American Women — Film and television

  • I Never Promised You a Rose Garden / Kathleen Quinlan ; interviewed by Barry Parker.

    Kathleen Quinlan (b. 1954), star of the film “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” discusses her career and the film. She is interviewed by Barry Parker in a Washington, DC hotel room.

  • Simplemente Jenny / Helena Solberg and Melanie Maholick ; interviewed by Ron Sutton and Pam Peabody.

    Latin American film director Helena Solberg-Ladd and editor Melanie Maholick, discuss their films about women. “Simplemente Jenny,” their latest release, examines women in Latin America and the cultural values that shape their lives. The also discuss their previous release “The Double Day” (1975). They are interviewed by Ron Sutton and Pam Peabody.

  • The First movie director’s name was Alice / produced by Terry Hodel.

    Documentary on women editors, writers, actresses and directors throughout film history. This program salutes the many women who have directed, scripted, and edited films throughout motion picture history. Highlighted are Alice Guy Blache (1873 – 1968), who was the world’s first director; Anita Loos (1889 – 1981), screenwriter; and Mae West (1893 – 1980), who…

  • Star Trek convention / reported by Bonnie Anderson.

    A report on the first Star Trek Convention held January 21-23, 1972 at the Statler Hilton in New York. Included in the program are excerpts of speeches by Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer, and Gene Roddenberry, the producer of the Star Trek TV series; interviews with the organizers of the convention; and fans of the…

  • Soundtrack from “The Woman’s Film”

    The audio portion of “The Woman’s Film,” a documentary film about the economic and psychological oppression of poor women, and their developing consciousness of women’s liberation. Produced by women for San Francisco Newsreel. Contains sensitive language.

  • The Skin Trade: a documentary on the pornographic film market in San Francisco

    Documentary on pornographic filmmaking in San Francisco. Includes interviews with filmmakers, theater owners, actors, actresses, and the judges of the First International Festival of Erotic Cinema, held in San Francisco late 1970. This program is the second of two programs on erotic and pornographic films. This program concentrates on the social and political ramifications of…

  • Mannequins, millionettes, and women / produced by Frances Emley.

    This program explores the contradiction between the well-publicized women who are members of the “beautiful people” and women struggling for social justice. Describes the rise of models such as Margeaux Hemingway. African-American post office worker Flossie Morris speaks about the need for more Black women in the Women’s movement. There is also a discussion of…

  • CBS blows it! / Pacy Markman interviewed by Clare Spark

    On April 26, 1980, CBS-TV aired a documentary titled “Gay power, gay politics,” that supposedly described the influence gays had on Diane Feinstein’s mayoral campaign in San Francisco in 1979, among other things. It was a badly biased piece of reporting and seemed a major set-back for the struggle for gay rights. Clare Spark discusses…

  • Screen actors stand up for Jane Fonda : a speech by Kathleen Nolan

    On July 20, 1979, the California State Senate overwhelmingly rejected the appointment of Jane Fonda to the California Arts Council. The Screen Actors Guild’s Hollywood Branch was outraged and passed a resolution calling for the censure of the 28 members of the California Senate who blocked Fonda’s appointment. Before the vote, SAG’s first female president,…

  • European independent films / Eliane Stutterheim interviewed by Claudia Fonda-Bonardi.

    Claudia Fonda-Bonardi interviews Eliane Stutterheim, a member of Filmkollektiv-Zurich, about her film, The Indians Are Still Far Away (Les indiens sont encore loin, 1977), the financing of independent film production in Western Europe, distribution, the operations of her Swiss production collective, and alternative media networks in Europe. Produced by Claudia Fonda-Bonardi. Program is self-contained.