Silent Women

Films: my Ikigai , my reason for living They gave true purpose to this silent lady The first the Land of The Rising Sun would bring My work ethics were far from being shady I was the eldest daughter of six siblings In the old capital I was a baby Kyoto was Japan’s Hollywood in billings My father was tied to the film industry The screening room was part of my beginnings For us it was a frequent act...

Nǐhǎo from this first time female director Who actually made movies in China Marion E. Wong shared my descent and sector Her pictures were made in California To Americans our culture she unveiled While I shaped the cinema form in Zhongguo The Shanghai Shadow Play Company I nailed It was founded by Dan Duyu, my mentor Working as one of his actresses prevailed The Shen Bao press praised my expressiv...

The first female director in Bollywood Is how I’ll be known when I’m with the resters Our industry began before Hollywood In 1899 we had The Wrestlers In Old California arrived much later I was with the Indian cinema settlers I pursued a career path as a dream maker I was from an Urdu-Muslim family I was very hardworking, not a faker They tried to tie my name to some calumny Claiming I married the...

I was the Land of Pharaohs’ film shaker First I was Mofeda Mohamed Ghoneim My humble origins were no dream breaker My status and life would have changed in due time Damietta, Alexandria, Cairo Are the places were I spent most of my prime Being a female artist could bring sorrow My nation would shun women of performance With the revolution, minds were less narrow I changed name for theatrical confo...

I was a film director from Down Under The Emerald City is where I was born I was considered as a child of wonder My artistic aptitude was not timeworn In the suburb of Drummoyne I grew with bliss Third of seven kids, I was never forlorn With my family, plays I would never miss Dad was surgeon for the theatre circle Attending weekly soirées I reminisce Aussie motion pictures became my portal I form...

Primeira mulher cineasta do Brasil That is who I was, am and will always be I was overtly driven by my strong will I debuted behind the camera with glee My film O Mistério do Dominó Preto Was a silent picture and not a talkie A sound-movie had been done here, I do know A cabaram-se os Otários was it A couple of years prior to my film-show First I was a small-town girl, not a misfit Born Jacyra Mar...

I was just seventeen when I made my film I was the first Chilean female director Through time this role turned into a phantom limb In fact, I became a prolific writer The picture show is where I moved my first steps I then was journalist, playwright and author The one movie I directed was complex I also wrote the script, whilst my husband helped With photography and editing effects Salvador Giamba...

Herminia Pérez de León was by birth Yet the name that made me known was another Being Mimí Derba was the cause of my mirth It was inspired by a vigorous other Someone compared me to this energy drink It was fitting for all, even my mother I always felt different and at the brink I found the frivolous theatre profound Sharing social criticism without a blink Thus, acting in these plays took me off...

I started dancing in variety shows My family background was all artistic Therefore performing on stage is what I chose With my two dear sisters I was altruistic The Hermanas Cortesina were a force We were a team, never antagonistic Isadora Duncan influenced my course Showing my semi-nude body wrapped by veils The crowds my sculpted silhouette would endorse The Venus Valenciana made ticket sales I...

When you mention female Swedish directors From the silent era of motion pictures Not my name comes to mind at first, but others The work of Anna Hofman-Uddgren flickers And the one of Karin Swanström emerges too I was the pioneer amongst these figures In 1910 a classic I would renew Värmlänningarna is a rooted story Born from Fredrik August Dahlgren’s point of view That screen-adaptation was my so...

My surname has always been a mystery I chose to diminutise Antonina I was Nina Niovilla for history In my country I was a film tsarina The press named me the ‘Polish Germaine Dulac’ Translating plays was my starting arena The Weimar Republic was still on full track When I had my directorial film debut My early works patriotism would unpack In one I showed the Battle of Lemberg coup I further used...

I shaped my craft in the coldest of nations And became its first female director My art was declined by various creations The passion for acting at first was greater I tread on several stages as a thespian I studied at the Moscow Art Theatre My repertoire covered all that was Russian The Keys To Happiness was my screen debut My directorial shift triggered discussion In 1916 I had a big breakthroug...

I was born in a revue company stage My family worked in the theatre always I sang and performed from a very young age I was quite determined, never in a daze The Netherlands was my place of expression My life was articulate in many ways Three husbands, some kids, and show-biz accession I even lived in Pretoria for a time I enjoyed an effective working session Eureka, the movie company, was mine My...

I was a critic before I made my pictures My family was of classe moyenne supérieur We were quite close to Jules Verne’s infrastructures Our genealogy was Saisset-Schneider I left Amiens for Paris with my granny Journalism I confronted with great ardeur Writing about feminism was uncanny For others, but it was my bread and butter I loved covering cinematography I was an assertive dàme, not a nutter...

I created magic with scissors, some say Silhouette animation was my bailiwick Black-cut characters emerged in shadow play I mastered how to scherenschnitte real quick In youth I was Charlotte from Charlottenburg At my open-air school I never got sick Tuberculosis had recently occurred Thus, the best therapy was sun-kissed fresh air Hence, my inspiration took flight like a bird Chinese shadow puppe...

I came into this world as Aloisia Veltée My home was enveloped by the mountainous zone Do not envision me within a relais I lived in the city were Klimt’s kiss was blown The Hofburg, the Philarmonic and Demel Are parts of my dear hometown that are well-known But the Stadtpanoptikum was just as well My father was the founder of this Kohlmarkt Where people could see living pictures and dwell I helpe...

I come from the country of film Neorealism I used that style before those male filmmakers Some say my work was a sort of activism First Italian female cineaste of shakers Actress, writer, producer, distributor I most preferred non-professional actors My scenes portrayed the humble, mundane factor Village festivals, iris shots, cross-fades I also recreated deviant behaviour Form and reverie came fr...

Cinematography was boundless for me I defied conventions of motion pictures I went from Britain to the Adriatic Sea The Ottoman and Balkan troops were hotspurs I captured the war on a plate camera Mr. Newman made it for my bold transfers My Papa was General in Rumelia Uncle and aunt were newspaper editors I was a war reporter of my era I was armed to shield myself from predators It was not all fun...

Have you ever wondered how it can feel like To handle filmmaking through a non-white lens? For women like myself there was no Klondike I later achieved endurance through my friends I was born in the South East, in Kentucky Robert and Leuvenia were loving parents When we moved to Kansas we all felt lucky But rainbows were different for those like us A darker shade of pale was seen as mucky Black mi...

I came to the world during a spring drizzle My family was middle-class and Christian Toiling young in missions became my chisel For social justice in my work of fiction They called it an unladylike profession The craft of moving picture composition Before that music was my one obsession I was a pianist, organist and singer When I reached New York I made the progression The musical comedies made me...

History is defined by the dominant While other voices have been kept sealed too long This is why we should have a united front Nineteenth century France is where I belong Though I worked and lived also in the U.S. My passion for moving pictures was so strong That my first narrative film was a success The Cabbage Patch Fairy even had sequels But I must start from my birth to then progress Emile and...