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The Norwich Women's Film Weekend
'' (or NWFW) was a two-day annual event that ran for 10 years, from 1979 to 1989, at Cinema City in Norwich. It was organised to 'promote and encourage women film-makers and present the audience with films dealing with women's issues', as the first programme (1979) put it. It was the first event created, curated, managed and implemented by a group called Cinewomen. The NWFW lasted longer than any other women's film festival in the UK and forms part of the history of women's cinema and feminism more generally, and also the history of culture and the arts in Norwich.

Origins

The event was initiated in the late 1970s by Ginette Vincendeau, who had just started her PhD in film studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and was a member of the Council of Management of what was then known as the Norfolk and Norwich Film Theatre (NNFT). Part-sponsored by the Eastern Arts Association and the British Film Institute (BFI), NNFT became Cinema City in April 1978. Vincendeau was joined by UEA librarian Biddy Fisher, postgraduate film students Caroline Merz and Teresa Grimes (also a film-maker) and Elizabeth Bee, a lecturer in further education. Other women joined Cinewomen at certain times during the 10 years of its existence. This was the time of an explosion in feminist work, which had a significant impact on cinema in terms of both film-making and film theory. The creation of the NWFW was encouraged by feminist theoretician and film-maker Laura Mulvey and followed a successful event called 'Women in Film' organised by Ginette Vincendeau in 1978. This led directly to the first Women's Film Weekend in 1979.

Organisation and ethos

The NWFW was held at Cinema City in Norwich, England, over one three-day weekend each year (except in 1984). Cinewomen's aim was to make the festival as accessible to as many women as possible, both local (including UEA students) and from across the UK. Key to this aim were free accommodation, child-care and on-site food at cost price. Primarily a festival that incorporated discussion sessions and live interviews, the NWFW placed the emphasis on screening as many themed film sessions as possible and less on conference-style debate. Screenings were introduced by a variety of speakers, often the film-maker/director, and a range of talks, exhibitions and discussions ran during the event.

Aims and scope

From the beginning, the NWFW showed a range of significant films from European art cinema to British war documentaries, workshop and political film, avant-garde cinema and mainstream productions. However, one major theme was the examination of images of women. Recognising that cinema screens had been dominated by women as romantic figures or sex objects, the event aimed to show how women film-makers portrayed women's lives and elaborated on the feminist theme of 'the personal is political', with an accent on work, motherhood, sexuality and reclaiming the place of women in history. The NWFW also aimed to re-appraise women's roles in film production by showing the work of classic directors such as Alice Guy, Dorothy Arzner, Germaine Dulac and Ida Lupino, and the output of then-neglected women who had worked in the British industry including Muriel Box, Wendy Toye,

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and

Jill Craigie Jill Craigie (born Noreen Jean Craigie; 7 March 1911 – 13 December 1999) was a British documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and feminist. She was one of Britain's earliest female documentary makers. Her early films demonstrate Craigie's interest ...

. All four of the latter came to the NWFW to discuss their films with the audience. The festival also made a point of showing the works of contemporary women directors who re-cast history from a female perspective: Helma Sanders-Brahms, Pat Murphy, Claudia von Alemann and Margarethe von Trotta. Many of their films are now recognised as pioneering. Films by

Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and Film studies, film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 108 ...

, Valie Export, Sally Potter,

Margaret Tait Margaret Caroline Tait (11 November 1918 – 16 April 1999) was a Scottish medical doctor, filmmaker and poet. Early life and education Tait was born and raised in Kirkwall, in the Orkney Islands in the north of Scotland, before being sent to ...

