Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film

By Alicia Malone

Book Overview

Women in Filmmaking and Their Struggle Against Bias

"After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels" -Ann Richards

#1 Bestseller in Acting & Auditioning, Performing Arts, and Guides & Reviews

Women in filmmaking since the beginning. Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema since its very beginning. One of the first people to ever pick up a motion picture camera was a woman; as was the first screenwriter to win two Academy Awards, the inventor of the boom microphone, and the first person to be credited with the title Film Editor. Throughout the history of Hollywood, women have been revolutionizing, innovating, and shaping filmmaking. Yet their stories are rarely shared. This is what film reporter Alicia Malone wants to change.

The first female directors. Backwards & In Heels tells the history of women in film in a different way, with stories about incredible women who made their mark in each Hollywood era. Every story is inspiring, detailing the accomplishments of extraordinary women and the obstacles they faced. Backwards & In Heels combines research and exclusive interviews with influential women and men working in Hollywood today, including Geena Davis, J.J. Abrams, Ava DuVernay, Octavia Spencer, America Ferrera, Paul Feig, and many more; as well as film professors, historians and experts.

Time to level the playing field. Think of Backwards & In Heels as a guidebook, your entry into the complex world of women in film. Join Alicia Malone as she champions Hollywood women of the past and present and looks to the future.

Learn little known facts about:

The first females in film directionIconic movie starsPresent day activists

If you enjoyed books such as Renegade Women in Film and TV or The Purple Diaries, you'll love Alicia Malone's Backwards & In Heels. Also, don't miss Alicia's #1 Bestseller in Movies & Video Guides & Reviews, The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633536173
• ISBN13: 9781633536173
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Mango Media Inc
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A bit of a let down

I was really excited about reading this book because I am a fan of Alicia Malone and I am a classic film aficionado myself. I was particularly surprised to find out who suggested Hattie McDaniel for her role in Gone With the Wind. The first half of the book was interesting up to and including the 1950s. After that I just skimmed it over as it didn't entice me to read the rest of it. Normally, I would complain that four complete pages of that area had been torn out prior to my purchase, but since I didn't really care, I didn't report it. I didn't want to risk losing my free book.