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Making Herstory: Young Women in the Director's Chair
We are proud to screen a selection of stunning short films from the next generation of young women filmmakers, ages 12-19.
This screening is free and open to the public, so register now!
MY MUSLIM EYES directed by Laela Omar and Loren Ruiz
(6 min, USA, 2011)
Laela Omar and Loren Ruiz explore how growing up Muslim in a post 9/11 America has affected young Muslims' perspectives on freedom.
THE GIRL WITH THE BIRDS directed bv Natalie Andreen, Eliza Otto, Dova Isabel Castaneda Zilly
(2 min, USA, 2011)
In this animation, a girl encounters a particularly extraordinary bird.
THE WILLOW TREE directed bv Fifer Garbesi
(3 min, USA, 2011)
In this music video, a young woman deals with the loss - and letting go - of love.
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY directed by Jasmine Ehrhardt and Zoe Salnave
(6 min, USA, 2011)
A short documentary about the role urban farming has played in the boosting of West Oakland's communal spirit.
ECHOES OF EXXON directed by Lauren Lindberg
(7 min, USA, 2011)
This short documentary explores the similarities between the 2010 B.P. oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska some 20 years earlier.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? directed by Lauren Lindberg
(2 min, USA, 2011)
One of three PSAs made in collaboration with the YMCA TARC program. This piece asks the question, "What would you do with $260,000?" -- and shows how you can get it.
THE PAINTING directed by Bonita Tindle
(4 min, USA, 2011)
The Painting is a narrative short film about a frustrated painter unable to find inspiration. Surrounded by famous portraits of painters, the painter feels mocked and taunted. How will he find inspiration?
GREATER THAN COLOR directed by Zoe Salnave
(9 min, USA, 2011)
This short documentary consists of interviews with Bay Area high school students discussing their relationship to race and identity.
RELATIVITY directed by Finbar Greiner, Angeline Blattenbauer, and Ellen Vickrey
(5 min, USA, 2011)
Young individuals come together to share their insights about gender: questioning gender, gender expectations, and their own personal identification.
RADIO ACTIVE directed by Shannon MacIntyre, Danae Fishman, Cliona Byrne, Hannah Vickers, and Taylor Sherman
(4 min, USA, 2011)
Standing against the tide of mainstream media and advocates for local radio, it discusses the empowerment and social change that can come from people having their voices heard.
THE MEANING OF FEMINISM directed by Sami Beers and Jordan Frost
(2 min, USA, 2011)
Two young women discuss what feminism means to them drawing on figures such as Tina Fey, and suffragette Rebecca West.
INSECURITIES directed by Julie Yuan, Samantha Vick, Sami Emery and Shannon MacIntyre
(4 min, USA, 2011)
This beautiful and moving shorts depicts the influence media has on teenagers in an experimental manner.
GENDER MENU directed by Sophie Blinder, Tessa Garcia-Duarte, T.R. Raffa
(5 min, USA, 2011)
Issues of a gendered menu are brought up as restaurant-goers protest a "male" or "female" menu, and insist on alternative options.
THE REST OF US directed by Alyssa Piraino, Maddi Davis, and Daniel Tayara
(3 min, USA, 2010)
Three youths decide to add their own characters to the traditional "male" and "female" designated bathroom signs.
TOASTED directed by Shalaana Beane, Anna Cullen, Carleigh Ellwood, and Kali Parrish-Ward
(2 min, USA, 2011)
In this animated short, a toaster finds joy in burning toast, until one piece of toast fights back.
DOGEO AND CATIET directed by Sana Weiher Keller, Ciana Maasen, Rachel Halmrast, and Arielle Wincek
(2 min, USA, 2011)
In this clayanimation, Dogeo and Catiet's budding romance leads to the discovery of a lost underwater world.
ZARTHA directed by Carleigh Ellwood, Samantha Vick, Latrice Byrd, and Tanya Byrd
(1 min, USA, 2011)
In this animated short, an 18-year-old finally gets to visit outer space.
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LocationNinth Street Independent Film Center (View)
145 Ninth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
Categories
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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