SHE'S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE'S ANGRY

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sun, Mar 8, 2015 11:00 AM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sun, Mar 15, 2015 11:00 AM
Ped Mall -Scene 1 Tue, Mar 17, 2015 6:00 PM
Film Info
Rating:Not Rated
Runtime:92 mins
Director:Mary Dore
Year Released:2014
Production Country:USA

Description

 "An exceptional chronicle, its mix of archival material and new interviews bristling with the energy and insight of one of the most important social movements of the 20th century." -Los Angeles Times

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE'S ANGRY resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971.

"She's Beautiful" takes us from the founding of NOW, with ladies in hats and gloves, to the emergence of more radical factions of women’s liberation; from intellectuals like Kate Millett to the street theatrics of W.I.T.C.H. (Women’s International Conspiracy from Hell!). Artfully combining dramatizations, performance and archival imagery, the film recounts the stories of women who fought for their own equality, and in the process created a world-wide revolution.

"She's Beautiful" does not try to romanticize the early movement, but dramatizes it in its exhilarating, quarrelsome, sometimes heart-wrenching glory. The film does not shy away from the controversies over race, sexual preference and leadership that arose in the women's movement. Capturing the spirit of the time, the film is thrilling, scandalous, and often hilarious.

That story still resonates today for women who are facing new challenges around reproductive rights and sexual violence, as the film shows present-day activists creating their generation's own version of feminism. "She's Beautiful" is a film about activists, made to inspire women and men to work for feminism and human rights.