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Call Me Kate

Synopsis

Katharine ‘Kate’ Hepburn was definitive and distinctive, a force of nature, a once-in-a generation talent, whose progressive and free-spirited nature defined her roles. She was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning a record four for Best Actress. Her life and career were defined by stunning highs and crushing personal lows, but she also remained in control of her own story, and her distinctive defiance and enduring talent make her an icon to generations of women today. As she herself said: “I never realised until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.”
This is a documentary for the outcasts, the misfits, the girls and boys uncomfortable in their own skin, who don’t conform with traditional expectations. It is the universal story of how – like Kate – we must be true to ourselves, not the forces that shape us.

Details

Year
2023
Type of film
Features
Running time
86 min
Director
Lorna Tucker
Producer
Nick Taussig, Annabel Wigoder
Executive Producer
Phil Hunt, Compton Ross
Director of Photography
David Bird

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Salon Pictures

c/o Embankment Films

Sales Company

Abacus Media Rights

2 John Street
London
WC1N 2ES

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