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, Lis Rhodes, Yvonne Rainer, Catherine Breillat and Jan Oxenberg were all shown at the NWFW throughout the years. Also included was a distinctly militant brand of cinema which placed feminist struggles explicitly within terms of class as well as gender (referencing women's struggles including Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and the Dagenham sewing machinists’ strike). Another important strand of films addressed sexual and gender politics, as a growing awareness and acceptance of '

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' (then called 'gay and lesbian') questions politicised many practitioners. ''Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts'' by Jan Oxenberg, screened at the event in 1979, is today recognised as a pioneering work in queer cinema. A burgeoning network of UK-wide film-making groups and collectives fed into the programming of the NWFW, with films made by the Berwick Street Collective, Leeds Animation Workshop, London Film-makers Co-op, Sheffield Film Co-op, Birmingham Film and Video Workshop, Cinema Action from South Wales, and Sprokettes from York. Members of feminist film distributors such as COW (Cinema of Women) and Circles were invited to speak. NWFW also offered an exhibition space where work by photographers including Jo Spence, Terry Dennett, and

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was displayed. Lastly, and emanating more directly from academic film studies, was a strand which re-examined classical and contemporary Hollywood films to analyse their construction of strong female characters – for instance 1940s films noir such as '' The Reckless Moment'' (1949) directed by

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. Similarly, the screening of ''

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'' (1970), an exploitation film directed by Stephanie Rothman and produced by Roger Corman was inspired by the feminist film theorist

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’s review of the film that read it 'against the grain' and showed how, under the stereotypical representations of sexy 'bimbos', the film actually dealt with crucial women's issues such as abortion, while offering powerful female characters.

Cinewomen

NWFW organisers 1979-1987 include: Elizabeth Bee, Pat Carter, Biddy Fisher, Teresa Grimes, Caroline Merz, Heba Saleh, Pat Treasure, Ginette Vincendeau. Organisers 1987-1989 include: Mandy Cran, Biddy Fisher, Avril Goodwin, Alison Gumbley, Margaret O’Connor, Frances Tye, Claire Whiston, Sue Winston.

2020 reunion

On 3 September 2020 the originators of the Norwich Women's Film Weekend (Elizabeth Bee, Biddy Fisher, Teresa Grimes, Caroline Merz and Ginette Vincendeau) were reunited for a virtual event, 'The Norwich Women's Film Weekend: reclaiming the history of a unique feminist event', as part of the art critic Jonathan P. Watts' public talks programme 'Of & By', hosted by Norwich-based arts organisatio
Assembly Online
The five Cinewomen reflected on the origins, the life and evolution of the annual NWFW some 30 years on. There was also an open discussion and a Q&A session with the participants, led by Watts.

The event

1st NWFW

October 26–28, 1979 ''The All Round Reduced Personality'' (''Redupers''), dir.

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(West Germany, 1977); ''

'', dir. Stephanie Rothman (USA, 1970); '' The Reckless Moment'', dir. Max Ophüls (USA, 1949); ''

Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

'', dir. Michael Curtiz (USA, 1945); ''

Women at War ''Women at War'' is a 1943 American short drama film directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Faye Emerson. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 16th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). Cast * Faye Emerson as Anastasia 'S ...

'' (UK, 1942), ''

Wings on Her Shoulder ''Wings on Her Shoulder'' is a 10-minute 1943 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the NFB's ''The World in Action'' series. The film, directed by Jane Marsh, depicts the role of the Woman's Divis ...

'' (Canada, 1945); ''Jane Brown Changes her Job'', Ministry of Labour (UK, 1941); ''They Keep the Wheels Turning'', Ministry of Labour (UK, 1942); ''They Also Serve'', dir.

Ruby Grierson Ruby Isabel Grierson (24 November 1903 – 17 September 1940) was a Scottish documentary film-maker and leading authority in the early documentary movement. Her brother John Grierson and her younger sister Marion Grierson also made films. Ear ...

(UK, 1940); ''The Nightcleaners Strike Part 1'', Berwick Street Film Collective (UK, 1975); ''Shirin's Wedding'', dir. Helma Sanders-Brahms (West Germany, 1976); ''Animation for Live Action'', dir. Vera Neubauer (UK, 1978); ''Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair'', dir. Susan Shapiro, Esther Ronay, Francine Winham (UK, 1978); ''Linda Beyond the Unexpected'', dir. Audrey Summerhill, COW (UK, 1978); ''I Never Promised You a Happy Ending'', dir. Maggie Seller, COW (UK, 1978); ''Taught To Be Girls'', dir. Mari Peacock and Melanie Chait, COW (UK, 1979); ''Two Plus Two'', dir. Caroline Sheldon (UK, 1974); ''Home Movie'', dir. Jan Oxenberg (USA, 1973); ''A Comedy in Six Unnatural Acts'', dir. Jan Oxenberg (USA, 1975); '' Lucía'', dir. Humberto Solás (Cuba, 1969).

