that discusses Arzner, Sagan, Friedrich, and Hammer, and an analysis of how cinema represented working women in the pre- and post-WWII era.
- Christopher Strong
Short analysis of Cynthia's character written for a Wellesley course on strong women. - Feminist Film Theory
Anneke Smelik's comprehensive essay on the history of feminist film theory, with references to key theorists, books, and articles. - Geechee Girls
Multimedia
Official site for Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust contains a review of the film, audio and video clips, Dash's discussion of her influences, and background on Gullah and the sea islands. - Reel
Women Productions
Site for Ally Acker's production company features "Reel Remarkable Stories" page with profiles of Alice Guy Blache, Lois Weber, Ida Lupino, Jodie Foster, and Euzhan Palcy. Acker produced a series of videos on women filmmakers and authored the book Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema. - Sisters in
Cinema
Filmmaker and scholar Yvonne Welbon's site for and about African American women filmmakers. The "Films" link contains a timeline of feature films directed by African American women and a list of film, video, and multimedia produced by African American lesbians.
- The Status of Contemporary Women Filmmakers
Essay by Dr. Katrien Jacobs speculating on women's contributions to cinema beyond the year 2000 and discussing the intersection between feminist film theory and women directors' filmmaking practices. - Where Are the Female Directors?
Salon.com article on the dearth of women in the film industry, with quotes from directors Martha Coolidge, Mira Nair, Nora Ephron, Mary Harron, Allison Anders, and Christine Choy (who is incorrectly called "Christina Choy" in the article).
- Women's Studies Database Film Reviews
Part of the women's studies database at the University of Maryland, the site features feminist film reviews of several course films as well as other films made by women directors.
Film Research
- AFI Online Site of the American Film Institute.
- American Studies Web An essential Internet research tool for American Studies scholars. The site has numerous links to sources on American literature, history, art, material culture (including film), gender studies, performing arts, religion and psychology, legal studies, race and ethnicity, economics, politics and social sciences.
- Cinemedia "The Internet's largest film and media directory," Cinemedia contains links to resources on cinema, directors, organizations, networks, actors, particular films, and research. Browse the categories to view Cinemedia's 25,000+ links.
- Deep Focus: A Complete Guide to Motion Pictures Information on film history, the development of motion picture technology, directors, and specific films, performers and directors.
- English Server Links to multiple resources in the humanities and social sciences.
- Feminism
in the United States
Bibliography of sources on various aspects of feminism. Although film is not included, the section on aesthetics, history, and politics are useful, as are the links to sources on African American feminism and specific feminist scholars.
- Film History
Decade-by-decade overview of historical events, industrial shifts, and emerging genres, with listing of key films from each year of a particular decade.
- Hollywood and Society Essay by Douglas Kellner that explores the film-society connection from the silent period to the contemporary era.
- Internet Movie Database Searchable index of over 125,000 films. Contains links to biographies of directors, screenwriters, producers and actors; commentaries on individual films; and links to popular film reviews.
- Movie Review Query Engine Use the query engine to search for Web reviews of particular films.
- Library of Congress Internet Resources Page Links to U.S. and international research sites on film and filmmakers.
- Research
101
This page defines primary and secondary sources, describes the information cycle and offers tips on how to construct search statements, select databases and evaluate sources.
- UCLA Arts Library Selected Internet Sources on Film Links to sites on directors, actors, studios, unions, electronic journals, film research, festivals, movie reviews, searchable databases, and internet guides to film.
- UW Libraries Cinema Studies Research Site Authored by a cinema studies librarian, the site has information on finding cinema studies resources in the UW libraries and links to electronic journals and cinema studies resources on the Web.
- Women in Cinema: A Reference Guide
Philip McEldowney's comprehensive guide to bibliographies, articles, books, special collections, and electronic resources on women in cinema. McEldowney's page contains a useful review essay outlining the history of scholarly approaches to women and film. - Women
in Film and Television: A Bibliography of Materials
From the Media Resource Center at U.C. Berkeley, a bibliography of texts on women, gender, and representation in film and television. The site includes an annotated bibliography of articles on Julie Dash.
