Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)

★ 7.5 1h 26m IMDb
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In 1977, a book of photographs captured an awakening - women shedding the cultural restrictions of their childhoods and embracing their full humanity. This documentary revisits those photos, those women and those times and takes aim at our culture today that alarmingly shows the need for continued change.

Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

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Cast

Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson as Self Age 79 · Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA Laura Phillips Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects..
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda as Self Age 88 · New York City, New York, USA Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, activist, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film...
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland as Self Died 2025 · New York City, New York, USA Sally Kirkland (October 31, 1941 — November 11, 2025) was an American film, television and stage actress and producer. A former member of Andy Warhol's The Factory and an active member in 1960s New Yo...
Meredith Monk
Meredith Monk as Self Age 83 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer. From the 1960s onwards, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works whic...
Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips as Self Age 82 · Long Beach, California, USA Holly Michelle Phillips (née Gilliam; born June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame as a member of the 1960s group The Mamas & the Papas, and is the last surviving...
Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin as Self Age 87 · Detroit, Michigan, USA Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. She has won multiple awards from many quarters, including Tony Awards, Emmy Awards, and a Grammy...
Director Johanna Demetrakas
Cast Laurie Anderson, Phyllis Chesler, Judy Chicago, Funmilola Fagbamila, Jane Fonda, Sally Kirkland, Wendy J.N. Lee, Meredith Monk, Michelle Phillips, Margaret Prescod

Audience Reviews

mrpink84 10/10 Oct 16, 2018
This movie is a great introduction to female artists and thinkers from the 70s who posed for photographer Cynthia MacAdams book. Women talk about how the women's liberation movement helped them find their voices in,a time when you were expected to just be a wife and a mother.

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