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The Conversation: Women shooting award-winning movies

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Women shooting award-winning movies

14/03/2022 GMT

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Rachel Morrison and Lilia Sellami shoot movies in Hollywood and in Northern Africa

Pioneering cinematographers Rachel Morrison and Lilia Sellami talk about their shared passion for bringing stories about women to the big screen.

Kim Chakanetsa meets two pioneering cinematographers who bring stories about women to the big screen.
 
Rachel Morrison is the first female cinematographer to be nominated for an Oscar for her work on Mudbound, and she’s the only woman who’s ever shot a superhero blockbuster movie (Black Panther). Rachel now focuses on strong female characters: she worked on Seberg, a biopic on the iconic actor Jean Seberg, and is currently shooting a movie about Claressa ‘T-Rex’ Shields, the first woman to win an Olympic gold for boxing.
 
Lilia Sellami is a French and Tunisian director of photography and camera operator. She worked on international Hollywood productions, like Star Wars and Men in Black. She is now based in Northern Africa where she collaborates with female directors to tell the stories of women fighting for their rights. A feature she’s recently worked on, Dying to Divorce, was the UK’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2022 Academy Awards.

Produced by Alice Gioia

(Image: (L), Rachel Morrison, credit Rachel Porter. (R), Lilia Sellami, courtesy of Lilia Sellami)

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