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Please note that this programme for International Women's Month may be subject to alteration and it is advisable to ring and check beforehand.
Thurs 5 -13 Mar
BIRDS EYE VIEW FILM FESTIVAL
A celebration of women filmmakers. Get ready for 9 days jam-packed with over 70 events, with breathtaking films from all corners of the globe including two-time Oscar&#reg; nominee Frozen River, UK premiere of Cannes Critics Week winner, Sundance's best-loved docs, and the hottest Screen Seductresses of all time.Venue: VARIOUS LOCATIONS throughout London. Info: /www.birds-eye-view.co.uk
Fri 6 Mar
BLACK WOMEN RESISTANCE LEADERS 1600-2000
Detailing black women from all over the world who have resisted slavery, colonialism and racism; women do not get the historical credit they deserve. This event will give the audience video and documentary evidence of the who, what and why of 40 female fighters who used guns, pens or placards. Bring notepad and pen and be on time. Proceeds toward the Girl Child Concerns School in Kaduna state Nigeria where £200 sends a poor girl to school for one year. Venue: UNIT 9 EUROLINK Business Centre, 49 Effra Road SW2 (travel-tube: Brixton). 7pm-9.30pm. Adm ?5.
Sat 7 Mar
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR (MY LOVE)
FILM: Resnais's award-winning film explores the effect of Hiroshima's past on a French actress filming in the city. Her forging of a fragile relationship with a Japanese architect set against a backdrop of the human capacity for inhumanity illuminates the complex, tender connection possible between two people. (Alain Resnais, 1959) B&W, cert PG, 90 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 020 7747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 7 Mar
VERY YOUNG GIRLS
Shaniquah was only 12 years old when she met him. He told her she was pretty and that he wanted to be her boyfriend. He showered her with promises of love, protection and family. So what if he was a little older, and wanted her to sleep with men for money? She just wants him to love her... An arresting documentary directed by David Schisgall based around some of the heartbreaking stories that lie behind the commercial sexual exploitation of children in America today. Venue: RICH MIX, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London E1 6LA. 7pm. Adm: £7/£5.50concs. Info: 0207 613 7498
Tues 10 Mar
'THE END' - FILM SCREENING & TALK
Model-turned film makers, twin sisters Nicola & Teena Collins talk of the inspiration for their first film 'The End' - a challenging and gritty tale about their father who was involved in the complex underworld of real life cockney 'gangsters' - and their personal journey of its making. Venue: RICH MIX, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London E1 6LA. Screening 8pm, talk 9.30pm - 10pm. Adm: £10/£7 concs. Info: 0207 613 7498.
Thurs 12 Mar
EXHIBITORS' FORUM INVITATION
This is an opportunity for Exhibitors, Festivals organisers, Art centres, Film Officers from Local Authorities, and freelancers, to share sector news, opportunities, best practice ideas and lessons learnt with like minded people, and for us all to be involved in developing ways of working together in new and exciting ways. Prior topics of discussion have included Funding, Programming, Marketing, Evaluation and monitoring of audiences, Access requirements, Diverse Audiences, Outreach, Partnership working and Legal issues. Venue: STRATFORD PICTUREHOUSE, Theatre Square, London E15 1BN (travel-tubes: Central Line, Jubilee Line, District Line to Mile End, then change to Central Line for one stop to Stratford Station: 20 minutes from Barking, Essex.). Info: tracey.joseph@filmlondon.org.uk
Sat 14 Mar
PEEPING TOM
Described by one critic on its release in 1960 as 'wholly evil', this film has since gained a cult reputation through the support of ardent fans such as Martin Scorsese. This psychologically complex thriller explores the voyeuristic cruelty of its serial killer anti-hero, cameraman Mark Lewis (Carl Boehm). In setting the story within the film industry and cinema itself, Powell creates a very real sense of horror. (Michael Powell, 1960) colour, cert 15, 97 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 14 Mar
MILK TEETH
FILM: A young boy follows his sister when she sneaks out one night. (Tibor Banoczki, 2007) 11 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Fri 20 Mar
PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL
UK premiere by director Gini Reticker.
A story of the power of women's solidarity in Liberia in the face of almost impossible odds. A film that tells the remarkable story of how thousands of women in Liberia helped peacefully end the country's second bloody civil war. Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian woman who witnessed both civil wars, had a dream invited ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters from neighbouring churches to start the Christian Women's Peace Initiative. They dressed in pure white and sat by the thousands to protest the war. When peace talks in Ghana came to a standstill, the women literally formed a barricade around the building and didn't allow the men to exit until a deal was bartered. The women of Liberia are proof that non-violent and peaceful protest isn't just a fantasy-it can be a triumphant reality. In English and Liberian English [Pidgin] with English subtitles. Venue: RENOIR CINEMA, Brunswick Square, Camden, London WC1N 1AW. 6.30pm. Info: 0871 7033 991.
