Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | |
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Directed by | Johanna Demetrakas |
Produced by | Lisa Remington |
Starring | Laurie Anderson Phyllis Chesler Judy Chicago |
Cinematography | Kristy Tully |
Edited by | Kate Amend |
Music by | Lili Haydn |
Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]