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Feminist Filmmaking: 40 Years of Activism
Tuesday 19 May 2015, 6:15pm - 8:30pm
Venue: Hyde Park Picture House
Feminist Filmmaking showcases the work of two independent feminist filmmaking collectives founded in Leeds during a time of intense activity in the Women’s Liberation Movement.
Filmmakers from Leeds Animation Workshop and Vera Media will present a selection from a body of work spanning nearly four decades – lively animations, exploring everyday sexism, domestic violence and gender discrimination in the workplace, alongside short documentaries and a celebration of women’s achievements in Yorkshire. Collectively they showcase the powerful as well as humorous ways in which activist filmmakers have sought to bring feminist issues to public attention.
The screening includes a Q&A with the filmmakers and a discussion about the relationship between filmmaking and feminist activism, then and now.
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We will also be hosting a public workshop on ‘Archiving Women in Film and Television’ at the University of Leeds on Thursday 14 May 2015. For details, see http://
Sponsored by Cultural and Creative Industries Exchange, University of Leeds; Feminist Archive North; Leeds Animation Workshop; and Vera Media.