The popular Film Series runs concurrently with the panels and papers and is a supportive and lively venue for screening films and videos.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008

9:00 AM Of Fatwas & Beauty Queens (48)
10:00 AM FtF: Female to Femme (48)
11:00 AM Judith Butler: Philosophical Encounters
of the Third Kind (52)
12:00 PM Las Mujeres de la Caucus Chicana (25)
12:35 PM Novela, Novela (30)
1:15 PM Hand on the Pulse (52)
2:15 PM Doin' It: Sex, Disability and Videotape (35)
3:00 PM Mama Awethu! (53)
4:00 PM Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible (50)
5:00 PM Dream Worlds 3 (55)
6:05 PM Still Waiting: Life After Katrina (58)
7:15 PM Dreaming Lhasa (90)
9:00 PM Sisters In Law (104)

AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUAL SCREENING

Enemies of Happiness (59)
Enraged by a Picture (14)
Flesh (43)
God Sleeps in Rwanda (28)
Granny D Goes to Washington (27)
Have You Heard From Johannesburg?:
Apartheid and the Club of the West (89)
Independent Intervention: Breaking Silence (75)
My Self/My Story (3)
One in 2000 (26)
Our House (56)
Running in High Heels (50)
She Rhymes Like a Girl (7)
Sworn Virgins (51)
The Women's Kingdom (22)
Two Months to Home (8)

FILM/VIDEO DESCRIPTIONS

DOIN’ IT: SEX, DISABILITY AND VIDEOTAPE
by The Empowered Fe Fes and Beyond Media Education
Friday 2:15 p.m.
A daring and humorous investigation into the uncharted intersection between disability and sexuality. The Empowered Fe Fes educate themselves from many angles by talking with activists, educators, and scholars, challenging the notion that people with disabilities are not fully sexual human beings. They learn that sex for people with disabilities is affected by a broad range of issues, from healthcare to social policy to media representation; that they might be more prone to domestic violence; which echoes even today in widespread attempts to control the sexuality of people with disabilities through medical practices. Beyond Media Education, 2007, 35 min.

DREAM WORLDS 3
by Sut Jhally
Friday 5:00 pm
Examines the stories contemporary music videos tell about girls and women, and encourages viewers to consider how these narratives shape individual and cultural attitudes about sexuality. Illustrated with hundreds of up-to-date images, Dream Worlds 3 offers a unique and powerful tool for understanding both the continuing influence of music videos and how pop culture more generally filters the identities of young men and women through a dangerously narrow set of myths about sexuality and gender. In doing so, it inspires viewers to reflect critically on images that they might otherwise take for granted. Media Education Foundation, 2007, 55 min.

DREAMING LHASA
by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
Friday 7:15 pm
The first internationally recognized feature film by a Tibetan, Dreaming Lhasa explores the contemporary reality of Tibetans. The story resonates beyond the Tibetan experience, touching upon larger questions of cultural identity, dislocation and loss that are very much a part of today’s post-modern world. The film’s main character, Karma, is a Tibetan filmmaker from New York who goes to the Dalai Lama’s exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. It is here she falls in love and takes a journey into Tibet’s fractured past and a voyage of self discovery. First Run/Icarus Films, 2005, 90 min.

ENEMIES OF HAPPINESS
by Eva Mulvad and Anja Al-Erhayem
Individual Screening
In September 2005, Afghanistan held its first parliamentary elections in 35 years. Among the candidates for 249 assembly seats was Malai Joya, a courageous, controversial 27-year-old woman who ignited outrage among hard-liners when she spoke out against corrupt warlords at the Grand Council of tribal elders in 2003. Enemies of Happiness is a revelatory portrait of this extraordinary freedom fighter and the way she won the hearts of voters, as well as a snapshot of life and politics in war-torn Afghanistan. Women Make Movies, 2006, 59 min.

