Who was Dorothy Arzner?

Jane Campion, Ava DuVernay, Agnes Varda, Chloe Zhao, Greta Gerwig, Kathryn Bigelow. These are names of female filmmakers that most people know. A name less familiar: Dorothy Arzner, a trailblazer and one of the most important and overlooked figures in Hollywood history. A studio era pioneer, Arzner made 20 films in a rapid period of time with female characters often at the centre of the narrative and displaying agency with legends like Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Joan Crawford and Clara Bow, bringing the characters to life.
This video essay was produced for ACMI's Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion exhibition.
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