Episode 4

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23rd Apr 2025

Female Filmmaking

Season 1, Episode 4 is a topic very near and dear to The Sisters hearts- the pursuit of female filmmaking. Studies show that the number of males and females studying filmmaking is at an even divide so why are the numbers of women directing films so low??!! The sisters will take you on a journey through time, exploring the past, present and hopeful future of female filmmakers!

Links attached provide resources to stats/discussion material heard in this episode. Here are some recommended books on the subject:

1)Backwards & In Heels

The Past, Present And Future Of Women Working In Film by Alicia Malone

2) The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women by Alicia Malone

3) The Wrong Kind of Women

Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood by Naomi McDougall Jones





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The Sister(s) Strain
Feisty, Feminist Filmmaker Duo
This funny and feisty feminist filmmaker duo host a podcast called The Sister(s) Strain which touches on the female experience in our modern society and the current strain on positive sisterhood.

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The Sisters Strain's mission is to empower women and highlight the female experience by sharing stories about women, by women, through the lens of the female gaze