Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Directed byJohanna Demetrakas
Produced byLisa Remington
StarringLaurie Anderson
Phyllis Chesler
Judy Chicago
CinematographyKristy Tully
Edited byKate Amend
Music byLili Haydn
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09) (Big Sky Documentary Film Festival)
  • October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? is a 2018 documentary film directed by Johanna Demetrakas and starring Laurie Anderson, Phyllis Chesler and Judy Chicago among others.[1] Women of different ages and backgrounds are interviewed by Demetrakas and a team of assistants on the subject of feminism, anchored in the book 'Emergence' with portraits by the photographer Cynthia MacAdams published in 1977.[2][3] The film was partly funded by the International Documentary Association and also by a crowd funding campaign that raised over $75,000.[4][5] It was released by Netflix on October 12, 2018.[6]

  1. ^ Robinson, Chauncey K. (17 October 2018). "Netflix feminists: Film on 1970s women's movement shows work still to do". www.peoplesworld.org. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Munshell, Paige (16 October 2018). "Review: 'Feminists: What were they thinking?' paves the path forward for feminism". The Diamond Back. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Montgomery, Sarah Jasmine (26 March 2019). "Netflix doc 'Feminists: What Were They Thinking?' barely scratches the surface on feminism". www.dailydot.com. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "FEMINISTS: What Were They Thinking?". International Documentary Association. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "FEMINISTS: What Were They Thinking?". Kickstarter. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "FEMINISTS: What Were They Thinking?". Ida - International Documentary Association. Retrieved July 7, 2019.