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

Thu Sep 22 10:11:12 PDT 2011

Ooops - I clicked that I would attend, on the Facebook invite, but you are
right - I can't make a daytime show on Friday, either - have to work.  I
would be up for a Sunday one.

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:18 PM, E J <the.xenophiles.violin at gmail.com>wrote:

> Oh crap...for some reason I assumed it would be in the evening on the 14th.
> I can't make a 1:15 show that day.
>
> I can, however, make the screening on October 9th. Does this work for
> everybody?
>
> Elyse
>
>
>
> 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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WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
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