Ally Acker

Article summary

Ally Acker (born August 17, 1954, New York) is an American filmmaker, poet, author, and film historian. Her book, Reel Women: Pioneers of the Cinema, was the first on the market to reveal the entrepreneurial, and transformative roles that women played in all aspects of the film industry since its inception. Reel Women was optioned in 1995 for one of the first interactive CD-ROMs ever released, Reel Women: The Untold Story. In 2014, Acker directed the feature documentary, "Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women," hosted by Jodie Foster.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1954-08-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1954-08-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366587853