Martha Ansara
Martha Ansara was one of the first women in Australia to work as a cinematographer.
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Gillian Armstrong
Gillian Armstrong was the first woman in Australia to direct a feature length film since the McDonagh sisters in the 1930s.
Tig Notaro
American comedian
Michelle Obama
American first lady, lawyer, bestselling author and producer
Tiffany Shlain
Honored by Newsweek as one of their “Women Shaping the 21st Century,” Tiffany Shlain is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, author, and founder of the Webby Awards.
Nise Bulelwa Malange
South African writer, documentary filmmaker, artist and activist
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Oscar-winning Pakistani documentary filmmaker
Dr Carmen Toscano
A poet and playwright, she was a co-founder of the literary group Rueca and a television screenwriter. She adapted and wrote the screenplays for the films Memorias de un revolucionario and Ronda revolucionaria. She contributed to América, the journal of the University of Mexico, and Taller Poético.
Dawn Porter
Despite having directed or produced more than a dozen documentaries, Dawn Porter did not begin her career thinking she’d end up in film.
Jeni Thornley
Australian documentary filmmaker