Sat 21 Mar
CHARLOTTE ET SON JULES
FILM: Jules enlightens Charlotte about her faults and his tribulations. (Jean-Luc Godard, 1960) 13 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 21 Mar
PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL
A film that tells the remarkable story of how thousands of women in Liberia helped peacefully end the country's second bloody civil war. The women of Liberia are proof that non-violent and peaceful protest isn't just a fantasy-it can be a triumphant reality. is The film is a commanding, inspiring, and emotionally stirring documentary about the futility of war and the splendour of peace. In English and Liberian English [Pidgin] with English subtitles. Venue: ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. 5.30pm. Info: 0207 930 3647.
Sat 21 Mar
TAPOLOGO
(UK premiere) directed by Gabriela Gutierrez Dewar and Sally Gutierrez Dewar who are attending the festival. A moving story of women in South Africa who have turned their tragedy into a tool. The impact of South Africa's unprecedented mining boom on the labour camps that support the industry is told through the brutal realities facing women in these communities. Freedom Park squatter camp, situated in the Northwest province, accommodates a migrant workforce that mines the world's largest single source of platinum. The women service the needs of the male miners as a means of basic survival. A group of HIV-infected former sex-workers have created a network called Tapologo and have learnt to be home-based care-workers, transforming degradation into solidarity and squalor into hope. As we learn each woman's story, we come to understand how she herself was transformed-from someone who had lost hope into someone who decided to help others in the same situation. In English and Tswana with English subtitles. Venue: THE RITZY, Brixton, London SW2. 4pm. Info: www.tapologofilm.com/
Sat 21 Mar
L'AMOUR EN FUITE
FILM: Love on the Run is the fifth and final instalment of a story Truffaut began telling in 400 Blows (1959); flashbacks to the earlier films recap on the frantic quest for love of Antoine Doinel (played in all the films by Jean-Pierre Léaud). Now in his thirties, Doinel is amicably concluding his marriage, while pursuing a new relationship and renewing his acquaintance with a previous love. (François Truffaut, 1979) colour, cert PG, 95 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 21 & 22 Mar
MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER
Could you ever forgive the people who slaughtered your family? In 1994 Rwanda's Hutu populace was incited to wipe out the country's Tutsi minority. In 1999 the government began Gacaca (ga-CHA-cha) - open-air hearings with citizen-judges meant to try their neighbours and rebuild the nation. As part of this experiment in reconciliation, tens of thousands of confessed genocide killers are sent home from prison, while traumatised survivors are asked to forgive them and resume living side-by-side. Filming for close to a decade in a tiny rural hamlet, award-winning filmmaker Anne Aghion, who will be attending the festival, has charted the impact of Gacaca on survivors and perpetrators alike. In French and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles. Venue: THE RITZY, Brixton, London SW2. 9.30pm (5pm on 22nd). Info: www.anneaghionfilms.com
Sun 22 Mar
TAPOLOGO
(UK premiere) directed by Gabriela Gutierrez Dewar and Sally Gutierrez Dewarwho are attending the festival. A moving story of women in South Africa who have turned their tragedy into a tool. An inspiring and emotional tale, Tapologo shows how one's own experience is often the best source of help for others. In English and Tswana with English subtitles. Venue: ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. 5pm. Info: 0207 930 3647. Info: www.tapologofilm.com/
Mon 23 Mar
PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL
A story of the power of women's solidarity in Liberia in the face of almost impossible odds, this is the remarkable story of how thousands of women in Liberia helped peacefully end the country's second bloody civil war. Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian woman who witnessed both civil wars, had a dream invited ordinary mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters from neighbouring churches to start the Christian Women's Peace Initiative. They dressed in pure white and sat by the thousands to protest the war. When peace talks in Ghana came to a standstill, the women literally formed a barricade around the building and didn't allow the men to exit until a deal was bartered. The women of Liberia are proof that non-violent and peaceful protest isn't just a fantasy-it can be a triumphant reality. Filmmaker Gini Reticker will attend the festival. In English and Liberian English [Pidgin] with English subtitles. Venue: THE RITZY, Brixton, London SW2. 6.30pm.