Film Terminology
- Film Sound Design Site dedicated to film sound includes extensive glossaries of several scholars' descriptions of sound terminology, introductory articles on film sound and the soundtrack, other online articles, and links to sites on film, sound, and film sound.
- Glossary of Film Terms
Part of Dartmouth's page on writing about film, the glossary defines key film terms, from "accelerated motion" to "zoom."
- SOFIA (Study of Film as Internet Application) Click on "Camera," "Genre," "Editing," "Story," and "Form" for extended definitions and discussion of cinematic terms. The site contains material on technical aspects of filmmaking, discussions of genres and arguments regarding the relationship between film and society. Also contains book reviews, an essay gallery of works on film and film theory, and links to material on Hollywood film studios, critical theory and writing.
- Reading a Film Sequence A short guide on how to to read the text and context of a film. The page has excellent questions to guide students in their analysis of narrative, staging, cinematography, editing and sound.
Writing About Film
- Citing Film, Video, and Online Media Information on how to correctly document citations of film, video and online media materials.
- Dartmouth's Writing About Film Page
Detailed web site explains expectations for film papers; defines types of papers written for film classes (formal, historical, ideological, cultural studies, auteurist); describes useful strategies for taking film notes, annotating shot sequences, and questioning the film's contexts; provides writing tips; and includes an extensive glossary of film terms.
- GMU Writing Center's "Writing About Film" Page George Mason's step-by-step guide to writing film analyses.
- Plagiarism Discussed
A Purdue Online Writing Lab handout on what can constitute plagiarism, with information on when and when not to cite sources.
- MLA Citation Guide This site not only reviews MLA guidelines for formatting papers, composing a works cited list, and citing books, articles, and electronic sources within your text.
- Thinking Critically about Discipline-Based Web Resources Authored by UCLA librarian Esther Grassian, this page offers criteria for evaluating discipline-based world wide web sites. Writers can use Grassian's list to help them decide whether a particular web source is appropiate for an academic research paper.
Women in the Film Industry
- BFI Women
in Film and TV Gateway
The British Film Institute's page of links to resources for women in the film and television industry in Europe and the United States. - Mama Africa
Online
A project that brought African women directors together to create six short films highlighting the complexity of Africa and African women. - Movies Directed by Women
This organization began with director Allison Anders 50/50 summit. MDW strives to increase women's representation in the film industry and to build awareness of women's history in the industry. Be sure to view the statistics on women directors and Cari Beauchamp's article, "The Woman Behind the Camera in Early Hollywood." - Stranger
Baby Productions
Production company owned by filmmaker Cheryl Dunye, Stranger Baby "seeks to locate and encourage the work of mediamakers wherever they may be working and growing." - Women in Film
An organization dedicated to assisting women in the film and television industry. - Women Make Movies
"Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women." WMM distributes selected films of course directors Julie Dash, Maya Deren, Su Friedrich, and Barbara Hammer. Do not miss WMM's extensive page of links to bibliographies, feminist film theory, filmographies, and other resources on women in film.
Seattle Film Scene
- Cinema Seattle Sponsors of Seattle International Film festival, the Screenwriter's Forum, and The Talking Pictures series.
- Northwest Film Forum An organization supporting local film, Northwest Film Forum operates The Little Theater, the Grand Illusion, and Wigglyworld Studios. NFF also curates various Seattle film programs.
- 911 Media Arts Center 911 seeks to increase community participation in the media through education programs, equipment access, screenings, and Web-based film distribution.
- Seattle Film Institute Seattle Film Institute concentrates on film, offering courses in Super 8, 16 mm, sync sound, screenwriting, and the language of film.
- Three-Dollar Bill Cinema Sponsor of the Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and other events, including The Sound of Music Sing-a-Long.
- Wiggly World Studios As the Web page states, "WigglyWorld Studios provides a wealth of material, financial and human resources for local filmmakers, including production and post-production equipment, workshops, guest lectures and open screenings."