{"product_id":"9781633537767","title":"Backwards and in Heels","description":"Author: Alicia Malone\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781633537767\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Key Lime Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Aug 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 236 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen in Filmmaking and Their Struggle Against Bias\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels\" \u003cb\u003eAnn Richards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Bestseller in Acting \u0026amp; Auditioning, Performing Arts, and Guides \u0026amp; Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWomen in filmmaking since the beginning.\u003c\/b\u003eWomen have been instrumental in the success of American cinema since its very beginning. One of the first people to ever pick up a motion picture camera was a woman; as was the first screenwriter to win two Academy Awards, the inventor of the boom microphone, and the first person to be credited with the title Film Editor. Throughout the history of Hollywood, women have been revolutionizing, innovating, and shaping filmmaking. Yet their stories are rarely shared. This is what film reporter Alicia Malone wants to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first female directors.\u003c\/b\u003ecombines research and exclusive interviews with influential women and men working in Hollywood today, including Geena Davis, J.J. Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Octavia Spencer, America Ferrera, Paul Feig, and many more; as well as film professors, historians and experts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime to level the playing field.\u003c\/b\u003eas a guidebook, your entry into the complex world of women in film. Join Alicia Malone as she champions Hollywood women of the past and present and looks to the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn little known facts about:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first females in film direction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIconic movie stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresent day activists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you enjoyed books such as Renegade Women in Film and TV or The Purple Diaries, you'll love Alicia Malone's Backwards \u0026amp; In Heels. Also, don't miss Alicia's #1 Bestseller in Movies \u0026amp; Video Guides \u0026amp; Reviews, The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47922329223326,"sku":"ING-9781633537767","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781633537767.jpg?v=1782888841","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781633537767","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}