2nd NWFW

October 17–18, 1980 ''

Les Rendez-vous d'Anna ''Les Rendez-vous d'Anna'' (known in English as ''The Meetings of Anna'' and ''Meetings with Anna'') is a 1978 drama film written and directed by Chantal Akerman. Plot Anne Silver, a Belgian filmmaker, is travelling through West Germany, Belgiu ...

'', dir.

(France/Belgium/West Germany, 1978); ''Nea'' (''Young Emmanuelle''), dir.

Nelly Kaplan Nelly Kaplan (11 April 1931 – 12 November 2020) was an Argentina, Argentine-born French writer and film director who focused on the arts, film, and filmmakers. She studied economics at the University of Buenos Aires. Passionate about cinema, ...

(France/West Germany, 1976); '' The Smiling Madame Beudet'', dir. Germaine Dulac (France, 1922); ''

Meshes of the Afternoon ''Meshes of the Afternoon'' is a 1943 American short experimental film directed by and starring wife-and-husband team Maya Deren and Alexandr Hackenschmied. The film's narrative is circular and repeats several motifs, including a flower on a lon ...

'', dir. Maya Deren (USA, 1943); ''

At Land ''At Land'' (1944) is a 15-minute silent experimental film written, directed by, and starring Maya Deren. It has a dream-like narrative in which a woman, played by Deren, is washed up on a beach and goes on a strange journey encountering other pe ...

'', dir. Maya Deren (USA, 1944); ''Amy'', dir. Laura Mulvey and

Peter Wollen Peter Wollen (29 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was a Film theory, film theorist and filmmaker. He studied English at Christ Church, Oxford. Both Political journalism, political journalist and film theorist, Wollen's ''Signs and Meaning in the ...

(UK, 1980); ''

Christopher Strong ''Christopher Strong'' (also known as ''The Great Desire'' and ''The White Moth'') is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film produced by RKO and directed by Dorothy Arzner. It is a tale of illicit love among the English aristocracy and st ...

'', dir. Dorothy Arzner (USA, 1933); '' With Babies and Banners'', dir. Lorraine Gray, Women's Labour History Film Project (USA, 1978); '' One Way or Another'', dir.

Sara Gómez Sara Gómez aka Sarita Gómez (November 8, 1942 – June 2, 1974) was a Cuban filmmaker. As a member of ICAIC (Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos, in English: Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry'')'' during ...

(Cuba, 1977); ''Daughter Rite'', dir.

Michelle Citron Michelle Citron (born 1948, Boston, Massachusetts) is a film, video and multimedia artist, scholar and author. Early life Michelle Citron was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts, earning a B.S. in Psyc ...

(USA, 1978); ''Working Title'', dir. Teresa Grimes (UK, 1980); ''Sigmund Freud's Dora'', dir.

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and Claire Pajaczkowska (USA, 1979); ''Thriller'', dir. Sally Potter (UK, 1979); ''We Are Alive'', dir. Women's Film Workshop UCLA/California Institute for Women (USA, 1974); ''

India Song ''India Song'' is a 1975 French drama film directed by Marguerite Duras. ''India Song'' stars Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière, Claude Mann, Vernon Dobtcheff and Didier Flamand. The film centres on Anne-Marie (Seyrig), the pro ...

'', dir. Marguerite Duras (France, 1974).

3rd NWFW

October 16–18, 1981 '' La Fiancée du Pirate'', dir.

