Ally Acker

From the award winning, 10 part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film." Who should direct the film? Who should write it? Who should edit the final product? With major Hollywood studios, these questions lie within the producer's domain. Marcia Nasatir was the first female VP of a major studio. Sherry Lansing was the first woman to become president of a major studio. Features: Sherry Lansing, Marcia Nasatir, Lauren Schuler-Donner, Lynda Obst,...

From the award winning, 10 part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film." Film editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it, "They thought that women were good at little details, like sewing." Before editing became a craft, women were the earliest technicians. Today, the long tradition of women editors carries on. Features: Dede Allen, Margaret Booth and Carol Littleton, Brianne Murphy and Kevin...

From the award winning, 10 part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film." This documentary features the most gifted young directors of the 80's and 90's, revealing the secrets of their success in their craft. Features: Susan Seidelman and Amy Heckerling. Includes interview material with Barbra Streisand. Ally Acker is the director of the ten part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film.”

From the award winning, 10 part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film," this documentary premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and is produced by Reel Women Media. Explore the challenging world of the screenwriter with renowned industry writers. Features: Jay Presson Allen, Harriet Frank Jr., Fay Kanin, Margarethe von Trotta, and Euzhan Palcy. Ally Acker is the director of the ten part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film.”...

From the award winning, 10 part archival program series, "Filmmakers on Film. " Non-US directors speak about the idiosyncrasies of filmmaking in their respective countries. Because of the difficulty of financing, very few American film directors establish a body of work. For American women directors, the problem is two-fold. But in Europe, Canada, and some countries of South America, filmmaking is often government subsidized, making it possible for...

For forty years the doors of studio filmmaking were closed to women. But the coming of the women's movement in the late 1960's changed everything. This is the story of the second'wave of Reel Women who, like their early foremothers, once again held the power to greenlight a motion picture. As we move into the 21st century, digital technology takes filmmaking global. Reel'Women can now pioneer their own stories all over the world. This is their remarkable...

Based on the groundbreaking edition, Reel Women: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS, by Ally Acker, JODIE FOSTER takes us on a sweeping journey that looks at the remarkable achievements of female filmmakers from 1896 into the 21st century who transformed the way we look at movies. Using rare footage, and exclusive interviews with filmmakers all over the globe, Reel Herstory corrects the notion that women behind the scenes held adjunct or peripheral careers,...