Work about Women – Page 25 – Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre

Invitation

Zoe and her city flat-mate Shane have never told their conservative country parents they are lesbian and gay. So when their parents turn up unexpectedly, soon followed by a succession of Zoe and Shane’s weird and wonderful friends, the scene is set for a very queer night.

Memories That Sing

“Memories That Sing” is how filmmaker Isabel Fryszberg captures the unsung stories and songs of her mother, just before her unexpected death. She reveals the songs and stories of her mother’s childhood in Poland just before the Holocaust. At the end Fryszberg becomes the song and story of her mother’s forgotten world.

Spaghetti 8

Super 8 gunplay – explosive scratching, amazing stunts and fabulous outfits – experimental artgak at its finest!

Locks Part Two: Dread Execution!

The gaze – taken into the hands of four women who craft, document and participate in a ritual dread locks removal. This super-low-budget film subtly subverts the hegemonic forms of production by optically printing miniDV, 16mm and Super 8 to hand-processed 16mm.

May 13th

“May 13th” is concerned with a college student’s daily routine at a recreational centre and the ensuing violent assault by a stranger. The voices of four women, expressing their own feelings and relating their own experiences, respond to the act of violence.

Marilyn and Media

Marilyn Monroe, roboticized by copy-protection, is captured and trapped forever by the media and the medium of celluloid.

Parade

A hand-made film that explores a 21st-century ritual celebration – Toronto’s Gay Pride Parade (2000). The contrast between the images’ archival quality with the 90’s dance music makes us wonder whether we are watching an event of some forgotten culture, or something urban and modern.

Film Categories: Work about Women