Alice Guy-Blanché, another hidden figure

She was the first movie director and a pionner in the development of film-making industry.She was a groundbreaker in the field of film narrative technology and changed the format of filmmaking forever.
She wrote, directed, or produced more than 1,000 films and she was the first woman to build and run a film studio.
 Forgotten by the film industry , filmmaker Pamela Green wants to change that by paying homage to Guy- Blanché s through her film Be Natural, in reference to the acting style Alice encouraged the actors to use , paving the way for modern professionnal acting career 

Another unfair case of a woman's erasure from history , when history is written by men.


Be Natural Trailer from Be Natural on Vimeo.

FOR FURTHER READING : : The First Woman Behind a Camera, Now Forgotten

Art through music: "Dust my shoulders off"

               

Dust My Shoulders Off

Jane Zhang

Just had a bad day
Had car trouble on the highway
My stupid boss don't like me
Spilled hot coffee on my blue jeans
I'm low on money and ain't shit funny
But it's still sunny outside
So I keep smiling, I won't start wilin'
I just keep living my life

Can't keep me down, me down
(It's only temporary)
Can't make me frown, me frown
(So I ain't even worried)
'Cause the world keeps spinnin'
Life goes on and on
I won't cry for long
(Won't cry for long long long)
'Cause I'll still be winnin'
When things are going wrong
I turn on my favorite song
And dust my shoulders
(I dust my shoulders off)
(I dust my shoulders off)
(I dust my shoulders off)
I don't worry 'bout nothing, just dust it off
(I dust my shoulders off)
(I dust my shoulders off)
(I dust my shoulders off)
I don't…