(France, 1969); ''Blind Spot'' (''Die Reise nach Lyon''), dir. Claudia von Alemann (West Germany, 1978/80); ''The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty'', dir. Esther Schub (USSR, 1927); ''

Triumph of the Will ''Triumph of the Will'' (german: Triumph des Willens) is a 1935 German Nazi propaganda film directed, produced, edited and co-written by Leni Riefenstahl. Adolf Hitler commissioned the film and served as an unofficial executive producer; his na ...

'', dir. Leni Riefenstahl (Germany, 1934); ''

Germany, Pale Mother ''Germany, Pale Mother'' (german: Deutschland bleiche Mutter) is a 1980 West German drama film written and directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms. It was shown at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980, where it was nominated for a Golden B ...

'', dir. Helma Sanders-Brahms (West Germany, 1979); '' A House Divided'', dir. Alice Guy (USA, 1913); '' The Blot'', dir. Lois Weber (USA, 1921); ''Rituals of Memory'', dir. Pat Murphy (UK, 1979); ''Shadow of a Journey'', dir.

(UK, 1980); ''Maeve'', dir. Pat Murphy and John Davies (UK, 1981); ''

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'', dir. Ida Lupino (USA, 1950); ''

Merrily We Go to Hell ''Merrily We Go to Hell'' is a 1932 pre-Code film directed by Dorothy Arzner, and starring Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney. Its title is an example of the sensationalistic titles that were common in the pre-Code era. Many newspapers refused to p ...

'', dir. Dorothy Arzner (USA, 1932).

4th NWFW

October 15–17, 1982 ''

Invisible Adversaries ''Invisible Adversaries'' (german: link=no, Unsichtbare Gegner) is a 1977 Austrian experimental drama film directed by Valie Export, her debut feature film. Plot Set in contemporary Vienna, the film involves a photographer, Anna, who discovers th ...

'', dir. Valie Export (Austria, 1977); ''Backland'', Famous Five Films (UK, 1982); ''An Epic Poem'', dir. Lezli-An Barrett (UK, 1982); ''So That You Can Live'', Cinema Action (UK, 1981); ''Zechmeister'', dir. Angela Summereder (Austria, 1982); ''Pictures on Pink Paper'', dir.

Lis Rhodes Lis Rhodes (born 1942) is a British artist and feminist filmmaker, known for her density, concentration, and poeticism in her visual works. She has been active in the UK since the early 1970s. Early life and education Rhodes was brought up in W ...

(UK, 1982); ''Here Comes the Bride'', dir. Frances Bowyer (UK, 1982); '' A Question of Silence'', dir. Marleen Gorris (Netherlands, 1982); '' Two German Sisters'', dir. Margarethe von Trotta (West Germany, 1981); ''Nightshift'', dir. Robina Rose (UK, 1981); ''Funny Valentine'', dir. Maya Brandt (UK, 1979); ''Doll's Eye'', dir. Jan Worth (UK, 1982).

5th NWFW

April 13–15, 1983 ''Give Us a Smile'', Leeds Animation Workshop (UK, 1983); '' Born in Flames'', dir. Lizzie Borden (USA, 1983); ''On Guard'', dir. Susan Lambert (Australia, 1983); ''Serious Undertakings'', dir. Helen Grace (Australia, 1982); ''The Good Cause Wimmin'', dir. Penny Florence and Noe Mandelle (UK, 1983); ' (''Hungerjahre''), dir. Jutta Brückner (West Germany, 1979/80); ''To Be a Woman'', dir.

(UK, 1951); ''Blue Scar'', dir.

(UK, 1948); ''A Question of Choice'', Sheffield Film Co-op (UK, 1982); ''

Entre Nous ''Entre Nous'' (''"Between Us"''; also known as ''Coup de foudre'') is a 1983 French biographical drama film directed by Diane Kurys, who shares the writing credits with Olivier Cohen. Set in the France of the mid 20th century, the film stars Isa ...

'' (''Coupe de Foudre''), dir. Diane Kurys (France, 1983); '' Red Skirts on Clydeside'', Sheffield Film Cooperative (UK, 1983); ''Homes for the People'', dir.

