Tag Archives: Film
More on why you must see Pariah
Samhita mentioned that a crew of us went to see Pariah last weekend. If Meryl Streep’s shout out to the lead actress Adepero Oduye during her Golden Globes acceptance speech wasn’t enough of an encouragement to rush out and see the film, I thought I would add my two cents to the symphony of praise for [...]
Jailed Iranian actress freed, spared lashings
Marzieh Vafamehr, the Iranian actress who last year was jailed and sentenced to ninety lashes, has been freed. Vafamehr was arrested for her involvement in the film My Tehran For Sale, a film about an Iranian actress who is persecuted by the government for her work. In July, life imitated art when Vafamehr was jailed [...]
Also tagged free speech, International Comments closed
PBS series Women, War and Peace kicks off tonight
Feministing is excited to partner up with PBS and philanthropist and filmmaker extraordinaire Abigail Disney for a five-part series launching tonight on the impact of war on women: The series reveals how the post-Cold War proliferation of small arms has changed the landscape of war, with women becoming primary targets and suffering unprecedented casualties. Yet [...]
Also tagged Abigail Disney, PBS, War, women Comments closed
Fund the media you want to see in the world
I often say that if you want to see better media, you have to consume better media. If we want to live in a world with fewer women’s magazines that enforce stupid, restrictive gendered behavioural norms, we have to stop buying women’s magazines that enforce stupid, restrictive gendered behavioural norms. If we want to live [...]
Also tagged beauty norms, Body Image, documentary Comments closed
Livestream of Valentine’s day film Xoxosms and panel