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Mary Pickford – the most powerful woman in Hollywood who in the end wanted to burn her fame

  • by Juliane Block
  • October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

When starting to research Mary Pickford, I’ve come across a lot of superlatives: The most powerful woman in Hollywood. One of the Canadian pioneers in… Read More »Mary Pickford – the most powerful woman in Hollywood who in the end wanted to burn her fame

Madam C.J.Walker – From poverty to the first millionaire African American women.

  • by Mhairi Calvey
  • September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

(1867-1919) Entrepreneur, Activist and philanthropist Madam C.J Walker was born Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867 on the same Delta, Louisiana Plantation where her parents,… Read More »Madam C.J.Walker – From poverty to the first millionaire African American women.

Why did we change our brand to The Heroine Voice?

  • by Juliane Block
  • September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Or: What does it mean to be a woman? When do you find a sense of belonging? This has been described by many as ‘belonging… Read More »Why did we change our brand to The Heroine Voice?

Interview with Producer Maria Carlota Vivas Munro

  • by Juliane Block
  • July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Maria, tell us a bit about yourself. How did you become a producer and what do you love most about the job? I was born… Read More »Interview with Producer Maria Carlota Vivas Munro

Rape in Film – A Female Filmmaker’s Perspective

  • by Juliane Block
  • July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

I spent a lot of time researching the portrayal of rape in movies during the development and pre-production of my film ‘3 Lives’. I personally… Read More »Rape in Film – A Female Filmmaker’s Perspective

Sally Morgan – ‘My Place’ and The Stolen Generations of Australia

  • by Georgie Fisher
  • June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Map: First Nations of Australia Introduction Sally Morgan is an influential Aboriginal Australian author and artist. Her 1987 autobiography ‘My Place’ is now considered a… Read More »Sally Morgan – ‘My Place’ and The Stolen Generations of Australia

Lois Weber – Once the Highest Paid Director in all of Hollywood

  • by Juliane Block
  • June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

You read that right, she wasn’t the highest paid female director, once she even outranked her male peers like D. W. Griffith and Cecil B.… Read More »Lois Weber – Once the Highest Paid Director in all of Hollywood

Greta Gerwig’s Ladybird vs. Rocky – Or: The Importance of the Female Perspective

  • by Juliane Block
  • June 11, 2020June 26, 2020

photo: Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Greta Gerwig Last night my partner and I were looking for a film to watch. I wanted to watch… Read More »Greta Gerwig’s Ladybird vs. Rocky – Or: The Importance of the Female Perspective

Pam Grier – The Queen of Blaxploitation

  • by Georgie Fisher
  • June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

Pam Grier is considered to be the first African-American female to headline an action film. In an industry where black women were usually portrayed as… Read More »Pam Grier – The Queen of Blaxploitation

Pearl White, Helen Holmes – Meet the Daredevil Serial Action Queens of the 1910s

  • by Juliane Block
  • May 30, 2020June 1, 2020

Inspired by Michelle Muldoon’s interview about her western Last Stand to Nowhere, I decided to dig deeper into early female role models I’d like to… Read More »Pearl White, Helen Holmes – Meet the Daredevil Serial Action Queens of the 1910s

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Mary Pickford – the most powerful woman in Holly Mary Pickford – the most powerful woman in Hollywood who in the end wanted to burn her fame

When starting to research Mary Pickford, I’ve come across a lot of superlatives:

> The most powerful woman in Hollywood.
> One of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood.
> One of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s.
> “Queen of the Movies”
> She invented modern screen acting.
> The first movie star.
> The most successful producer of the silent movie era.

Read more about her in our newest blog post [Link in Bio]
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Sarah transformed herself from a laundress into on Sarah transformed herself from a laundress into one of the twentieth century’s most successful, self-made women entrepreneurs, starting her own company in 1906. 

Read more about Madame C.J. Walker on our blog and let us know what you think. [Link in Bio]

Written by @mhairicalveyofficial 

#heroine #heroinetribe #femalepower #empowerment #inspiring #madamecjwalker
Finally! We are back with changed name and a new p Finally! We are back with changed name and a new post :) 

Why did we change our brand to The Heroine Voice?
Or: What does it mean to be a woman? When do you find a sense of belonging? This has been described by many as ‘belonging to a tribe’, but this post will be about why we shouldn’t use that term.

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#heroine #heroinevoice #femalepower #empowerment #inspiring
Alice Guy-Blaché was world's first female filmma Alice Guy-Blaché was world's first female filmmaker and arguably the first female ever to make a narrative movie. Haven't heard of her? Her name got lost in history and it's time to change that! Spread the word if you think her work deserves more recognition. Read more about her in our blog (LINK IN BIO)
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Tazuko Sakane & Kinuyo Tanaka - The First Two Fema Tazuko Sakane & Kinuyo Tanaka - The First Two Female Directors in Japan
Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

When I was thinking about my next blog post, a lot of western filmmakers came to mind. Actually, not a lot, but enough. In case you don’t know this, I lived in South East Asia for 6 years, so I decided to dive into Asian filmmakers instead. I chose Japan, simply because I really enjoy the works of Akira Kurosawa.