ENRAGED BY A PICTURE
by Zanele Muholi
Individual Screening
A photographer, Muholi is celebrating her exhibition in Johannesburg. Efficiently controversial, the exhibition causes a stir and provokes an outcry on a subject that is particularly taboo: being black and, in this case, being lesbian. Forthright and beautifully shot, each monochrome photo captures the present reality of the photographer’s subjects – the daily discomfort, double lives, abuse and hatred. The photographs present a window into their world. This absorbing documentary explores that world’s reality. Frameline, 2005, 14 min.

FLESH
by Tami Wilson
Individual Screening
This idiosyncratic documentary looks at women and meat in a society obsessed with flesh. This film introduces a motley crew of women with wildly differing relationships to meat – an organic cattle rancher; a manager for a meat-packing plant; a hunting activist; a Vietnamese-Canadian “meat-lover”; a 14-year-old vegetarian; and a college student/Hooters waitress who admits to feeling like a “stuffed sausage” in her tight uniform. FLESH also engages the political side of meat eating through interviews with Carol Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat. Adams outlines how women and animals are objectified in popular culture and packaged for consumption by men. Moving Images Distribution, 2006, 43 min.

FTF: FEMALE TO FEMME
by Kami Chisholm and Elizabeth Stark
Friday, 10:00 am
This film imagines a world in which the journey toward femme was understood to be as radical as journeys to claim and inhabit other queer bodies. Envisioning more than it documents, this documentary celebrates dyke femme identities, combining farce and seduction with analysis and personal history. For years, femmes have forged community and created space for themselves out of edgy performance and authentic parody. FtF recognizes these strategies and builds them into an unforgettable, sexy, funny and moving film. Frameline, 2006, 48 min.

GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
by Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman
Individual Screening
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide left the country nearly 70% female handing Rwanda’s women an extraordinary burden and an unprecedented opportunity. An inspiring story of loss and redemption God Sleeps in Rwanda captures the spirit of five courageous women as they rebuild their lives, redefining women’s roles in Rwandan society and bringing hope to a wounded nation. Women Make Movies, 2004, 28 min.

GRANNY D GOES TO WASHINGTON
by Alidra Solday
Individual Screening
This film chronicles the extraordinary march across the U.S. by political activist, Doris Haddock. Passionate about democracy, she walked from California to Washington D.C. to dramatize the need to restore representative government in America and reduce the role of special interest money in politics. The film records her travels and conveys the infectious enthusiasm Granny D. inspired in the people she met. With her participatory democracy, this great-grandmother stands up as a role model of commitment and passionate engagement for people of all ages. Bullfrog Films, 2006, 27 min.

HAND ON THE PULSE
by Joyce Warshow
Friday, 1:15 pm
Using interviews, photos and archival footage, Hand on the Pulse is the poignant story of Joan Nestle, political and sexual “bad girl.” This film traces Joan’s life; finding her community in Greenwich Village in the 1950’s, celebrating the body in her writings and in her public readings in her black slip, having lesbian archives in her home for 25 years, teaching students from colonized backgrounds, participating in the civil rights movement as a freedom rider, becoming a feminist, and helping to forge a new lesbian and gay consciousness through grass roots organizing. Now in her 60’s, Joan continues to celebrate the body as an aging woman and as a woman with cancer. Frameline, 2002, 52 min.

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG?: APARTHEID AND THE CLUB OF THE WEST
by Connie Field
Individual Screening
This film shows how a nation-wide campaign of civil disobedience, campus protest and finally legislative action, spearheaded by African American leaders spawned by the Civil Rights Movement, including many notable women such as Adwoa Dunn-Mouton and Rosa Parks, reversed American foreign policy toward South Africa. It provides an aspiring civics lesson in how a grassroots movement can place an issue onto the national agenda, force its coverage by the mainstream media and eventually triumph over the most powerful and entrenched institutions in our society – corporations, the universities and even the federal government. California Newsreel, 2007, 89 min.

