MY NAME IS ANDREA

Directed by: Pratibha PARMAR

USA. 2022. Documentary. 90min. Color. OV/FrS.

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My Name is Andrea is a hybrid feature documentary about one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. Andrea Dworkin offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with a singular urgency and iconoclastic flair. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture, and the ways it impacts every woman's daily life. Shaped by the values of justice and equality learned in the civil rights movement, the film focuses on key moments from the life of this fearless fighter who demanded that women be seen as fully human. The film features performances by Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg, Andrea Riseborough, and Christine Lahti, woven in with rare, electrifying archival footage of Dworkin.

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Pratibha PARMAR

Pratibha Parmar is an award-winning British filmmaker - a writer, director and producer. Her documentary A Place Of Rage, on African American women and the civil rights movement, which focused on June Jordan and Angela Davis, received international critical acclaim and was named Best Historical Documentary at the National Black Programming Consortium in the US. Her other documentaries include the award-winning Khush, the first film to document the lives and experiences of South Asian lesbian and gay people in UK, Canada and India. It was the recipient of multiple international awards and became a cult classic for Indian LGBT people. Her documentary Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth is the definitive film on this Pulitzer Prize-winning author and was broadcast on PBS and BBC. Pratibha is a globally recognized filmmaker and human rights activist, and her accomplishments have been recognized with multiple awards such as the Pink Peacock Award in recognition of Service to the South Asian Queer Community and the Frameline Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award (US), presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to lesbian and gay media.

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FB Kali Films

October 20 to 23, 2022

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