(UK, 1945); '' The Gold Diggers'', dir. Sally Potter (UK, 1983); ''Half a Life'', dir. Christine Noll Brinckmann (West Germany, 1983); ''

Toute une nuit ''Toute une nuit'' (also known as ''A Whole Night'' and ''All Night Long'') is a 1982 Belgian-French drama film written and directed by Chantal Akerman. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards, the film was selected to be shown at th ...

'', dir.

(France/Belgium, 1982).

6th NWFW

March 29–31, 1985 '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'', dir.

Amy Heckerling Amy Heckerling (born May 7, 1954) is an American filmmaker. An alumna of both New York University and the American Film Institute, she directed the commercially successful films ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), ''National Lampoon's Europ ...

(USA, 1982); ''Peppermint Freedom'', dir. Marianne Rosenbaum (West Germany, 1984); ''Women of Steel'', Sheffield Film Cooperative (UK, 1984); ''A Sudden Wrench'' (BBC TV), writer:

Paula Milne Paula Milne is a British screenwriter. Her works include '' The Politician's Wife'', ''The Virgin Queen'', ''Chandler & Co'', '' Die Kinder'', ''Second Sight'', ''Driving Ambition'', ''Small Island'' and ''Endgame''. Her first single drama ...

(UK, 1982); ''Class of 62'' (ITV), dir. Marilyn Gaunt (UK, 1984); ''

The Future of Emily ''The Future of Emily'' (german: Flügel und Fesseln) is a 1984 West German drama film directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms. Barbara Kosta, author of ''Recasting Autobiography: Women's Counterfictions in Contemporary German Literature and Film'', states ...

'', dir. Helma Sanders-Brahms (West Germany, 1984); ''Bitter Wages'', dir. Audrey Droisen (UK, 1984); '' Street Corner'', dir. Muriel Box (UK, 1953); '' Anne Devlin'', dir. Pat Murphy (Ireland, 1984).

7th NWFW

April 25–27, 1986 '' Desperately Seeking Susan'', dir.

Susan Seidelman Susan Seidelman (Born December 11, 1952) is an American film director, producer, and writer. She first came to notice with '' Smithereens'' (1982), the earliest American independent feature to be screened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festiva ...

(USA, 1985); '' Pumping Iron II: The Women'', dir.

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(USA, 1984); '' Love Letters'', dir. Amy Holden Jones (USA, 1984); ''Binding Love'', dir. Karin Ingham (UK, 1985); '' Dust'', dir. Marion Hänsel (Belgium, 1985); ''

All for Mary ''All for Mary'' is a 1955 British comedy film brought to the screen by Paul Soskin Productions for the Rank Organisation. It was based on a successful West End play by the English husband and wife team of Kay Bannerman and Harold Brooke. It wa ...

'', dir. Wendy Toye (UK, 1955); ''I Be Done Been Was Is'', dir. Debra J Robinson (USA, 1984); '' Illusions'', dir. Julie Dash (USA, 1985); ''Our Marriage'', dir.

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(France, 1985); '' Rue Cases-Nègres'', dir. Euzhan Palcy (France, 1983). Open Space in which contemporary film-makers screened work, no listings.

8th NWFW

May 8–10, 1987 ''Rate It X'', dir. Paula de Koenigsberg and Lucy Winer (USA, 1985); ''Related Voices'', dir. Sophie O’Neill (UK, 1986); ''The Cutting Edge'', dir. Karen Ingham (UK, 1986); ''Springfield'', dir. Emma Calder (UK, 1986); ''Madame Potatoe'', dir. Emma Calder (UK, 1986); '' Men'', dir.

Doris Dörrie Doris Dörrie (; born 26 May 1955) is a German film director, producer and author. Biography Born in Hanover, Dörrie completed her secondary education there in 1973. The same year, she began a two-year attendance in film studies in the drama de ...

