One of Women in the Director's Chair’s primary intentions is to showcase the stories that women media makers are telling that don't have an outlet in other venues. That means that our annual festival presents hundreds of unique and exciting stories each year from women, girls and transgendered media makers all over the world. This program features highlights, from hilarious (HERBERT III) and touching (AISHA) narratives, to startling (WHOSE DREAM), infuriating (SENTENCED) and touching (WAITING FOR SPRING) documentaries to animated historical tale (BESSIE COHEN).
Whose Dream, Which Cut?- Masami Kawai and
Molly Hein 28'
What does it mean to be political? A Japanese-American college student questions
her parents about labor rights and considers her own role as the beneficiary
of their sacrifices.
Herbert III- Rebecca Abbott 37'
Herbert the third is the youngest son of his worried mother, Marguerite. The
film finds her up late, waiting for Herbert to get in after a night out with
friends. As she obsesses about all the bad things that might have happened
to him, she forces her sleepy husband to recount with her their courtship
and marriage, with bittersweet results.
Waiting for Spring- Sue-Yeon Jung
21'
A languid documentary of two Korean sisters knowing better the distance that
exists between them than the life of the other. As they shuffle into the twilight
of their lives they find lost time is harder to make up for than a phone call.
This video aptly demonstrates the casualties of one woman's exodus.
Aisha, the American- Emily Abt 14'
A Muslim American girl is visiting her devout cousin in London for the summer,
but she's having a hard time navigating her teenage desires with her faith
and her family's desires.
Bessie Cohen, Survivor of the
1911 Shirtwaist Fire- Hope Tucker 3'
How we're remembered, what we're remembered for: "Bessie Cohen" is
a segment from the Obituary Project, a continuing exploration of
the nature of the obit.
Sentenced: Connie- Carol
Jacobsen 6'
"I always believed in the criminal justice system; I knew
that the judge and the prosecutor, once they heard my story,
would know." So begins Connie's stark recollection of 25
years in jail.
Total Running Time 109’ |
