A review by serenitylive
Backwards and in Heels: The Past, Present and Future of Women Working in Film by Alicia Malone

4.0

This book was made for me. Despite a lifelong obsession with Hollywood and filmmaking, I really know nothing of substance about it. I'm grateful for this read about so many women with gumption and with Hollywood dreams like mine. Movies have an interesting history and not usually an exemplary one, but the stories within it are as varied as the stories it tells. I still say storytelling is the loveliest profession and film one of my favorite mediums. It's deeply flawed but with so much potential for good.

The book describes women in film from old Hollywood to now, including current lawsuits and movements attempting to overcome gender inequality. It's not a very pretty book, but it's packed with introductions to women *and* men adding great value to the biz.