Episode 68: Lizzie Borden

Borden, who named herself after the ax murderer, gained a reputation as a radical feminist filmmaker with Born in Flames which is about an underground women’s army. Working Girls takes place in a brothel and tells the story of middle class sex workers. Then Borden went to Hollywood to make a film for Harvey Weinstein that turned out to be a disaster. Now, Borden’s early movies are making a comeback.

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