[Wamvan] Some women directors at VIFF this year

[E J]

Thanks for sending this, Frieda! I already wanted to see Miss
Representation, and several others here look really good as well. Hope to
see some dates for these soon.

Best,
Elyse


On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Frieda Werden <frieda.werden at gmail.com>wrote:

>   These are what seem to be the women directors who are featured by VIFF
> as winners from other film festivals.  I don’t have dates for them, but
> maybe we can plan some viewing trips: PURE
>
> Winner, Flash Forward Award (best first feature), Pusan 2010; Best Film,
> Ghent 2011.
>
> Sweden | Dir: Lisa Langseth | View Trailer<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9m8v4bdab&et=1107139206563&s=8069&e=001b4Ci8uXnKgGOuPq06T63wsKmbtTy-J174dl-MlnHHIJk0HYRl6IY31PZDH3bDqebO_0K9QXfoK2J8tNu07JPZzWTlsA0o52pYlvkqvcg6z4BuUqkSvjnmQ==>
>
> Newcomer Alicia Vikander is outstanding as a troubled high-school dropout
> determined to rise above her chaotic home life in Lisa Langseth's powerful
> drama. Tackling issues of class and culture, *Pure* is a smartly written,
> brilliantly acted debut for both Langseth and Vikander.
>   WISH ME AWAY
>
> Winner, Grand Jury Prize: Documentary, Los Angeles 2011.
>
> USA | Dir: Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf | View Trailer<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9m8v4bdab&et=1107139206563&s=8069&e=001b4Ci8uXnKgG3wguibOqkEAJhIlv669Ctf_AVYpXFErri8fI5gDVjq1h3y3Ps0gXuU-F926synag6dan4ev_5i8pvgWnzvOAY5INXvWAgsmWahMDNHHBWNQ==>
>
> For 30 years, the supremely charismatic country star Chely Wright prayed:
> “Please, God… Don’t let me be gay.” Finally, Wright risks the wrath of her
> family and the whole of conservative America by *very* publicly coming
> out. Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf capture Wright's remarkable
> transformation from closeted crooner to risk-taking advocate.
>
>
> CIRCUMSTANCE
>
> Winner, Audience Award, Sundance 2011.
>
> USA/Iran/France | Dir: Maryam Keshavarz | View Trailer<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9m8v4bdab&et=1107139206563&s=8069&e=001b4Ci8uXnKgGK76F9sNYWqOHEl-qADpuUhrgzQzQw5Axw4KaDbIurSuQOr2cstx4ky743kcGmIC0UpGSwMmi8oZJlI3uZGUaVay2nunE6kRANN7jiWKdcibVk8D1OMQx9>
>
> A daring exploration of a lesbian relationship in contemporary Tehran that
> also speaks volumes about family life and politics, Maryam Keshavarz's debut
> feature is an ambitious, engaging and provocative drama that has been
> causing waves on the international film scene.
>   SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
>
> Winner, People's Choice, Hot Docs 2011.
>
> USA | Linda Goldstein Knowlton | View Trailer<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9m8v4bdab&et=1107139206563&s=8069&e=001b4Ci8uXnKgFOvJopSsr7MXshNG1uU-QeAfohbreLKpvfsmE-0cTNSrwtbANLb4AbJgihTynAnt5fbDagBZQ6bFileKFGwIG8l086PdKJ0aew33qcfOQVphA9cQI0UzPq>
>
> "One needs several hearts to survive the breakage inflicted by [Linda
> Goldstein Knowlton's] delicately wrought, deeply felt docu-profile of four
> teenage girls... All are Chinese adoptees, and all are trying to come to
> terms with that fact as they navigate the already perilous waters of
> American adolescence." Variety
>
>
> MISS REPRESENTATION
>
> Winner, Audience Award: Documentary, Sonoma 2011.
>
> USA | Jennifer Siebel Newsom | View Trailer<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=9m8v4bdab&et=1107139206563&s=8069&e=001b4Ci8uXnKgEDuiIzFH1wjab7oXSN9mdPvZIlP9vKF1hBd6Q4MrVLnZYWVV69JOuejZ1qDRSdATJwKHff-rJwTM_iwwF3_FQxEwuPwmKT37oT9VEFqtfsVw==>
>
> Outraged by the damage wrought by media misogyny, Jennifer Siebel Newsom
> issues this angry yet cogent call to arms. Damning statistics speak for
> themselves while the firsthand accounts of the discrimination endured by
> high-profile women set the blood boiling.
>
>
>
>
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> Frieda Werden, Series Producer
> WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
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