PARIS INTERNATIONAL
LESBIAN & FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL
Quand les lesbiennes se font du cinéma
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▶ Open and bring to a close this year's edition with two powerful feminist documentaries. One retraces the history of the feminist movements in the US (She's Beautiful When She's Angry), and the other (Vessel) reminds us that the struggle for abortion rights that began over 40 years ago in France is still of critical contemporary relevance on an international level.
An opening and closing ceremony, each kicking off with a concert featuring our favorite Norwegian performers who've come back from the arctic cold especially for you!
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The Hungry Hearts
Tuesday, October 29 at 7.30pm Sunday, November 1st at 7.30pm |
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▶ Meet one of the founders of the French women's liberation movement, Christine Delphy (Je ne suis pas féministe mais...) as well as filmmakers from the world over. Discover extraordinary portraits of unique women from within and beyond the borders of the West (South Korea, Taiwan, Cambodia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, and Senegal).
Je ne suis pas féministe mais... ▶ Friday, October 30 at noon
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▶ Look into feminist activism around the world with some of our selection committee's favorites including Casablanca Calling - female spiritual guides who are revolutionizing the lives of millions of Moroccan women;
Casablanca Calling
Saturday, October 31 at noon |
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Les vigilantes
Friday, October 30 at 2.30pm |
▶ Remember that sexual violence and lesbophobia remain a part of our daily lives.
This year's hard-hitting French feature film, Les Vigilantes, follows two young women as they become vigilantes, and the documentary Out in the Night bears witness to the judicial struggles of a group of African American lesbians as they are unfairly dragged through the courts for standing up to their attacker. |
Out in the Night
Sunday, November 1st at 5pm |
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▶ Relish and rejoice in the return of the porn film screening, in a new format this year with a series of surprising and exhilarating shorts including the how-to Crash Pad's Guide to Fisting.
Crash Pad's Guide to Fisting
Friday, October 30 at 10pm |
▶ Treat yourself to the wild and hilarious feature films Girltrash: All Night Long , with actresses from the cult series L Word and The Foxy Merkins by the director of another crazy festival favorite, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same.
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▶ Marvel at the stunning performance of drag kings from all over France, coming to strut their stuff in a big way before the screening of Chriss Lag's new film, Parole de king !
Parole de king !
Saturday, October 31 at 10pm |
© 2014 Gilles Rammant
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▶ Delight in the now legendary must-see shorts with not one, not two, but three whole screenings, chock-filled to the brim with all sorts for all tastes.
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The show will be followed by three short films:
• Princesses by Valérie Mréjen (5 minutes)
• Bluebeard by Alice Anderson (15 minutes)
• Amelia Rose Towers by Jackie Farkas (10 minutes) which was selected for both the 6th and 10th editions of our festival.
These should fire up your imagination, before going on a journey yourselves, thanks to a surprise/bonus that will be announced at the opening screening. Don't forget your cell phones!