INDEPENDENT INTERVENTION: BREAKING SILENCE
by Tonje Hessen Schei and David Bee
Individual Screening
Independent Intervention is an award-winning documentary about United States media coverage of the conflict in Iraq. Focusing on human costs of war, it contrasts corporate-controlled media coverage of the invasion of Iraq with independent media reports of the brutal realities on the ground. The film investigates issues and systems that govern today’s information flow and shows how these systems of control reveal themselves during times of political turmoil and war. Bullfrog Films, 2006, 75 min.

JUDITH BUTLER: PHILOSPHICAL ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
by Paule Zadjermann
Friday, 11:00 am
This film is an up-close and personal encounter with Judith Butler, an educator, author and one of the world’s most influential contemporary thinkers in fields such as continental philosophy, literary theory, feminist and queer theory, and cultural politics. In the film, Butler covers a wide range of subjects, broaching not only controversial gender issues – including transsexuality and intersexuality – but also 20th century Jewish philosophy, AIDS activism, criticisms of state power and violence, gay marriage, and anti-Zionism. First Run/Icarus Films, 2006, 52 min.

LAS MUJERES DE LA CAUCUS CHICANA
by Linda Garcia Merchant
Friday, 12:00 pm
A documentary that recounts the turning points of six women who answered the call to action and came together at the 1977 National Women’s Conference in Houston. These women helped shape national policy for women and were founding members of recognized organizations such as the Raza Unida Party, the Women’s Action Program, the National Women’s Political Caucus and International Women’s Year. Voces Primeras, LLC, 2007, 25 min.

MAMA AWETHU!
by Bethany Yarrow
Friday, 3:00 pm
Mama Awethu! follows the day-to-day lives of five black South African women in the townships around Cape Town, revealing the inhuman legacy of the apartheid system. Evelyn, once an African National Congress branch secretary, lives in a squatter location called Philippi and works as a cleaning woman. Iris, also from Philippi, is a member of the ANC Women’s League and involved in community politics. Sheila, a resident of Khayaletisha, is a committed activist; Dinah is new to politics and Nopopi focuses on issues affecting women. These inspiring voices are a call to empowerment for all women and a song about life and the courage to live. First Run/Icarus Films, 1993, 53 min.

MIRRORS OF PRIVILEGE: MAKING WHITENESS VISIBLE
by Shakti Butler
Friday, 4:00 pm
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible features the experience of white women and men who have worked to gain insight into what it means to challenge notions of racism and white supremacy in the United States. They reveal what is often required to expose and move beyond the denial, defensiveness, guilt, fear and shame that helps keep systemic racism in place. The film’s subjects model some of the skills and awareness needed to make effective commitments towards building racial equality and justice. World Trust Educational Services, Inc., 2006, 50 min.

MY SELF/MY STORY
by Hiroko Hara
Individual Screening
My Self/My Story explores what it means to be an Asian woman and a woman of color in the West. Through the eyes and voice of the narrator who is a transnational woman constantly shifting across boundaries, a counter-hegemonic view resisting the dominant discourse is delineated. The film asserts the importance of creating an alternative space where multiple languages and modes of living across boundaries are acknowledged and thereby diverse voices are heard. Hiroko Hara, 2007, 3 min.

NOVELA, NOVELA
by Liz Miller
Friday, 12:35 pm
Novela, Novela is the story of how a group of Nicaraguan feminists have fused human rights with popular culture to create what has become Nicaragua’s most popular telenovela, “Sexto Sentido.” This film looks at how such a groundbreaking series made it to the air in Nicaragua, and how the creators, writers, actors, and viewers have grappled with controversial themes like domestic violence and homophobia in this impoverished country so heavily influenced by the Catholic Church. Frameline, 2002, 30 min.

