Beth B: War Is Never Over
Overview of films
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Shut Up and Suffer
Through a close examination of the taboos, fears and degradation inflicted upon our bodies, these violent, raging films cry out the need for reinve
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Do What They Told You
These films deal with notions of objectification, submission and enforced roles through the contextual lens of beauty, domesticity and sexuality.
Talk: Beth B & Lydia Lunch
Accompanied by Lydia Lunch, Beth B elucidates her selection of films that tie in with the ideas behind her recent work.
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
A young widow who lives with her teenage son fills her empty life with an endless checklist of chores. Until something snaps.
Lydia Lunch Live
Controversial singer, actress, writer and poet Lydia Lunch never fails to stir up emotions with her spoken word set.
Bread
Bread hones in on the symbolic role of food, specifically in the way that it highlights gendered imbalances of power in the entertainment industry.
I Shot Andy Warhol
An exploration of the political and psychological contradictions of Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol.
She Had Her Gun All Ready
A short film revelling in themes of violence, sexual deviancy, delinquency, organised crime, cults terrorists, spies, torture, abuse and power.
Barbie
Barbie returns from shopping. She takes her groceries out of the bag and takes out a little Barbie doll which she then fries and eats.
Lydia Lunch – The War Is Never Over
Beth B shot this documentary about her peer and fellow underground icon Lydia Lunch, who is still passionately fighting patriarchy.
Thriller
This playful feminist murder mystery, a rewrite of Pucini’s La Bohème, has become a classic in feminist film theory.
Semiotics of the Kitchen
A woman stands in a kitchen surrounded by gadgets, picking up each of them and naming them alphabetically with precise, controlled, angry movements