Join us for the Scottish premiere of Beryl Magoko’s documentary IN SEARCH…
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Event Space, 13:00 Start
IN SEARCH… Beryl Magoko | Germany/Kenya 2018 | English, German, Swahili w. English subtitles | 90′ | N/C 12+
Scottish Premiere
As a young girl, Beryl Magoko gave into peer pressure and chose to be “circumcised”. IN SEARCH… portrays her encounters with other FGM survivors and her journey to reconstructive surgery. A moving piece about dealing with the past and reclaiming the future.
The film is followed by a post-screening discussion.
Tickets to this event are priced on a Pay What You Can basis from £0 to £8 (in £2 increments). You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof / ID, we just ask that you are honest! And, if you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please cancel your order or let us know so that it can be used by someone else. Click here for a rough guide to help you decide what you can afford to pay.
Meet up with fellow Glasgow-based creatives, filmmakers and feminists to chat about your experiences and what you’re working on. Find potential collaborators and create ties across film and feminism.
Join us for the Scottish premiere of Megan Rossman’s documentary THE ARCHIVETTES.
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Canteen, 19:30 Start
THE ARCHIVETTES
Megan Rossman | USA 2019 | English | 61′ | N/C 12+
Scottish Premiere
In the 1970s Deborah Edel and Joan Nestle co-founded The Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York City. Over 40 years later the archive is the world’s largest collection of materials by and about lesbians and still flourishing. THE ARCHIVETTES chronicles their fascinating origin story and the continued fight to preserve history.
This event is part of the strand IT’S COMPLICATED.
Tickets to this event are priced on a Pay What You Can basis from £0 to £8 (in £2 increments). You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof / ID, we just ask that you are honest! And, if you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please cancel your order or let us know so that it can be used by someone else. Click here for a rough guide to help you decide what you can afford to pay.
Join us for the UK premiere of Tasha Hubbard’s documentary nîpawistamâsowin: WE WILL STAND UP.
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Event Space, 19:00 Start
nîpawistamâsowin: WE WILL STAND UP Tasha Hubbard | Canada 2019 | English, Cree w. English subtitles | 98′ | N/C 12+
UK Premiere
In 2016 Colten Boushie, a young Cree man, was killed in Saskatchewan. nîpawistamâsowin: WE WILL STAND UP shines a light on the vast inequality and systemic racism within the Canadian legal system. Framed within Tasha Hubbard’s personal history, the piece reflects on the impact of colonialism and is hopeful for a better future.
The film is followed by a post-screening discussion.
This event is part of the strand COLLECTIVE MEMORY: TRAUMA & NATION.
Tickets to this event are priced on a Pay What You Can basis from £0 to £8 (in £2 increments). You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof / ID, we just ask that you are honest! And, if you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please cancel your order or let us know so that it can be used by someone else. Click here for a rough guide to help you decide what you can afford to pay.
Join us for Apolline Traoré’s award-winning film BORDERS.
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Event Space, 16:30 Start
BORDERS
Apolline Traoré | Burkina Faso/France 2017 | French w. English subtitles | 91′ | N/C 18+
Directed by prolific filmmaker Apolline Traoré, BORDERS tells the story of four womxn travelling from Dakar to Lagos. The women form bonds through shared experiences and work together to assert their independence in a patriarchal society.
This event is part of the strand IT’S COMPLICATED.
Tickets to this event are priced on a Pay What You Can basis from £0 to £8 (in £2 increments). You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof / ID, we just ask that you are honest! And, if you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please cancel your order or let us know so that it can be used by someone else. Click here for a rough guide to help you decide what you can afford to pay.
Come and celebrate the opening night of Femspectives 2020 – the second edition of Glasgow’s feminist film festival! We are opening with VAI, a portmanteau feature film made by nine Pacific filmmakers.
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19:00 Doors; 19:30 Start
VAI
Becs Arahanga, Amberley Jo Aumua, Matasila Freshwater, Dianna Fuemana, Miria George, Ofa Guttenbeil, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Nicole Whippy, Sharon Whippy | New Zealand 2019 | Fijan, Tongan, Roviana, Samoan, Cook Islands Mãori, Niuean, English, Maori w. English subtitles | 91′ | N/C 12+
A delicate and empowering ensemble piece produced by 9 female Pacific directors and filmed in 7 different Pacific countries. VAI is a meditative exploration of disappearing traditions through the portrait of a young womxn’s journey through life, each played by a different indigenous actor. A celebration of female strength, connection and community.
Tickets to this event are priced on a Pay What You Can basis from £0 to £8 (in £2 increments). You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof / ID, we just ask that you are honest! And, if you have a free ticket and can no longer use it, please cancel your order or let us know so that it can be used by someone else. Click here for a rough guide to help you decide what you can afford to pay.
Even though it only refers to one specific film in our programme, this quote could easily refer to all five events in our strand COLLECTIVE MEMORY: TRAUMA AND NATION.
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:
We are delighted to announce two visiting filmmakers at this year’s festival!
Beryl Magoko, director of IN SEARCH… (Germany/Kenya 2018) and Jo Schmeiser, director of MOMENTS OF RESISTANCE (Austria 2019) will attend Femspectives 2020. We will host discussions with both filmmakers after their respective 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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