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Pratibha Parmar
Pratibha Parmar is a British writer and filmmaker. She has made feminist documentaries such as '' Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth'' and '' My Name is Andrea'' about Andrea Dworkin. Early life Parmar was born in Nairobi, Kenya to Indian parents and her family then moved to the United Kingdom. She received a B.A. from Bradford University and attended Birmingham University for postgraduate studies. Parmar's feminism was influenced by writers such as Angela Davis, June Jordan, Cherrie Moraga, Barbara Smith and Alice Walker. Career With her 1991 film '' Khush'', Parmar examined the erotic world of South Asian lesbians and gay men in the United Kingdom and India, using a mix of documentary footage and dramatic scenes. The documentary '' Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth'' is about the life of author and activist Alice Walker, who Parmar had first met in 1991 via June Jordan and Angela Davis. Walker and Parmar also collaborated on ''Warrior Marks'', a documentary about female genital mutilat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male point of view and that women are treated unjustly in these societies. Efforts to change this include fighting against gender stereotypes and improving educational, professional, and interpersonal opportunities and outcomes for women. Feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to vote, run for public office, work, earn equal pay, own property, receive education, enter contracts, have equal rights within marriage, and maternity leave. Feminists have also worked to ensure access to contraception, legal abortions, and social integration and to protect women and girls from rape, sexual harassment, and domestic violence. Changes in female dress standards and acceptable physical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrior Marks
''Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women'' is a 1993 book by Alice Walker with Pratibha Parmar, who made an award-winning documentary of the same name. Following on from her 1992 novel '' Possessing the Secret of Joy'', Walker undertakes a journey to parts of Africa where clitoridectomy Clitoridectomy or clitorectomy is the surgical removal, reduction, or partial removal of the clitoris. It is rarely used as a therapeutic medical procedure, such as when cancer has developed in or spread to the clitoris. It is often performed on i ... is still practised. ''Warrior Marks'' is a harrowing work as Walker interviews women who have had the operation done and finally interviews a woman—circumcised herself—who performs the operation. References Books by Alice Walker Womanist novels 1993 non-fiction books Works about female genital mutilation {{gender-studies-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Make Movies
Women Make Movies is a non-profit feminist media arts organization based in New York City. Founded by Ariel Dougherty and Sheila Paige with Dolores Bargowski, WMM was first a feminist production collective that emerged from city-wide Women's Liberation meetings in September 1969. They produced four films by 1973. Dougherty and Paige incorporated the organization in March 1972 as a community based workshop to teach film to everyday women. A distribution service was also begun as an earned income program. In the mid-1970s a membership was created that screened and distributed members' work. In the early 1980s focus shifted to concentrate on distribution of independent films by and about women. WMM also provides production assistance to women filmmakers. Film catalog The organization distributes more than 500 films created by over 400 women filmmakers from nearly 30 countries. These films address such subjects as reproductive rights, AIDS, body image, economic development, racism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of LGBT-related Films Directed By Women
This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-related films that were directed by women. LGBT-themed films directed by women – especially, but not exclusively, lesbian-themed movies – are an important and distinct subset of the genre. Academics have studied the issue of how women as directors contribute to the way lesbian stories, in particular, have been told; while LGBT media, and to some extent the mainstream, have examined the difference a "female gaze" brings to a film. Telefilms and documentaries are included in the list. Films co-directed with men are not included. Titles beginning with determiners "A", "An", and "The" are alphabetized by the first significant word. 0–9 * ''2 Seconds'' (1998, Canada) by Manon Briand * '' A 20th Century Chocolate Cake'' (1983, Canada) by Lois Siegel * '' 3 Generations'' (2015, United States) by Gaby Dellal * ''52 Tuesdays'' (2014, Australia) by Sophie Hyde * ''533 Statements'' (2006, Canada) by Tori Foster A * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lesbian Filmmakers
This is a list of lesbian filmmakers. The names listed include directors, producers, and screenwriters of feature films, television movies, documentaries and short films; and have received coverage or been recognized in reliable, authoritative media and academic sources. A-L * Kasia Adamik (Poland) * Jane Anderson (USA) * Sini Anderson (USA) * Chantal Akerman (Belgium) * Dorothy Arzner (USA) * Jamie Babbit (USA) * Marina Rice Bader (USA) * Christin Baker (USA) * Janet Baus (USA) * Sadie Benning (USA) * Caroline Berler (USA) * Katja Blichfeld (USA) * Maureen Bradley (Canada) * Netalie Braun (Israel) * Katherine Brooks (USA) * Dominique Cardona (Canada) * Ilene Chaiken (USA) * Lisa Cholodenko (USA) * Zero Chou (Taiwan) * Laurie Colbert (Canada) * Janis Cole (Canada) * Nicole Conn (USA) * Catherine Corsini (France) * Jeanne Crépeau (Canada) * Catherine Crouch (USA) * Holly Dale (Canada) * Donna Deitch (USA) * Katrina del Mar (USA) * Vicky Du (USA-Taiwan) * Che ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Female Film And Television Directors
