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title: 'Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Johanna Demetrakas'
released: '2018-02-19'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/feminists-what-were-they-thinking-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5419676/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)

2018 · 87 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? is a 2018 documentary film directed by Johanna Demetrakas and starring Laurie Anderson, Phyllis Chesler and Judy Chicago among others. Women of different ages and backgrounds are interviewed by Demetrakas and a team of assistants on the subject of feminism, anchored in the book 'Emergence' with portraits by the photographer Cynthia MacAdams published in 1977. The film was partly funded by the International Documentary Association and also by a crowd funding campaign that raised over $75,000. It was released by Netflix on October 12, 2018.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Johanna Demetrakas](https://cinepixo.com/people/johanna-demetrakas)

## Cast

- [Michelle Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-phillips)
- [Sally Kirkland](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-kirkland)
- [Meredith Monk](https://cinepixo.com/people/meredith-monk)
- [Jane Fonda](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-fonda)
- [Laurie Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurie-anderson)
- [Lily Tomlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lily-tomlin)

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