Film Categories: Work about Women

  • Island

    Alone on an island, a childlike man is haunted by the shadows, reflections and imprints of his own body, thus beginning the descent from innocence to madness.

  • TV Did This to Me

    Some people are too attached to their televisions. This film uses photocopies to animate one girl’s intimate afternoon with her TV set. As the world around her explodes with excitement, she remains plugged into the main drain. This is a love letter to a girl and the boob tube.

  • Candy Kisses

    Two girls going through a break-up try to avoid bitter drama and embrace the sweetness of why they liked each other in the first place. Through stop-motion animation their hearts burst and candy tears fill the screen to perform a sad crazy dance.

  • Roadside Attraction

    Pull over at the next exit and you’re gonna find sexy cowboys, donut eating, and black velvet paintings. The dreamy Super 8 landscape attests to how weird and alluring roadside America can be.

  • Like Mother, Like Daughter

    In 1992, Saskatchewan composer Elizabeth Raum was commissioned by the Regina Symphony Orchestra to write a concerto for her daughter, Erika, a brilliant young violinist. “Like Mother, Like Daughter” explores the working relationship between the composer and the performer, between mother and daughter. Excerpts from the premier performance of the completed concerto, “Faces of Women,” showcases the talents of these two extraordinary women.

  • Sabor a Mi (Savour Me)

    A sensual and erotic short drama about secrets and desires. By covertly watching the most intimate moments of each other’s lives, two neighbours discover their mutual longing for each other. Selected screenings: Vancouver International Film Festival; Montreal World Festival; Northwest Film & Video Festival

  • Bon Vivant

    “Bon Vivant” is a fanciful cut-out animation about a magic circle that suddenly appears in the middle of a street in the city. To the great surprise of the dapper little man who discovers this circle, it has the power to make things appear and disappear. Told without words, this is a film that will engage the imagination of the viewer and can be used to open discussion of the need for magic in our lives.

  • Below the Belt

    Two 17-year-old girls fall in love and grapple with the enormity of their feelings. Totally absorbed in each other, one makes the astonishing discovery that her mother, who she always believed to be happily married to her father, is having an affair of her own.

  • bed

    “bed” offers a playful new look at female desire and queer sexuality. Raw, edgy and sexy. Stunning black-and-white images of two women making love are juxtaposed with dreamy scenes of city life, illuminating the contrast between public and private life that many women, lesbian in particular, share. A rich soundtrack incorporates original vocals and ambient elements with sexy, funky trip-hop music. “This well-crafted work of art turned me on, made me wet and stimulated my good taste in art.” – Annie Sprinkle

  • Slip

    A therapist and her client have the same dream. For both women, its is moment of celluloid synchronicity.