Tues 24 Mar
THE RECKONING: THE BATTLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
The International Criminal Court represents the most ambitious attempt ever to apply the rule of law on a global scale and to protect the most basic human rights. Launched in 2002, it is the first permanent international court set up to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. The film follows ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo for three years across four continents as he and his team tirelessly issue arrest warrants for Lord's Resistance Army leaders in Uganda, prepare to put Congolese warlords on trial, challenge the UN Security Council to help indict Sudan's president for the Darfur massacres, and shake up the Colombian justice system. Venue: ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. 6.30pm. Info: 0207 930 3647. Category: Unverified listing
Wed 25 Mar
THE RECKONING: THE BATTLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
An insightful documentary that follows two riveting dramas-the prosecution of unspeakable crimes and the International Criminal Court's fight for justice. The International Criminal Court represents the most ambitious attempt ever to apply the rule of law on a global scale and to protect the most basic human rights. Launched in 2002, it is the first permanent international court set up to prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. Venue: THE RITZY, Brixton, London SW2. 6.30pm. Info: www.picturehouses.co.uk
Wed 25 Mar
BACK HOME TOMORROW
UK premiere, directed by Paolo Santolini and Fabrizio Lazzaretti. A cinematically stunning examination of two lives affected by conflict that illustrates how hope prevails in even the most desperate of settings. In this film directors Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini (who will be attending the festival) use the moving stories of two of these children to show the work Emergency does. Yagoub, who fled with his family from Darfur and now lives in the Mayo Refugee Camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, and Murtaza who's recuperating in hospital in Kabul after losing his left hand to a landmine. Venue: ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. 6.30pm. Info: 0207 930 3647.
Thurs 26 Mar
MY NEIGHBOR, MY KILLER
Could you ever forgive the people who slaughtered your family? In 1994 Rwanda's Hutu populace was incited to wipe out the country's Tutsi minority. Filming for close to a decade in a tiny rural hamlet, filmmaker Anne Aghion has charted the impact of Gacaca on survivors and perpetrators alike. In French and Kinyarwanda with English subtitles. Venue: ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH. 6.30pm. Info: 0207 930 3647. Info: www.anneaghionfilms.com
Thurs 26 Mar
BACK HOME TOMORROW
A cinematically stunning examination of two lives affected by conflict that illustrates how hope prevails in even the most desperate of settings. The Italian aid organisation Emergency offers medical help to civilian casualties in war zones, of whom about one-third are children. In this film directors Fabrizio Lazzaretti and Paolo Santolini (who will be attending the festival) use the moving stories of two of these children to show the work Emergency does. Yagoub, who fled with his family from Darfur, and Murtaza who's recuperating in hospital in Kabul after losing his left hand to a landmine. The directors deliver these two fascinating and heartfelt stories without commentary and combine them in a way that is both compelling and poignant. Venue: THE RITZY, Brixton, London SW2. Info: www.picturehouses.co.uk
Fri 27 Mar
FROM A WHISPER
The European Premiere of 'From A Whisper', an endearing tale of two parallel lives of an artist and an intelligence officer; both indirect casualties on the August 7 US Embassy attack in 1998. They find comfort in the help they give each other to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones who they have been mourning for the last 10 years. Q&A with Director Wanuri Kahiu. (85 mins). Venue: TRICYCLE THEATRE, Kilburn, London. 8pm. Adm: £8.50, conc £7.
Fri 27 - 28 Mar
IMAGES OF BLACK WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL
FILM: Images of Black Women has an exciting line up of films, documentaries and workshops for this year's festival. Enjoy themed film evenings, our celebrity panels for Q&As after each film, our children's workshops, and our animated films there is something for everyone at this year's festival. Venue: THE TRICYCLE THEATRE, 269 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6 7JR.
Sat 28 Mar
SECRET LIFE OF BEES
Based on the Best Selling book by Sue Monk Kidd set in 1964, South Carolina. It's an enchanting parable of hope and love. Singing sensations Queen Latifah, Alicia Keyes and Jennifer Hudson star alongside British born and Oscar nominated actress Sophie Okonedo brings the bewitching tale by Gina Prince Bytheswood to life. (110 mins). Venue: TRICYCLE THEATRE, Kilburn, London. 2.45 pm - 4.35pm. Adm: £6, conc £5.
Sat 28 Mar
HAIR PIECE + ALMA'S RAINBOW
Animated depiction of the antics performed by many black women in an effort to control their hair. Also by Ayoka Chenzira Alma's Rainbow follows - a hip urban sitcom with sepia-toned flashbacks. which recalls Spike Lee's first film, "She's Gotta Have It." The heart of the movie is the struggle between Alma and Ruby . Her live-for-the-moment manner sets an example for both mother and daughter, allowing Alma to take a Rainbow's transition from a street-dancing tomboy into a more sexually self-assured young woman. + Q and A with Ayoka Chenzira: 10 mins + 85 mins. Venue: TRICYCLE THEATRE, Kilburn, London. 4.45 - 6.30pm. Adm: £8, conc £7.
