[Wamvan] WAM! Social! VIFF film screening and gathering

Tue Sep 20 22:35:28 PDT 2011

Sometimes you're just so excited about something you write some words when
you mean others...!!

By 'beginning' I clearly mean 'begging.'  Begging for a WAM! Van presence.

thanks for your patience folks :)

(..... and I spent 4 years in journalism school.  yikes! :| )

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings Wammers!
>
> If you're like me then you'd agree that a social event where WAM! Van
> organizers, supporters and generally interested folks can gather to scheme
> about feminism, media and bringing down the patriarchy is LONG overdue.
>
> Thankfully, the Vancouver International Film Festival kicks off and the end
> of this month (huge shout-out to Frieda Werden for alerting us to all the
> cool happenings at VIFF this year in a previous email), and there is one
> film just beginning for a WAM! Van presence.
> *
> Miss Representation *(trailer here:
> http://www.missrepresentation.org/home.html), is a film about the
> abhorrent trends in representation of women in American media, using "...
> startling facts and statistics that leave audiences shaken, armed with a new
> perspective, and asking the question, “What can we do?”
>
> While the film is based in an American context, it's meaning obviously
> translates to the state of Canadian media, and the representation of women
> globally.
>
> *Miss Representation* is screening at VIFF on:
>
>  Fri, Sep 30th 1:15pm
> Empire Granville 7
>
> Sun, Oct 9th 6:40pm
> Empire Granville 7
>
> *Fri, Oct 14th 1:15pm
> Empire Granville 7 *
>
> We are proposing that we attend the Friday October 14th screening (1:15pm)
> as a group, and follow it up with coffee/light lunch rant and rave.  If you
> are unable to make it to the screening, it would still be great if you could
> see the film at one of the earlier screenings, then join us for our
> post-film gathering on Friday afternoon.
>
> *Please RSVP to **wamvancouver at gmail.com by Friday September 30* if you
> can commit to attending.  If we get a solid enough number we will look into
> getting a group rate.  If we are just a handful of folks, we'll let everyone
> know to go ahead and book their own ticket, then meet up and affirm that we
> are the only cool kids on this listserv.
>
> Theatre: 855 Granville Street, Vancouver
>
> http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=855+Granville+St,+Vancouver,+BC+V6Z+1K7&hl=en&ll=49.281258,-123.120625&spn=0.006635,0.018969&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=26.925653,77.695313&vpsrc=0&t=m&z=16&iwloc=A
>
> Post-film gathering place: TBD
>
> Link to VIFF: http://www.viff.org/festival/
>
> SEE YOU THERE!!!
>
> Nat Hill and the WAM! Van Core organizing committee
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 10:30 PM, E J <the.xenophiles.violin at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Frieda Werden, Series Producer
>>> WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
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