Altina

A woman of numerous artistic and entrepreneurial talents, Altina Schinasi is profiled in this documentary that surveys her life, and the work that made her a trendsetter in the early decades of the 20th century. In addition to her notable design of the Harlequin "cat's-eye" eyeglass frames, Schinasi was a social activist who created a movie to condemn the Nazis, offered assistance to the victims of McCarthyism, and was an early ally of Martin Luther King, Jr. 80 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.