OF FATWAS & BEAUTY QUEENS
by Carol Off and Alex Shprintsen
Friday, 9:00 am
Reporter Carol Off tells the story of 21-year-old Isioma Daniel, who was enjoying her first job as a journalist when a single sentence spun her life and country into chaos. Nigeria was hosting the Miss World pageant and Daniel was assigned to cover it. But a few words of one article - which would be considered heresy by Nigeria's mullahs - sparked riots that turned Muslims against Christians in bloody rampages that killed hundreds of people and destroyed dozens of villages. Before the dust settled, the pageant had been cancelled, the beauty queens had fled, and Daniel had escaped into exile with a "fatwa" issued against her life. Filmakers Library, Inc., 2005, 48 min.

ONE IN 2000
by Ajae Clearway
Individual Screening
Each year an estimated one in two thousand babies are born with anatomy that doesn’t clearly mark them as either male or female. This documentary demystifies the issue of sexual difference through intimate and sympathetic profiles of people born with intersex conditions who are living “ordinary” and productive lives. At a time when five babies a day in the U.S. are having “gender reassignment” surgery, it argues that there is little evidence that such surgery is beneficial to the child. Fanlight Productions, 2006, 26 min.

OUR HOUSE
by Meema Spadola
Individual Screening
Our House is a groundbreaking documentary that explores what it’s like to grow up with gay or lesbian parents. Traveling to urban, rural and suburban communities in Arizona, Arkansas, New Jersey and New York, Our House director Meema Spadola (the daughter of a lesbian mom) profiles the sons and daughters of five families – African American, Latino and white; Mormon, Christian and Jewish – who illustrate some of the diversity of America’s gay and lesbian families. First Run/Icarus Films, 2000, 56 min.

RUNNING IN HIGH HEELS
by Maryann Breschard
Individual Screening
This film explores various aspects of politics, feminism, fashion and tradition. By following the political campaign of an engaging but inexperienced 29 year old woman, it posits a challenging question: Should feminists vote for women, regardless of the candidates’ politics? Interwoven throughout the film are a chorus of powerful women from the left and right of American politics. 52 Women Films, 2006, 50 min.

SHE RHYMES LIKE A GIRL
by JT Takagi
Individual Screening
Toni Blackman and the FreeStyle Union are challenging the male dominated world of hip hop and empowering women to speak their minds in freestyle workshops. This music video/documentary hopes to promote a movement of female MCs. Third World Newsreel, 2005, 7 min.

SISTERS IN LAW
by Kim Longinotto and Florence Ayisi
Friday, 9:00 pm
A fascinating and often hilarious look at the work of one small courthouse in Cameroon where two young women determined to change a village are making progress that could change the world. The tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba are working to help women in their Muslim village to find the courage to fight often-difficult cases of abuse, despite pressures from family and their community to remain silent. With fierce compassion, they dispense wisdom, wisecracks and justice in fair measure - handing down stiff sentences to those convicted. Women Make Movies, 2005, 104 min.

STILL WAITING: LIFE AFTER KATRINA
by Ginny Martin
Friday, 6:05 pm
This film takes place in the post-Katrina world of three African American women who grew up in the New Orleans area and together anchor an extended family of 155 people. The group’s well-knotted bonds of love and reciprocity function like an emotional ecosystem, capable, it seems, of absorbing the profound betrayal of nature and the system. But as the story of their evacuation to Dallas gives way to the story of their return to the bayou and the unexpected difficulties they face, the hopes of reclaiming life as it once existed look increasingly remote. Ginny Martin and Kate Brown Production, 2007, 58 min.

SWORN VIRGINS
by Elvira Dones
Individual Screening
In a mountainous area of Albania, an ancestral code of laws - observed to this day - place women in the bottom rung of society. It dictates that “a woman is a sack, made to endure.” But there is a loophole. The ancient laws allowed certain women known as “Sworn Virgins” to take an oath in front of their clan, announcing their intention to remain virgins. This fascinating film reports on several unusual Albanian women who dress, act, talk, drink, shoot and are respected as real men. The villagers in this area simply accept the fact that some women want to live like men because they like their freedom. Filmakers Library, 2007, 51 min.

