[Reellife] Geek Girls

[dave olsen]

<http://thecinematheque.ca>

The Cinematheque <http://thecinematheque.ca> in Downtown Vancouver is about to 
show a new documentary by Canadian Gina Hara entitled /Geek Girls/ 
<http://thecinematheque.ca/geek-girls>.

It's an interesting journey since Gina grew up in Hungary and there's no word 
for geek in her native tongue.  She's always identified as different but didn't 
have a label that made sense...until she learned English and discovered the 
world of geeks and nerds.

The sad part of this film is that it clearly shows that as different as these 
folks feel they are, they are no different than any other women in many 
respects, especially when it comes to being bullied.

There are few areas of civilized life where women dominate and its culture gives 
them priority: the world of geeks and nerds is not one of them.

Gina searches for and convinces only a few other geeks and nerds to share their 
story, because the others just don't feel safe.  Despite this, Gina does well to 
portray a diverse range of women in the film, both physically and 
interest-wise.  If you collect, dress up, play games or program, you'll find 
someone to admire in her film. And if you're a geek or know a geek, this is an 
intimate peek into your/their world.

/Geek Girls/ <http://thecinematheque.ca/geek-girls> plays 4 times over the next 
2 weeks:
Friday, January 26, 2018 @ 6:30pm
Saturday, January 27, 2018 @ 8:20pm
Sunday, January 28, 2018 @ 6:30pm and
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 @ 8:20pm
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Warmly,
dave/
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