Sun 29 Mar
SHORT FILM COMPETITION AWARD
The IBW Independent Film Makers Competition has grown year on year, and this year has been exceptional in the entries, of which there were 40 with 8 finalists 10 Judges: This year's entries were, creative competitive and compulsory viewing for our judges who spent the afternoon of 27th February, mulling over, and furiously debating which were the two best entries that would win 1st Prize, 500.00 and 2nd Prize 200.00 for 2009 short film competition. Judges were: Rebekah Polding - Film London, Marcia Williams, UK Film Council, Andrew Woodyatt-Lionsgate Films, Actresses Ellen Thomas, and Dona Croll, BBC's Sue Caro, Channel Four's Angela Ferreira, Patrick Lewis - Viewers Panel, Lucy Pilkington - Virgin Media, and Dave Calhoun from Time Out. A formidable panel of Judges, to whom Images of Black Women is eternally grateful for their time expertise and advice. Winners Will be announced in the issue of our newsletter. Venue: TRICYCLE THEATRE, Kilburn, London. 1.30pm - 2.15pm.
Sun 29 Mar
AFRO SAXONS
An entertaining and engaging documentary giving an insight into the world of Afro hair politics. The film follows four hair stylists preparing to create bold and innovative Afro styles for the Black Beauty Hair Awards in London. Hairdressers - scissors at the ready. Then enjoy the Q&A Panel with Rachel Wang! (84 mins). Venue: TRICYCLE THEATRE, Kilburn, London. 2.30pm - 4.15pm. Adm: £8, conc £7.
Sun 29 Mar
JOHNNY MAD DOG
An emotive film that tells the chilling tale of the phenomenon of the child soldier, and the effect his actions has on the strong central female character - Laokole after Johnny's "men" raid her town. As the film progresses, it becomes apparent that Johnny is desperate to break from the cycle of violence to which fate has condemned him and his "men". Winner of the Cannes Film Festival 2008, Prize of Hope Award. A insight into "real" life on the streets that could make for a sobering concoction of emotion, survival and realism. A must see for youngsters in London who think they have a "hard knock life". Very strong performances from both child actors. Venue: TRICYCLE THEATRE, Kilburn, London. (97mins). 4.30pm - 6. 30pm. Adm: £6, conc £5.
Sun 29 Mar
DFG: DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION
A must for all budding film makers and those wanting to sharpen their skills. The Documentary Film makers Group- DFG will be running a not-to-be-missed workshop with the aim to encourage, stimulate, promote and support the growth of a strong community of documentary film makers and film audiences, whilst working to promote documentary filmmaking talent and innovation in the UK . Adult workshop by DFG. Venue: TRICYCLE THEATRE, Kilburn, London. 11am-1pm. Adm: £6.
Sat 28 Mar
THE SECRET JOY OF FALLING ANGELS
FILM: An ambiguous confrontation between a woman and a winged figure. (Simon Pummell, 1991) 11 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
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Sat 4 Apr
LES YEUX SANS VISAGE
FILM: The haunting central image of Eyes Without a Face is the mask of smooth, white plastic worn by the young woman whose face has been destroyed in a car accident. Her father an eminent Parisian surgeon; is engaged in an obsessive attempt to reconstruct her face - but his desires, we soon discover, go beyond the impulse to heal. (Georges Franju, 1960) B&W, cert 18, 90 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 02 7747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 11 Apr
CET OBSCUR OBJET DU DÉSIR
Buñuel's playful and erotic last film, That Obscure Object of Desire, consummates his exploration of the darker side of desire. (Luis Buñuel, 1977) colour, cert 15, 99 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 11 Apr
THE WIFE OF BATH'S TALE
Billie Whitelaw voices the Wife of Bath in the tale that asks, 'What do women want?' (Joanna Quinn, 1998) 5 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 18 Apr
LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE
FILLM: An alternative take on Beauty and the Beast, this fairytale for adults compels the kind of belief that children's imaginations experience instinctively. (Jean Cocteau, 1946) B&W, cert U, 90 mins. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Sat 18 Apr
JO JO IN THE STARS
FILM The heart-wrenching story of two unlikely lovers. Venue: THE NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN. Info: 0207 747 2885/ www.nationalgallery.org.uk/what/film
Please note that this programme for International Women's Month may be subject to alteration and it is advisable to ring and check beforehand.
