Women Speak Up

Wed, Sep 21
6:30pm-11pm
$7-$20

This program of 16mm documentaries from the 1970s captures the =

intimate world of women, revealing a time when they were wriggling =

out of traditional female roles. Geri Ashur's Janie's Janie This =

beautifully shot black-and-white film incorporates cinema verit=E9 =

footage and first-person accounts by Janie telling the story of her =

life. The raw interviews show this young, dynamic single mother of =

three on the go-dressing her children for school and reprimanding =

them when they stray. Always with a cigarette in her mouth and her =

hair in an "up-do," Janie's blunt and inspiring tale reveals her =

strength as well as an unexpected alliance between her and other poor =

women. Betty Tells Her Story (Liane Brandon) This diptych features a =

direct address interview with Betty, a working class woman who tells =

a seemingly funny and straightforward story about buying a new dress. =

As Betty tells and re-tells her story, something more complex than =

vanity is revealed, raising questions of a woman's value, beauty and =

worth. "This classic study of the tyranny of the beauty ideal is =

perhaps more relevant today than ever before. Brandon's film tells a =

story that is funny, moving, and powerfully illuminating." Jean =

Kilbourne. Girls at 12 (Joyce Chopra), A chronicle of three girls =

growing up in an industrial suburb near Boston, this cinema verit=E9 =

film traces their dreams and expectations of the future. Through =

sleepovers, dance parties, and interviews, Chopra gives insight into =

the socialization of boys and girls in America in the 1970s, and the =

gender confines they faced. Free BBQ Starts at 6:30pm.

Venue:

El Rio
3158 Mission Street
San Francisco
4155 282-3325
http://www.elriosf.com

Bart to 24th Street. Or Mission bus to Precita
The venue is at Precita which is one small block past Cesar Chavez.

Additional Info:

415 436-9523
http://www.madcatfilmfestival.org