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Films
at the Latchis Theatre are on Sat. and Sun. at 4:15pm
http://brattleboro.com/latchis/theatre/movielistings.cfm
For
directions to any of the venues click
here.
Week One 3/1 -
3/3
The Gleaners And I--Agnes Varda 2000 82 mins. France (subtitled)
One of the finest
and most effective recent films of a renowned and pioneering filmmaker.
It is an intimate inquiry into French life, as lived by the country's
poor and marginal and a personal odyssey for Varda. Melies Prize for
best French film by French Union of Film Critics. Best Documentary,
Chicago International Film Festival. New York Film Critics award.
We Are Not Who
You Think We Are--Dir. by Tracy Huling, Robin Smith, & Marjorie Berman,1993,
13 min. United States
Women inmates in
the Bedford Hills Correctional Center in Westchester, NY, talk candidly
about growing up with family violence, sexual abuse, drugs, and alcohol.
The women you meet provide poignant insight into patterns of violence
and crime that cycle from generation to generation.
900 Women--A film by Laleh Khadivi 2000 72 minutes USA
Interviewing women
in a correctional facility in Louisiana, filmmaker Khadivi delivers
a striking, sensitive portrait of life in this deceptively peaceful
atmosphere. Six women - a grandmother, a young high school student,
a pregnant woman, a recovering heroin addict, a prison guard, and the
only woman on death row - were brave enough to share their frustrations
and hopes. Produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jonathan Stack
(The Farm).
Woo Who? May Wilson--Amalie R. Rothschild 33 minutes USA
A wonderfully insightful
and humorous portrait of artist May Wilson. Made in the budding days
of the feminist movement, the film chronicles the life changes of former
wife-mother-housekeeper-cook and grandmother at age 60, as she moves
to New York City and discovers an independent life of her own for the
first time.
On My Own: The Traditions of Daisy Turner 28min 1986 USA
The recollections
of a 102 year old Daisy Turner, a remarkable African -American woman
whose family settled in Grafton, Vermont after the Civil War. Her strong
voice holds the viewer and belies her years as she vividly recalls her
experiences as one of thirteen children growing up in the 19th and early
20th century in a rural Yankee community.
A Sage for all
Seasons: Shirley Tassencourt--Wise Women Videos 35mins. USA
At 70, Shirley Tassencourt
captivates and enlightens as she intertwines Threads of art, environment,
and Zen. She teaches us about living in harmony with the earth, builds
an earth dome, sculpts a mystical roadside sculpture. She follows her
vision and lives her philosophy. A celebration of living life to the
full as an elder.
Kandahar Directed by Moshen Makhmalbaf 2001 85mins. Iran/Afghanistan
Makhmalbaf follows
a Canadian-Afghani journalist as she journeys into Afghanistan in an
effort to save her sister, who is planning to commit suicide because
she cannot bear her life there. With her huge blue eyes and perfect
complexion, it's difficult to believe that Nelofer Pazira, who plays
Kandahar's heroine is not a professional actress. "Mohsen [Makhmalbaf]
asked me to play myself, basically, so I did. It was my story," an Afghani
refugee herself who currently works as a journalist in Ottawa. "I was
worried about my best friend, and years ago I did everything I could
in order to get a permit back into Afghanistan. Called a "journey into
the heart of darkness", and "powerful" by the New Yorker, this is an
area premiere of a film which brings home in a way no documentary could,
what it has meant to be an Afghani woman under the Taliban. The WFF
will be giving a share of the proceeds from this film to benefit RAWA
(Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan)
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This
week's Special Events (at the Hooker Dunham)
3/1
5-7pm
"Visions
and Voices", Art exhibit opening and live performances,
Annie
Hickman performance at the River Garden
3/2
at 2:30
panel
discussion on Women in prison
3/3
3pm
speaker
on creative ageing
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Questions/
More Information: Email: wff@sover.net
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