This is a list of female film and television directors. Their works may include live action and/or animated features, shorts, documentaries, telemovies, TV programs, or videos. A * Jennifer Abbott (Canada) * Sarah Abbott (Canada * Jennifer Abod (USA) * Marguerite Abouet (Ivory Coast) * Abiola Abrams (USA) * Nan Achnas (Indonesia) * Ally Acker (USA) * Jill Ackles (USA) * Kasia Adamik (Poland) * Catlin Adams (USA) * Joey Lauren Adams (USA) * Perry Miller Adato (USA) * Anita W. Addison (USA) * Maren Ade (Germany) * Harmony Adesola (Canada) * Elvire Adjamonsi (Benin) * Dianna Agron (USA) * Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia) * Peggy Ahwesh (USA) * Shirikiana Aina (USA) * Kyōko Aizome (Japan) * Omolola Ajao (Canada) * Mania Akbari (Iran) * Chantal Akerman (Belgium-France) * Desiree Akhavan (USA) * Zoya Akhtar (India) * Nargis Akhter (Bangladesh) * Atuat Akkitirq (Canada) * Zaynê Akyol (Canada) * Haifaa al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia) * Gina Alajar (Philippines) * Barbara Albe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Place Of Rage
''A Place of Rage'' is a 1991 film by Pratibha Parmar. The film includes interviews of Angela Davis, June Jordan, Trinh T. Minh-ha, and Alice Walker.Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey. ''Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary''. Greenwood Publishing Group, January 1, 1995. , 9780313289729. p302 It discusses and asks for political action regarding racism and homophobia, linking the two issues together.Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey. ''Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary''. Greenwood Publishing Group, January 1, 1995. , 9780313289729. pxvi It was created to be aired on British television and it is 52 minutes long.Baumgarten, Marjorie.Two by Pratibha Parmar: A Place of Rage, KhushArchive. ''Austin Chronicle''. Friday February 21, 1992. Retrieved on August 28, 2015. The main interviews of Davis, Jordan, and Walker were filmed in the present day. Davis and Jordan discuss the effects of Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, and other activists; as well as wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina's Heavenly Delights
''Nina's Heavenly Delights'' is a 2006 British drama film, drama romance film, romance comedy film, directed by Pratibha Parmar. The film was released on 29 September 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on 21 November 2007 in the United States. Synopsis When young Glaswegian cook Nina Shah (Shelley Conn) returns home for her father's funeral after three estranged years in London, England, she begins a romantic relationship with Lisa (Laura Fraser), an old childhood friend who now owns half the late father's Indian restaurant, The New Taj. Together they seek to save the restaurant by winning the national "Best in the West Curry Competition" for a third time. Nina's mother Suman (Veena Sood) and brother Kary (Atta Yaqub), however, want to sell the place to fellow restaurateur Raj (Art Malik), whose chef son Sanjay (Raji James) had been left at the altar by Nina. Lending the young women moral support is Nina's flamboyant gay friend Bobbi (Ronny Jhutti), and Nina's younger sister Priya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Women (BBC)
''100 Women'' is a BBC multi-format series established in 2013. The annual series examines the role of women in the 21st century and has included events in London and Mexico. Announcement of the list is the start of an international "BBC's women season", lasting three weeks including broadcast, online reports, debates and journalism on the topic of women. Women around the world are encouraged to participate via Twitter and comment on the list, as well as on the interviews and debates that follow release of the list. History After the 2012 Delhi gang rape, then BBC Controller Liliane Landor, BBC editor Fiona Crack and other journalists, were inspired to create a series focusing on the issues and achievements of women in society today. They felt that many of the issues women faced were not getting in-depth coverage, and in March 2013 a "flood of feedback from female listeners" was received by the BBC to the effect that the corporation should provide more "content from and about w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frameline Film Festival
The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first film festival, named the Gay Film Festival of Super-8 Films, was held in 1977. The festival is organized by Frameline, a nonprofit media arts organization whose mission statement is "to change the world through the power of queer cinema". It is the oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world. With annual attendance ranging from 60,000 to 80,000, it is the largest LGBTQ+ film exhibition event. It is also the most well-attended LGBTQ+ arts event in the San Francisco Bay Area. The festival is held every year in late June according to a schedule that allows the eleven-day event's closing night to coincide with the City's annual Gay Pride Day, which takes place on the last Sunday of the month. Films screened at the Frameline Film Festival hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frameline Award
Established in 1986, The Frameline Award is given every year at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco to a person or entity that has made a major contribution to LGBTQ+ representation in film, television, or the media arts. List of Honorees 1986 Vito Russo 1987 Alexandra von Grote 1988 Divine 1989 Cinevista / Promovision 1990 Robert Epstein 1991 Elfi Mikesch 1992 Marlon Riggs 1993 Pratibha Parmar 1994 Christine Vachon 1995 Marcus Hu 1996 Peter Adair 1997 Channel Four Television 1998 Dolly Hall 1999 Stanley Kwan 2000 Barbara Hammer 2001 The Festival’s Founders 2002 Isaac Julien 2003 Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato 2004 Rose Troche 2005 Gregg Araki 2006 François Ozon 2007 Andrea Sperling 2008 Michael Lumpkin 2009 George Kuchar & Mike Kuchar 2010 Wolfe Video 2011 Margaret Cho 2012 B. Ruby Rich 2013 Jamie Babbit 2014 George Takei 2015 Jeffrey Schwarz 2016 Bob Hawk Bob Hawk (December 15, 1907 - July 4, 1989) was an American radio quizmaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midge Ure
James Ure (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visage, and as the frontman of Ultravox. In 1984, he co-wrote and produced the charity single " Do They Know It's Christmas?", which has sold 3.7 million copies in the UK. The song is the second highest-selling single in UK chart history. Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. He acts as a trustee for the charity and also serves as an ambassador for Save the Children. Ure is the producer and writer of several other synth-pop and new wave hit singles of the 1980s, including " Fade to Grey" (1980) by Visage and the Ultravox signature songs "Vienna" (1980) and " Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (1984). He achieved his first UK top 10 solo hit in 1982 with " No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