(West Germany, 1985); '' Home of the Brave'', dir. Laurie Anderson (USA, 1986); '' Working Girls'', dir. Lizzie Borden (USA, 1986); '' The Man Who Envied Women'', dir. Yvonne Rainer (USA, 1985); ''Girl Zone'', Birmingham Film and Video Workshop (UK, 1986); ''Crops and Robbers'', Leeds Animation Workshop (UK, 1986); ''Wonderful Women'', dir. Betty Houlden and Sylvia Greenwood, Sheffield Film Cooperative (UK, 1987); ''

Hour of the Star ''Hour of the Star'' ( pt, A Hora da Estrela) is a Brazilian film directed by Suzana Amaral and released in 1985. The film is an adaptation of a book by Clarice Lispector with the same name. In 1986, the actress Marcélia Cartaxo won the Silver ...

'' (''A Hora da Estrela''), dir. Suzana Amaral (Brazil, 1985); '' Golden Eighties'', dir.

(France/Belgium/Switzerland, 1986); ''The London Story'', dir. Sally Potter (UK, 1986).

9th NWFW

June 10–12, 1988 '' Making Mr. Right'', dir.

(USA, 1987); '' Near Dark'', dir. Kathryn Bigelow (USA, 1987); ''Making Biscuit'', dir. Sharon Laura (Australia, 1987); ''Damsels Be Damned'', dir. Wendy Thompson (Australia, 1987); ''Colour Poems'', dir.

(UK, 1974); ''Place of Work'', dir.

(UK, 1976); ''Tailpiece'', dir.

(UK, 1976); ''Aerial'', dir.

(UK, 1974); '' Peel'', dir. Jane Campion (Australia, 1982); '' Passionless Moments'', dir. Jane Campion (Australia, 1984); '' A Girl's Own Story'', dir. Jane Campion (Australia, 1984); ''Nice Coloured Girls'', dir. Tracey Moffatt (Australia, 1987); ''My Life Without Steve'', dir. Gillian Leahy (Australia, 1986); '' High Tide'', dir.

Gillian Armstrong Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. Many of her movies are historical dramas. Ea ...

(Australia, 1987); ''The Wheel'', dir. Elisabeth Kozmian-Ledward (UK, 1988); ''Under the Gun: Democracy in Guatemala'', dir. Patricia Goudvis (USA, 1988); ''Passion'', dir.

Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition ...

(Hong Kong, 1986). Selection of short films by British independent film-makers including: ''Taking the Stage'', dir. Noeleen Gratton; ''Video 28'', dir. Video Vera; ''Uranium Hex'', dir.

Sandra Lahire Sandra Lahire (November 19, 1950 - July 27, 2001) was a central figure in the experimental feminist filmmaking that emerged in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s. Life and career Lahire studied Philosophy at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (B ...

; ''Gladis on the Underground'', dir. Maya Brandt; ''Girls Night Out'', dir. Joanna Quinn; ''Murders Most Foul'', dir. Gillian Lacey; ''Dreaming Rivers'', prod. Sankofa Workshop; ''Black Dog'', dir. Alison de Vere.

10th NWFW

May 26–28, 1989 ''Behind the Veil'', dir. Ahmed A Jamal and Sabiha Sumar (Pakistan/UK, 1988); ''

To Kill a Priest ''To Kill a Priest'' is a 1988 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film tells a story based on the murder, under the Polish communist regime, of priest Jerzy Popiełuszko. It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popie ...

'', dir. Agnieszka Holland (USA/France, 1988); ''Coffee Coloured Children'', dir. Ngozi Onwurah (UK, 1988); ''Best Wishes'', dir. Ngozi Onwurah (UK, 1988); ''Needs Must When the Devil Drives'' (video on women's trade union history, no details); '' Salaam Bombay!'', dir. Mira Nair (India/France/UK, 1988); '' Virgin'', dir. Catherine Breillat (France, 1988); ''The Grass Was Deep'', dir. Jennie Russell (UK, 1986); ''

Diary for My Lovers ''Diary for My Lovers'' ( hu, Napló szerelmeimnek) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement ...

'', dir. Márta Mészáros (Hungary, 1987); ''Five Women Painters'' (C4), dir. Teresa Grimes (UK, 1988).

External links

Assembly Online event on YouTube: The Norwich Women's Film Weekend, 3 September 2020

Norwich Women's Film Weekend official website

References

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