THE WOMEN'S KINGDOM
by Xiaoli Zhou
Individual Screening
A journey into the heart of The Women's Kingdom discovers a society of powerful women whose future is on the brink of change. In recent years, the Chinese have marketed the beautiful Lugu Lake region as a tourist destination. While tourism has brought wealth and 21st century conveniences to this remote area, it has also introduced difficult challenges to the Mosuo culture - from pollution in the lake, to the establishment of brothels, to mainstream ideas about women, beauty, and family. Women Make Movies, 2006, 22 min.

TWO MONTHS TO HOME
by Janice Ahn
Individual Screening
Samira Rahman is an Afghan mother who narrowly escaped death at the hands of the Taliban just before September 11, 2001. Upon arrival in the United States, she is unduly held in a makeshift detention center. After two months she is released and allowed to remain in New York. Samira learns a hard lesson about life in the United States, the price of immigration, and the importance of finding strength in herself. Third World Newsreel, 2006, 8 min.

Film Distributors:

Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547 Phone: 610/779-8226
Fax: 610/370-1978
E-mail: video@bullfrogfilms.com www.bullfrogfilms.com

California Newsreel
500 Third St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: 415/284-7800 X 308 Fax: 415/284-7801
E-mail: cf@newsreel.org www.newsreel.org

Ginny Martin and Kate Browne Production
2306 Stonecrest Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Phone: 970/491-5813
Fax: 970/491-7597
E-mail: kate.browne@colostate.edu www.stillwaiting.colostate.edu

Fanlight Productions
4196 Washington St, Suite 2 Boston, MA 02131
Phone: 617/469-4999
Fax: 617/469-3379
E-mail: info@fanlight.com www.fanlight.com

Filmakers Library
124 E. 40 St.
NY, NY 10016 Phone: 212/808-4980
Fax: 212/808-4983
E-mail: info@filmakers.com www.filmakers.com

First Run / Icarus Films
32 Court St, 21st floor Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718/488-8900
Fax: 718/488-8642
E-mail: mailroom@frif.com www.frif.com

Frameline Distribution
145 9th St, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94103-2632
Phone: 415/703-8650
Fax: 415/861-1404
E-mail: distribution@frameline.org www.frameline.org

Hiroko Hara
2277 W. Second Ave.
Apt. 301
Vancouver, BC V6K 1H8 Canada
Phone/Fax: 604/736-9302
E-mail: haramary@gmail.com

Media Education Foundation
60 Masonic St.
Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: 800/897-0089
Fax: 800/659-6882
E-mail: info@mediaed.org www.mediaed.org

Moving Images Distribution
402 W. Pender St, Suite 606 Vancouver, BC V6B 1T6 Canada
Phone: 604/684-3014
Fax: 604/684-7165
E-mail: mailbox@movingimages.ca www.movingimages.ca

Third World Newsreel
545 8th Ave, 10th Floor
NY, NY 10018
Phone: 212/947-9277
Fax: 212/594-6417
E-mail: distribution@twn.org www.twn.org

Women Make Movies
462 Broadway, Suite 500
NY, NY 10013
Phone: 212/925-0606 X 312
Fax: 212/925-2052
E-mail: info@wmm.com www.wmm.com

World Trust Educational Services, Inc.
8115 McCormick Ave.
Oakland, CA 94605
Phone: 510/632-5156
Fax: 510/635-5540
E-mail: worldtrust@earthlink.net www.world-trust.org

Voces Primeras, LLC
1030 Florence Ave.
Evanston, IL 60202-1151
Phone: 312/399-7811
Fax: 847/475-4385
E-mail: fmi@vocesprimeras.com www.vocesprimeras.com

52 Women Films
214 Riverside Dr, Suite 407
NY, NY 10025
Phone/Fax: 212/665-4748
E-mail: monica.reilly@52women.org www.52women.org