On Saturday, March 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA) and its Women & Allies Employee Resource Group will mark International Women’s Day with a day of engaging programs to honor the voices, stories, and achievements of women across cultures, highlighting their diverse experiences in the arts and beyond.
While artist Sabrina Gschwandtner has always pieced together film frames to highlight undervalued and often forgotten histories of women’s handcraft, her video “Three Overlooked Women Filmmakers” is a rare opportunity to see film brought to life. This work features excerpts by directors Alice Guy-Blache (Loie Fuller’s Serpentine Dance, 1897), Marion E. Wong (The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles With the West, 1917), and Lotte Reiniger (Cinderella, 1922), demonstrating that women have been critical participants in film history since the beginning. Highlighting three distinct forms of movement through acting, dance, and stop-motion animation, this film shares their stories for viewers today.