More women worked in film during its first two decades than at any time since'. '.strtoupper('u')nfortunately, many early women filmmakers have been largely written out of film history, their contributions undervalued'. '.strtoupper('t')his necessary and timely collection highlights the work of 14 of early cinema's most innovative and influential women directors, re writing and celebrating their rightful place in film history.international in scope, this groundbreaking collection features over 10 hours of material, comprised of 25 films spanning 1911 1940, including many rare titles not widely available until now'. '.strtoupper('d')irectors include mabel normand, alice guy blanché, lois weber, dorothy davenport, germaine dulac, olga preobrazhenskaya, dorothy arzner and mary ellen bute'. '.strtoupper('t')hese women were technically and stylistically innovative, pushing the boundaries of narrative, aesthetics, and genre'. '.strtoupper('g')oing back to the beginning of cinema, this collection makes visible the tremendous directorial contributions women made.filmsdisc 1 falling leaves 1912, 14 mins making an american citizen 1912, 14 mins the girl in the armchair 1912, 13 mins greater love hath no man 1911, 12 mins algie, the miner 1912, 10 mins matrimony's speed limit 1913, 13 mins ocean waif 1916, 29 minsdisc 2 suspense 1913, 10 mins discontent 1916, 25 mins the blot 1921, 94 mins mabel's strange predicament 1914, 12 minsdisc 3 the woman condemned 1934, 64 mins la cigarette 1919, 50 mins la souriante mme'. '.strtoupper('b')eudet 1922, 43 minsdisc 4 le village du peche 1927, 88 mins le roi des aulnes 1929, 45 mins dance, girl, dance 1940, 4 mins parabola 1937, 9 minsspecial featuresalice guy blaché 2018, 8 mins featurette on the directorlois weber 2018, 9 mins featurette on the directormabel normand 2018, 8 mins featurette on the directorfully illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the films and full film creditsother extras tbc