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Lotte Reiniger – The Filmmaker Who Created the W Lotte Reiniger – The Filmmaker Who Created the World's Oldest Surviving Animated Feature Film 
Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

This week I want to talk about another little known female filmmaker. 

Who doesn't know Walt Disney and his achievements? But did you know that there was a German woman, who made the oldest surviving animated full feature length film more than a decade earlier? Her name is Lotte Reiniger. 

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Last Stand to Nowhere – An All-Female Western – Interview with Director Michelle Muldoon 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

With this blog we've set up a discussion group on Facebook, and when I stumbled upon the post of Michelle Muldoon's all-female western, I was intrigued! I bought the short on Vimeo on Demand and loved it so much, that I decided I wanted to know more about it. ...
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Alice Guy-Blaché - The World's First Narrative Fi Alice Guy-Blaché - The World's First Narrative Filmmaker 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

Let me introduce Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female filmmaker in history, who directed, produced and supervised about 1,000 films. As was customary at the time, a lot of her films were short and very few were preserved. 

Born 1873 in France, Guy-Blaché trained as typist and stenographer after her ...
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Margaret Hamilton – The Woman who put Man on the Margaret Hamilton – The Woman who put Man on the Moon 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

Who is Margaret Hamilton?

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Germaine Dulac vs. Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dali - Germaine Dulac vs. Luis Buñuel & Salvador Dali - The Origin of Surrealist Cinema 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

Un Chien Andalou (1929) by Buñuel & Dali is considered to be the first surrealist film and – if you check the wikipedia entry – was analysed by a vast number of influential film critics. Ken Dancyger has argued that Un Chien Andalou might be the genesis of the filmmaking style present in the modern music video. Rogert Ebert called it the ...
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Lotte Reiniger – The Filmmaker Who Created the W Lotte Reiniger – The Filmmaker Who Created the World's Oldest Surviving Animated Feature Film 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

This week I want to talk about another little known female filmmaker. 

Who doesn't know Walt Disney and his achievements? But did you know that there was a German woman, who made the oldest surviving animated full feature length film more than a decade earlier? Her name is Lotte Reiniger. 

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#heroine #heroinetribe #femalepower #empowerment #inspiring
How Aretha Franklin Turned a Sexist Song into a Fe How Aretha Franklin Turned a Sexist Song into a Feminist Anthem 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T is a Cover?

For me, born in the early 80s, Aretha Franklin’s 1967 hit ‘Respect’ had always been there. A feminist anthem. A symbol of both the civil rights and women’s rights movements of the 1960s. A foot stomping, hip shaking, finger guns inducing fire straight from the belly of a powerhouse ...
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Sally Morgan – 'My Place' and The Stolen Generat Sally Morgan – 'My Place' and The Stolen Generations of Australia 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

Map: First Nations of Australia

Introduction

Sally Morgan is an influential Aboriginal Australian author and artist. Her 1987 autobiography ‘My Place’ is now considered a classic work of Australian literature. The book tells her personal family ...
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Pam Grier – The Queen of Blaxploitation Read t Pam Grier – The Queen of Blaxploitation 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

Pam Grier on set in ...
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Pearl White, Helen Holmes – Meet the Daredevil S Pearl White, Helen Holmes – Meet the Daredevil Serial Action Queens of the 1910s 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

Inspired by Michelle Muldoon's interview about her western Last Stand to Nowhere, I decided to dig deeper into early female role models I'd like to identify with in cinema. I came across the names Pearl White, Helen Holmes, and Helen Gibson. There are others, but let's focus on these three as ...
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#heroine #heroinetribe #femalepower #empowerment #inspiring
Greta Gerwig’s Ladybird vs. Rocky - Or: The Impo Greta Gerwig’s Ladybird vs. Rocky - Or: The Importance of the Female Perspective 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

photo: Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) and Greta Gerwig

Last night my partner and I were looking for a film to watch. I wanted to watch Greta Gerwig’s new film ‘Little Women’ after reading and hearing so much praise about it. I’ve been a huge fan of her work ever since I saw her first solo directorial adventure ...
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#heroine #heroinetribe #femalepower #empowerment #inspiring
Tazuko Sakane & Kinuyo Tanaka - The First Two Fema Tazuko Sakane & Kinuyo Tanaka - The First Two Female Directors in Japan 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

When I was thinking about my next blog post, a lot of western filmmakers came to mind. Actually, not a lot, but enough. In case you don’t know this, I lived in South East Asia for 6 years, so I decided to dive into Asian filmmakers instead. I chose Japan, simply because I really enjoy the works of Akira Kurosawa.

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#heroine #heroinetribe #femalepower #empowerment #inspiring
Rape in Film - A Female Filmmaker’s Perspective Rape in Film - A Female Filmmaker’s Perspective 

Read the full story on our blog [Link in Bio]

I spent a lot of time researching the portrayal of rape in movies during the development and pre-production of my film '3 Lives'. I personally have been in situations of sexual violence two times in my life. After a few years, I had the urge to put my experience into film, to tackle the trauma through art. Up until this point, I hadn't been able to watch films that ...
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