Through a close examination of the taboos, fears and degradation inflicted upon our bodies, these violent, raging films cry out the need for reinvention.
Films screened in this combined programme
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Menses
Barbara Hammer IFFR 2020 4′Women act out their own dramas in a red-filtered ritual of mutual bonding. A wry comedy on the ironic aspects of menstruation.
Women act out their own dramas in a red-filtered ritual of mutual bonding. A wry comedy on the ironic aspects of menstruation.
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Thriller
Sally Potter IFFR 2020 34′This playful feminist murder mystery, a rewrite of Pucini’s La Bohème, has become a classic in feminist film theory.
This playful feminist murder mystery, a rewrite of Pucini's La bohème, has become a classic in feminist film theory.
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Black Box
Beth B, Scott B IFFR 2020 21′An innocent youth is abducted and tortured without any culpability. This seminal No Wave film is a terrifying allegory of societal repression.
An innocent youth is abducted and tortured without any culpability. This seminal No Wave film is a terrifying allegory of societal repression.
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Interior Scroll
Carolee Schneemann, Maria Beatty IFFR 2020 8′In a vast underground cave, Schneemann and seven nude women read a text as each woman slowly extracts a scroll from her vagina.
In a vast underground cave, Schneemann and seven nude women read a text as each woman slowly extracts a scroll from her vagina.
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Sewing Circle
Richard Kern IFFR 2020 7′Performance artist Kembra Pfahler invited a camera to witness one of her most radical and angry gestures: sewing her vagina shut.
Performance artist Kembra Pfahler invited a camera to witness one of her most radical and angry gestures: sewing her vagina shut.
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Don't Light My Fire (Otoboke Beaver Music Video)
ONIONSKIN IFFR 2020 3′Japanese punk rock group Otoboke Beaver is a female quartet from Japan. This video illustrates a song that stems from their recent album, Itekoma Hits.
Japanese punk rock group Otoboke Beaver is a female quartet from Japan. This video illustrates a song that stems from their recent album, Itekoma Hits.
