Feminists in Quarantine: Femspectives At Home

March 24, 2020

These are unprecedented times and with the government’s lockdown announcement from last night (Monday, 23 March 2020), we will all spend a lot more time in our homes than we are used to – and that can get boring and isolating!

The Femspectives team got together and brainstormed ideas for how we could provide something to do that battles both of these things. And we are very happy to present –

Femspectives At Home, a feminist film club you can join from your living room!

Each week, we will decide on a film to watch and meet online to discuss it afterwards in a “post-screening discussion” on Zoom.

You can choose between watching the films in our own time, or if you like, join us for a communal viewing via Twitter. We start the film at (roughly) the same time & can chat during & after! Just tweet at us to let us know you’re there and use #FemspectivesAtHome to make it easier to follow.

All of the films we choose are available on Netflix (and thus captioned), but if you don’t have access to a Netflix account, get in touch with us and we will figure something out: hello@femspectives.com

We’ll start with one of our favourites for the first Femspectives at Home screening and after that, we will choose a few options each week for a public vote on our Facebook page!

All are welcome!

As always, our Safe Space Policy applies.

How to participate:

  •  Watch the film “with us” and let us know you’re there on Twitter – #FemspectivesAtHome.
  • Or watch the film in your own time.
  • Join us on Zoom for a chat – each week’s meeting link will be posted on our social media in advance.

Let’s watch feminist films together & chat about them! 🎥

Week 1

Film: FACES PLACES by JR and Agnès Varda

Available on Netflix.

Date & Time:
👉 Communal viewing + Tweet-along: Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 7 pm
👉 Zoom chat: Thursday, 26 March 2020, 8 pm

Still from FACES PLACES.

Week 2

Film: ATLANTICS by Mati Diop

Available on Netflix.

Date & Time:
👉 Communal viewing + Tweet-along: Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 7 pm
👉 Zoom chat: Thursday, 2 April 2020, 8 pm

Still from ATLANTICS.

Week 3

Film: THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY by Petra Costa

Available (on Netflix). D

Date & Time:
👉 Communal viewing + Tweet-along: Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 7 pm for 7.05 film start
👉 Zoom chat: Thursday, 9 April 2020, 8.05 pm

Still from THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY.

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February 6, 2020

The right to personal autonomy and self-determination is a central concern for activists and allies across feminist, queer and trans movements around the world.

And while some gains have been made in the past, these issues still persist:

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Strand: IT’S COMPLICATED

January 30, 2020
THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN_Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Violet Nelson_PhotoCredit-Experimental Forest Films, Violator Films

40 of the top 100 films at the U.S. box office in 2018 were led or co-led by womxn. That’s one of the findings of the Inclusion Initiative conducted at USC Annenberg. The study has examined gender and race on screen in popular films since 2007. In previous years this number hung somewhere between 20 and 33, so it seems that at last, we are moving in the right direction!

But what happens, when we look at who these actors portray? What are the leading roles offered to womxn? Are they mothers? Partners? Best friends?

IT’S COMPLICATED is trying to unpack this question and discuss the complex relationships among womxn on screen.

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