International Women’s Day Film Festival

dublin | arts and media | event notice Tuesday February 23, 2010 11:15 by SOB - Progressive Film Club

At the New Theatre (43 East Essex Street, Dublin)

To mark International Women’s Day the Progressive Film Club will be showing a number of films made by and about women, beginning at 12:45 p.m. and continuing all day. Admission free

12:45 p.m.
Kitorang Pung Mama [Our Beloved Mother] (2006)
The story of four Papuan women who experience structural violence
against women, from tradition, state, and capitalism, and how they fight
against it. Directed by Tonny Trimarsanto. In Indonesian and Papuan.
Running time: 30 minutes.

1:15 p.m.
I Was a Teenage Feminist (2005)
When did “feminism” become a bad word? Why is it that young, independent
and progressive women today feel uncomfortable identifying with
feminism? This film takes a funny and moving personal journey into the
heart of feminism on the threshold of the twenty-first century. Directed
by Therea Shechter. Running time: 62 minutes.

3:45 p.m.
Un Poquito de Tanta Verdad [A Little Bit of So Much Truth]
In the summer of 2006 a broadly based and non-violent uprising exploded
in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Some compared it to the Paris
Commune, while others called it the first Latin American revolution of
the 21st century. But it was the people’s use of the media that truly
made history in Oaxaca. Directed by Jill Friedberg. In Spanish, with
English subtitles. Running time: 93 minutes.

5:30 p.m.
My Daughter the Terrorist (2006)
What makes anyone want to blow themselves up for a cause? In this
intimate and personal portrait we join two young women soldiers trained
for the ultimate mission; we share their childhood experiences, their
dreams, and their families’ loss. Directed by Beate Arnestad. In Tamil,
with English subtitles. Running time: 60 minutes.

6:45 p.m.
Sex Slaves (2005)
A gripping exposé of the global slave trade in women from eastern
Europe. An estimated half a million women are trafficked annually and
“exported” to more than fifty countries (including Ireland).
Misunderstood, and widely tolerated, sex trafficking has become a
multi-billion underground industry. Directed by Ric Esther Bienstock. In
Russian and English. Running time: 88 minutes.

8:30 p.m.
Norma Rae (1979)
Often referred to as the best Hollywood film ever made! Norma Rae
(played by Sally Field in the performance of a lifetime) is an American
mill-worker who is transformed by her discovery of social activism in
bringing a union to her factory, against all the odds. Shot in a real
mill with real workers. Screenplay by Harriet Frank Junior and Irving
Ravetch; directed by Martin Ritt. Running time: 118 minutes.