Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

201886 min
7.5/10
Documentary

Plot Summary

In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.

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👥Cast (13)

Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson

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Phyllis Chesler

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Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago

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Funmilola Fagbamila

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Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

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Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland

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Wendy J.N. Lee

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Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk

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Michelle Phillips

Michelle Phillips

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Margaret Prescod

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Cheryl Swannack

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Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

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🎬Crew

Director

Johanna Demetrakas

Producers

Johanna Demetrakas, Lisa Remington, Jeryl Jagoda, Gretchen Landau, Cheryl Swannack

🖼️Gallery (2 images)

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🏷️Keywords

feminismfeministsocial documentarywoman directorfeminist activismsocial & cultural documentary

💬Reviews (1)

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mrpink84

10/15/2018

This movie is a great introduction to female artists and thinkers from the 70s who posed for photographer Cynthia MacAdams book. Women talk about how the women's liberation movement helped them find their voices in,a time when you were expected to just be a wife and a mother.

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