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International Women's Day Film Festival
Various locations and times
March 6-8
Free-$10
Tomorrow is International Women's Day, and Hostelling International USA has decided to sponsor a film fest in Boston to celebrate. The International Women's Day Film Festival began yesterday and continues through tomorrow. Films will be shown at several locations throughout Boston.
Tonight's feature film, The Grace Lee Project, will screen at 7:00 p.m. at Gallery 263 (263 Pearl Street, Cambridge). Director Grace Lee created this film to investigate her name and the assumptions made about it--i.e., that "all Grace Lees were reserved, dutiful, piano-playing overachievers." Not a scientific investigation but an anecdotal exploration, The Grace Lee Project finds unusual and unassuming Grace Lees around the country, demonstrating the silliness of stereotypes and exploring the meaning of names and naming. Advance tickets are $5.00–$9.00; admission will be $10 at the door.
The International Women's Day Film Festival will continue tomorrow--find out more about those films after the jump.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
International Women's Day Film Festival Program
Shorts Program
2:00 p.m.
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Copley Square, Boston
Free Admission (RSVP to film@usahostels.org or call 617-718-7990 x17)
Short films include:
"The Tribe," Tiffany Shlain, USA
Did you know Barbie was invented by a Jewish woman? Ruth Handler invented the blonde, blue-eyed Gentile icon, named for her own daughter, Barbara. Short film "The Tribe" traces the evolution of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll to create an eclectic rumination on the multiple facets of identity.
"Binta and the great idea" ("Binta y la gran idea"), Javier Fesser, Spain/Senegal
Young Binta lives with her father, a fisherman, near the Casamance River in Senegal. She attends school, unlike her cousin and many other villagers. The film shows what ensues when Binta's father gets a "great idea" after learning that not all societies feature such unequal educational opportunities.
"The Women's Kingdom," Xialoi Zhou, China/USA
The Mosuo society in southwestern China is one of the few matriarchal societies on earth. Mosuo do not marry, fathers do not live with children, and the group's culture departs from Westernized, patriarchal societies in many other ways as well. What happens when Westerners get wind of this different society and want to become tourists there? Watch the film to find out.
Feature films
This African Life
5:00 p.m.
Gallery 263 (263 Pearl Street, Cambridge)
Fan of This American Life? Find out how much more there is to the world by watching This African Life. Shot from the perspective of young Sokona Keita, a resident of the remote Mali village Nana Kenieba, the film offers a tour of Sokona's town, friends, and neighbors. Advance tickets $5-9, admission $10 at the door. There will be a discussion after the film featuring experts in public health, African development, and international relations.
My Home—Your War
7:30 p.m.
B04, Carpenter Center, Harvard University (24 Quincy Street, Cambridge)
Filmed in Baghdad over three years surrounding the invasion of Iraq, My Home—Your War features interviews with Layla Hassan and her family, providing a perspective on the war not usually available to outsiders. Learn how our war has affected ordinary Iraq citizens like Layla. The movie will be followed by a short discussion with Tahir Albakaa, visiting scholar at Suffolk University and former Minister of Higher Education in Iraq. This film is sold out.
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