Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues, Program 15: Women, War & Resistance

Since the beginning of time, women have always been considered the weaker sex. But when it comes to war, they no doubt have the upper hand. The films in this program show the many ways women (as well as non-binary and trans people) have stood up to the tyranny of war and patriarchal violence with little more than a strong sense of justice, a powerful life force and a righteous feminist touch.

Screening: Rat Life and Diet in North America (1968, 16mm film) by Joyce Wieland, Black & White (2019, DV) by Zoe Aiano & Anna Benner, Viet Flakes (1962-67, 8mm film shown on 16mm film) by Carolee Schneeman, The Lines of Your Face (2023, DV) by Tara Baghdassarian, Lysistrata (2024, multi-projector expanded cinema performance) by Lydia Greer & Facing West Shadows, RUN! (2019, 16mm film) by Malic Amalya, I Was Born in 1988 (2022, DV) by Yasaman Baghban and Happy Birthday, Marsha! (2018, DV) by Tourmaline & Sasha Wortzel

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Promotional image from Black & White by Zoe Aiano