Orkin is one of the great female figures in the history of the medium in the twentieth century. Unable to fulfil her dream of becoming a film director at a time when cinema was a territory reserved for men, she invented a language in constant dialogue with the seventh art.

The monograph gathers a wide selection running through her career, and through some of the capital works of her search stands as a tribute not only to her but to all the women who, like her, helped forge the history of art and, in consequence, the history of humankind.