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1) Lights! Camera! Alice!: the thrilling true adventures of the first woman filmmaker

Author

Rockliff, Mara

Language

English

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OBD Women's History Month - YOUTH
Women's History Month: Kids (March 2023)

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Book, eBook

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Meet Alice Guy-Blaché. She made movies--some of the very first movies, and some of the most exciting! Blow up a pirate ship? Why not? Crawl into a tiger's cage? Of course! Leap off a bridge onto a real speeding train? It will be easy! Driven by her passion for storytelling, Alice saw a potential for film that others had not seen before, allowing her to develop new narratives, new camera angles, new techniques, and to surprise her audiences again...

2) George Lucas: the imagination behind Star Wars

Author

Felix, Rebecca

Series

Movie makers)

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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"This title examines the remarkable life of George Lucas. Readers will learn about his family background, childhood, and education, his career as a movie producer and director, and his famous works."--

3) Jennifer Lee: writer and director of Disney's Frozen

Author

Felix, Rebecca

Series

Movie makers)

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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This title examines the remarkable life of Jennifer Lee. Readers will learn about her family background, childhood, and education, her career as a movie producer and director, and her famous works.

4) J. J. Abrams: Director of Stars Wars: the Force Awakens

Author

Felix, Rebecca

Series

Movie makers)

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Details the life and career of director, producer, & writer J. J. Abrams.

5) Jordan Peele

Author

Clinch, Shasta

Series

Black voices on race

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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"Describes the life and career of actor and director Jordan Peele. Includes "A Closer Look" special feature"--

6) Shonda Rhimes: tv producer, screenwriter, and showrunner

Author

Redgrave, Naida

Series

Influential Lives

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Shonda Rhimes is one of the most well-known television writers, producers, and showrunners in the world. Her creations include smash hits like Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rhimes knew she wanted to write in Hollywood. Through engaging text, full-color photos, and quotes from the writer herself, readers will learn all about Rhimes's rise to fame, the hardships she has endured, and what is next...