Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema
Ally Acker
Wednesday, 14 Feb 1990 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Ally Acker will show rare archival photographs of women filmmakers and recent interviews with Lilian Gish, Katherine Hepburn, Susan Seidelman, Sherry Lansing and Jane Fonda. Ally Acker is an independent film maker who founded the Reel Women Trust fund which preserves the history of women in film. She has a masters in screen writing and directing from Columbia University.Part of the National Affairs Series.
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