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Home of the Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide. Here you will find writing about films directed by women, silent cinema, and other esoteric (mostly) film related stuff.

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I am the silence that you cannot understand.

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Feb 6 • Marya E. Gates

January 2026: Ethan Hawke, Silent Cinema, Chicago Movies, and Sundance

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The Silent Era Was Way More Radical: A Conversation with Prof. Maggie Hennefeld

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Directed By Women Viewing Guide

I am the silence that you cannot understand.

Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide

Feb 6 • Marya E. Gates

Stay ready, for this is our time and all must realize it.

Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide

Jan 29 • Marya E. Gates

I am doing what I want to do.

Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide

Jan 23 • Marya E. Gates

I don't drown in the mirror on the wall.

Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide

Jan 16 • Marya E. Gates

In my depths all treasures dwell.

Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guide

Jan 9 • Marya E. Gates

Silent Film

When Harold Lloyd Came To The Big Game (Go Bears!)

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Feb 8 • Marya E. Gates

January 2026: Ethan Hawke, Silent Cinema, Chicago Movies, and Sundance

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The Silent Era Was Way More Radical: A Conversation with Prof. Maggie Hennefeld

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Feb 1 • Marya E. Gates

The Great Dictator, Or How (Capitalist) Greed Has Poisoned Men's Souls

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Jan 25 • Marya E. Gates

Your Silent Face: Kathryn Boyd

Silent Sundays: Periodical Ruminations on Silent Film Stars

Jan 18 • Marya E. Gates

Favorite Posters From Lost Silent Films, Part One

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Jan 11 • Marya E. Gates

Top posts

Gerald "Gerry" Gates, 1950-2025

May 30, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Marya's Favorite Fifteen Films of 2024

Jan 1, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Watching The X-Files With No Lights On

Aug 16, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

I'd save every day like a treasure.

Jun 21, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Cinema Her Way: Unboxing and Interview Subject Reveal

Dec 28, 2024 • Marya E. Gates

Cinema Her Way Book

"Everybody loved this film; they were so moved by it."

An Excerpt From "Cinema Her Way: Visionary Female Directors In Their Own Words"

Dec 7, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Celebrating Lizzie Borden's New York Feminisms Trilogy on Blu-ray

An Excerpt From "Cinema Her Way: Visionary Female Directors In Their Own Words"

Sep 16, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Allison Anders on the Empowerment of Natural Childbirth

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May 11, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Cinema Her Way: It's Pub Day!

Cinema Her Way: Visionary Female Directors in Their Own Words is on sale today!!!

Feb 25, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Cinema Her Way: Unboxing and Interview Subject Reveal

After a ten year journey, I'm an author!

Dec 28, 2024 • Marya E. Gates

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Monthly Roundup

January 2026: Ethan Hawke, Silent Cinema, Chicago Movies, and Sundance

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Feb 3 • Marya E. Gates

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Jan 6 • Marya E. Gates

December 2025: Sara Gómez, Merle Oberon, and Christmas Movies

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Jan 1 • Marya E. Gates

✨ A Look Back at 2025 in Writing, Appearances, Trauma, and Joy.✨

This year was a lot.

Dec 27, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Noirvember 2025: Fall Film Festivals, Part 3 - Houston Cinema Arts and Tallinn Black Nights

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Dec 1, 2025 • Marya E. Gates

Interviews

The Silent Era Was Way More Radical: A Conversation with Prof. Maggie Hennefeld

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Feb 1 • Marya E. Gates

KVIFF Interview: Juho Kuosmanen on his Silent Trilogy

"The grammar of silent films gives me freedom that I don't feel that I have with feature films."

Jul 16, 2024 • Marya E. Gates

Interview: Director-Writer-Producer-Actor Jake Allyn on His Directorial Debut "Ride"

"It is definitely a movie about the rural community, that was made by the rural community."

Jun 13, 2024 • Marya E. Gates

Interview: Filmmaker Marlo McKenzie on Her Documentary "Carol Doda Topless at the Condor"

"That's what I take from her: to be authentically yourself."

Mar 21, 2024 • Marya E. Gates

Interview: Writer-Director Molly Manning Walker on Her Debut Film "How To Have Sex"

"I wanted to look at how we're taught how to have sex wrong and what that leads to."

Feb 1, 2024 • Marya E. Gates

KVIFF Interview: Writer-Director Maryna Er Gorbach On Her Sundance-Winning Film "Klondike"

"I was trying to tell life. Life of normal people during war."

Jul 10, 2022 • Marya E. Gates

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