The first known female film director in history: Who is Alice Guy Blaché?

The first known female film director in history: Who is Alice Guy Blaché?

Melies is considered the "father" of fictional cinema. However, Alice's film, La Fée Aux Choux, which was shot before Melies and tells a French fable, is the first fictional film in the history of cinema. Alice Guy Blaché is the first director to make a fiction film, and Melies is the first male director to make a fiction film.