Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.
Direction
Acker's archival detective work is genuinely obsessive.
Production
Rare footage that took decades to unbury.
Writing
Corrects history without being a lecture.
Director
Ally Acker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ally Acker spent over a decade tracking down footage of Dorothy Arzner, the only female director working in Hollywood's studio era.
This documentary predates the 'female director renaissance' discourse by years—watching it now feels like reading prophecy.
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