
Camera
Brianne Murphy
Born 1933-04-01 · London, England, UK
Geraldine Brianne Murphy was a British cinematographer. She was the first female director of photography for a major studio film and the first female to become a member of the American Society of Cinematographers Guild. Murphy is often referred to as a pioneer for women in the film industry.
Acting credits
Reveals the history of camerawomen around the world, celebrating not only the survival of pioneer women in a male-dominated field, but a new generation of camerawomen's visions.
Shooting Women
2008
Reveals the courageous lives of pioneer camerawomen from Hollywood to Bollywood, from war zones to children’s laughter, in a way that has never been seen before. Based on a book by Alexis Krasilovsky, the film tells the stories of camerawomen surviving the odds in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Mexico, the U.S. and other countries, as well as exploring their individual visions.
Women Behind the Camera
2007
3.6A boating trip to an uncharted island becomes a fight for survival when two men happen upon a mad scientist, her brainwashed minions and a murderous gorilla.
Teenage Zombies
1959
NRFilm editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it, "They thought that women were good at little details, like sewing." Before editing became a craft, women were the earliest technicians. Today, the long tradition of women editors carries on.
Editors on Editing
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Behind the camera
4.3A young man named David unknowingly ventures into a land controlled by the powerful witch queen, Alotta, and her coven. Every year the local villagers must offer a child to the queen in order to maintain a pact of peace. But David has fallen in love with a river nymph named Yyala and he cannot have a relationship with her as long as he has a soul. So, he offers his soul to Alotta in exchange for the life of a sacrificial child. Now David and Yyala can be together, but if Yyala ever abandons him, his life belongs to the witch...
Blood Sabbath
1972
4.0Although it appears that Phil lives the life that every teenager dreams of - endless amounts of cash, a sweet ride, and a big house he almost always has to himself - he hides a dark and deadly secret. His chance encounter with a similarly troubled youth propels him further into his cycle of debauchery, but it may just be what he needs to keep him from ending his own life.
To Die, to Sleep
1994
