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Focus on Women
Duration: 85 min / DVD
Turku: Sat Nov 19 at 15.15 / Kino Thalia, sali 3
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Helsinki: Sun Nov 27 at 17.00 / Andorra
Billy's Dad is a Fudge-Packer
Jamie Donahue / USA 2004 / 7 min / DVD
In this parody of the 1950's teaching programs
Billy’s essay assignment causes him to take a
look at the world around him. What will he be when he grows
up? Does he want to be a policeman or a fireman? Or will
Billy turn out to be a fudge-packer like his father?
Butch or Femme?
Terry Berman / USA 2003 / 12 min / DVD
In Butch or Femme?, one woman asks a group of friends whether they see
her as butch or femme. The variety of responses shows that how one reads
gender identity is so subjective, influenced by class, culture and race.
However, even if we may take hormones and perform surgery to 'pass' as
the 'right gender' does that really challenge normative gender constructions?
Carisma
David Planell / Spain 2003 / 10 min / DVD
A very black comedy on crisis. Jeny and Paca
say on thing and mean the other. The important thing is to have plenty of television
channels.
Flower Arranging for Beginners
Jason Elvis Barker / UK 2003 / 9 min / DVD
Jo's best friend Lynette has died, and Jo is trying to make sure
that Lynette gets a funeral honouring her true self.
Kuvaile itseäsi
Illusia Sarvas / Finland 2004 / 4 min / DVD
A self-portrait in the form of a dating add.
Little Black Boot
Colette Burson / USA 2003 / 15 min / DVD
With an insightful and boy-sterous poke at the Cinderella legend, tomboy
Cindy's secret crush on the most popular girl in the school receives a
boost when her fairy god-brother transforms her into the beau of the prom.
The Frog Princess
Tom Chilcoat / USA 2004 / 1 min / DVD
Sometimes one kiss just isn't enough.
Tomboy
Judith Cobb / Australia 2004 / 26 min / DVD
An interesting documentary shows what kind of women – or men
– tomboys grow up to. Interviewees include a married straight
woman, a lesbian, a drag king and a transgender man.
Text by
Sari Miettinen & Marko Rumbin |
