Invisible WomenApr 12Spotlight: Gloria SchoemannOur guest writer Hipatia Argüero makes the case for the film editor as auteur celebrating Gloria Schoemann, Queen of the Mexican Golden Age.
Invisible WomenFeb 8Spotlight: Zeinabu irene DavisThis February we champion Zeinabu irene Davis, an underappreciated heroine of US indie filmmaking who might finally be finding her moment.
Invisible WomenJan 11Spotlight: Amaka IgweDika Ofoma introduces us to '90s Nollywood rebel Amaka Igwe, whose work lay the foundations for a new generation of Nigerian filmmakers.
Invisible WomenNov 11, 2021Spotlight: Ruby GriersonThis is the first instalment of a two-parter centred on Scottish filmmaking sisters Ruby and Marion Grierson.
Invisible WomenJul 14, 2021Spotlight: Invisible Women of 1970s HollywoodThis month we deep dive into the fascinating story of inimitable Polly Platt and her extraordinary contemporaries.
Invisible WomenJun 16, 2021Spotlight: Sandra LahireThis pride month we’re basking in the glorious queer gaze of Sandra Lahire. A central figure in the feminist workshop movement of the 1980s.
Invisible WomenApr 14, 2021Spotlight: Mary BlairThis months Spotlight focuses Mary Blair, the wildly creative and impossibly chic Art Director who shaped the Disney studio’s iconic imagery
Invisible WomenMar 10, 2021Spotlight: Fronza WoodsMeet Fronza Woods, an American director whose short films are warm, witty and revealing explorations of the interior lives of Black women.
Invisible WomenFeb 10, 2021Spotlight: Evelyn LambartFebruary’s Spotlight is on Evelyn Lambart, a trailblazing animator whose irresistible films never fail to make us smile.
Invisible WomenJan 13, 2021Spotlight: Sankofa Film & Video CollectiveWe felt as Black artists that we needed to have space where we could create, because it’s only when you have that space, that you can...
Invisible WomenDec 16, 2020Spotlight: Wendy ToyeLike many wonderful filmmakers Wendy Toye came to film through dance. What is it about dance that often seems to lead to the camera?
Invisible WomenNov 10, 2020Spotlight: Leontine SaganThis month’s Spotlight will transport us to 1930s Berlin, as we explore the story of the women behind queer classic Mädchen in Uniform.
Invisible WomenOct 7, 2020Spotlight: Jenny GilbertsonAfter several decades hiatus, Jenny Gilbertson returned to filmmaking in the 1970s. An extraordinary, inspiring second act story.
Invisible WomenSep 9, 2020Spotlight: Kathleen CollinsThis Spotlight focuses on filmmaker and writer Kathleen Collins, the great lost-then-found chronicler of race, class and gender in 1980s NY.
Invisible WomenAug 5, 2020Spotlight: Sarah JacobsonSarah’s story is a simple tragedy of lost potential. Yet despite her tiny body of work, she has become a legend of the indie underground.
Invisible WomenJul 8, 2020Spotlight: Kay ManderThis is a fan letter to Kay Mander, who captured our hearts the moment we heard her sassy account of working in the 1940s film industry.
Invisible WomenJun 10, 2020Spotlight: Ngozi OnwurahOur first SPOTLIGHT focuses on Ngozi Onwurah, a wildly imaginative filmmaker and first black female director to release a feature in the UK.