About the Talk

In the first thirty years of filmmaking, more women worked as directors than in the thirty years that followed — and it's arguably not much better today. Yet the stories of these pioneering women have long been overlooked.

In this talk, film historian Ellen Cheshire shines a light on the forgotten female directors of the silent era, exploring how recent research has brought their remarkable achievements back into view.

About the Speaker

Ellen Cheshire is a film historian, writer and researcher who regularly speaks at Chichester Cinema and other venues.

She contributed a chapter to Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema, published by Aurora Metro — the press that also campaigned for and funded the statue of Virginia Woolf in Richmond.

Standard Info

Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets £8..50 including teas and coffees.