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Event
Vessel - w/ Filmmaker Q&A
A film by Diana Whitten
English Language
Running time: 88 minutes
SXSW: Audience Award - Documentary Competition; Sheffield DocFest Peter Wintonick Award
"The ship has always been a symbol of freedom, but as a male domain. This ship is 100% captained by women", says director Dianna Whitten, about the vessel led by Dutch Dr. Rebecca Gomperts founder of Women on Waves, an organization dedicated to ending unsafe abortion in countries that deny women this right. A high seas adventure, exploiting maritime legal loopholes, their ship floats in treacherous international waters off the coast of countries where they are desperately needed - Morocco, Spain, Ecuador, Ireland, Poland and Tanzania - to offer a safe abortion pill. Vessel is inspiring both as a dramatic activist film and as a portrait of activist women worldwide. "One of my favorite moments in the film is when a reporter asks Rebecca if she has had an abortion and she responds, "[These activists] are doing this with their hearts, and not because they had an abortion. Are you going to ask someone that works for Amnesty International if they have been tortured?""
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LocationMain Street Landing Film House (View)
60 Lake Street
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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