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First Female Filmmaker's Epic Story Unveiled
1 Sep
Summary
- Bérénice Bejo stars as Alice Guy, cinema's first female director.
- The series premieres at Toronto Film Festival on September 14th.
- Guy's pioneering work was unrecognized until a posthumous award.
A new six-part drama, "Alice: Pioneer of Cinema," is set to unveil the extraordinary true story of Alice Guy, the world's first female fiction filmmaker. Oscar-nominee Bérénice Bejo stars as Guy, charting her remarkable journey from a secretary at Gaumont to a pioneering movie mogul. The series will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival's Primetime section on September 14th, prior to its December release.
Produced by a coalition of international studios, the series chronicles Guy's rise in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After establishing herself at French banner Gaumont, she moved to the U.S., where she founded the first film studio owned by a woman. Despite her significant impact on cinema, her contributions were largely forgotten for a century.
Her pioneering role in filmmaking is finally being recognized, with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America, presented by Martin Scorsese. The series, helmed by Virginie Verrier and Guillaume Lonergan, also features a stellar cast including Irène Jacob and Sophie Nélisse.
