FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP WEEKLY UPDATE
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FEATURES DIRECTED by WOMEN
>> HIGHLIGHTS
++ Five women-directed films premiering around
the country this weekend
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>> PREMIERING week of April 11, 2008
Buy opening weekend tickets for films directed by women.
++ Body of War directed by Ellen Spiro & Phil Donahue
++ Dhamma Brothers directed by Jenny Phillips
++ Never Forever directed by Gina Kim
++ Remember the Daze directed by Jess Manafort
++ Young and Restless in China directed by Sue Williams
Current but check your local listings.
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>>MOVIE OF THE MONTH
++ Jellyfish directed by Shira Geffen & Etgar Keret
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>>Special Event Screenings, NEW YORK
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++ The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
directed by Lisa F. Jackson
When: April 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: The Greatest Silence: Documentary Screenings on
Gender-Based Violence, at The New School in N.Y.
Info: Q & A session with the filmmaker and representatives
from the United Nations and the New School’s Graduate Program
in International Affairs to follow the screening
http://www.newschool.edu/generalstudies/events.aspx?id=16392
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>>Special Event Screenings, LOS ANGELES
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++ Then She Found Me directed by Helen Hunt
When: April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Aero Theatre in Santa Monica
++ Then She Found Me directed by Helen Hunt
When: April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Landmark
Info: Q & A with Hunt to follow the screening;
http://www.filmindependent.org/index.php/calendar/preview_screening%3A_then_she
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Tickets are now on sale for the 4th annual Reel Women
International Film Festival, which runs March 7-13 at
Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills. Now in its
fourth year, the Reel Women International Film
Festival continues to provide a valuable
avenue of exposure for talented women filmmakers, to
share their diverse stories and bring awareness to
critical issues through visual media. To purchase
tickets and view the complete festival line-up, visit
www.reelwomenfest.com. Festival contact:
dmeans25@yahoo.com or 818.749.6162
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>>IN THEATERS NOW week of April 11, 2008
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We can only make a change if we affect box
office sales! YOU can buy a ticket over the
phone in NYC or LA without actually being there.
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++ All in This Tea directed by Gina Leibrecht & Les Blank
++ American Zombie directed by Grace Lee
++ Beyond Belief directed by Beth Murphy
++ Blindsight directed by Lucy Walker
++ The Business of Being Born directed by Abby Epstein
++ Caramel directed by Nadine Labaki
++ The Cool School directed by Kristine McKenna & Morgan Neville
++ Extra Ordinary Barry directed by Vivi Stafford
++ Flow directed by Irena Salina
++ Forever directed by Heddy Honigmann
++ Hats Off directed by Jyll Johnstone
++ Jellyfish directed by Shira Geffen & Etgar Keret
++ Just Sex and Nothing Else directed by Krisztina Goda
++ Liberty Kid directed by Ilya Chaiken
++ Little Chenier directed by Bethany Ashton
++ Lost in Beijing directed by Li Yu
++ Nim’s Island directed by Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
++ Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Payrounnaud
++ The Protagonist directed by Jessica Yu
++ Rails & Ties directed by Alison Eastwood
++ Stop-Loss directed by Kimberly Peirce
++ Under the Same Moon directed by Patricia Riggen
++ The Unforeseen directed by Laura Dunne
++ Vivere directed by Angelina Maccarone
++ War Made Easy directed by Loretta Alper & Jeremy Earp
++ Water Lilies directed by Celine Sciamma
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>> REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: WRITTEN BY YOU
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++ 2 Days in Paris directed by Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy is truly a wonderful asset to the world of
independent film as both an actor and a filmmaker. It is
hard to believe this is her first feature. This film is so
funny and sad, truly a testament to Delpy’s giftedness as a
writer, performer, director, artist, superwoman, etc. If there
is one thing that will put any relationship to the test, it
is travel - and this film shows that so well. Adam Goldberg
is delightful - I sympathized with his character even though
I related to Delpy’s. To say Delpy is a gifted new director
is an understatement. This is a really smart and original film
and definitely not your typical romantic comedy. This is as
much a typical romantic comedy as a Woody Allen film is,
except 2 Days In Paris is kind of like if Annie Hall
made her own film.
++ Persepolis directed by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis is a funny and heartbreaking animated memoir
of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In
Persepolis, Satrapi shows audiences that the images of
Iran that the United States has seen for so long in the
media do not make up the whole story of one country. In
Persepolis, the smallest details of growing up female
are mixed in with a very intense political situation and
the filmmakers do an excellent job of showing that the
most minute details of every day life do not stop because
of political turmoil. Persepolis is both magical and stunning.
++ Vivere directed by Angelina Maccarone
Vivere is a film I won’t soon forget. It is the kind of
road movie that goes against every characteristic of the
genre. Maccarone is making films that no one else has. In
Vivere, Maccarone tells three very different women’s stories
and she tells them with a unique sincerity. The filmmaker
cites Wong Kar Wai, Lars von Trier, and Billy Wilder as three
of her top filmmaker influences and it shows. Vivere is at once
stylishly heartbreaking, masochistic, and Maccarone is
versatile in the films she chooses to make. I loved Maccarone’s
Unveiled and look forward to her next film. Vivere illustrates
the loneliness of a working-class lesbian, a queer retiree,
and a pregnant teenager. No one is having an easy time in
this film, but the film is never bleak.
-All reviews by Cathy de la Cruz, www.showmeyourtitles.com / San Diego, CA
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>> COOL SITES/ARTICLES/HAPPENINGS
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Attend the Eighth Annual Women in Focus Conference at
Chapman University (Orange, CA) – for more info, visit:
http://ftv.chapman.edu/news/press/032608001.cfm
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>> Get inspired: Organize a home screening party!
We love the website www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.com
so much that we’ve decided to start up our own home-screening
series. To throw your own home screening, invite over your
friends and colleagues to watch a film directed by a woman
(check our weekly DVD release section for ideas). Hold a
lively discussion or debate afterwards, just like you would
with a book group. Each month we’ll recommend a
DVD to view at your screening party.
This April we recommend The Savages directed by
Tamara Jenkins
Send us your feedback and let’s get rocking!
news@moviesbywomen.com
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>>COMING SOON
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++ Newport Beach Film Festival
When: April 24 to May 1
Info: http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com
++ Jellyfish directed by Shira Geffen & Etgar Keret
Opens April 25 in L.A.
++ Hats Off directed by Jyll Johnstone
Opens May 2 in L.A.
Info: http://www.hatsoffthemovie.com/
++ 2007 Silver Lake Film Festival
When: May 2-12
Info: silverlakefilmfestival.org
++ A Previous Engagement directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin
Opens May 9 in N.Y. & L.A.
++ Refusenik directed by Laura Bialis
Opens May 9 in N.Y., May 23 in L.A.
++ Frozen River directed by Courtney Hunt
Opens in August
Info: http://frozenriverthemovie.com/
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>>DVD RELEASES
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++ The 11th Hour directed by Nadia Conners
++ War-Dance directed by Andrea Nix and Sean Fine
++ Eve of Understanding directed by Alyson Yester Shelton
http://www.eveofunderstanding.com/
++ 3 Times Divorced directed by Ibtisam Salh Mara’ana
Info: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/new_releases.shtml
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>>TELEVISION/CABLE/MISC.:
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++ The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo directed by
Lisa F. Jackson premieres on HBO on April 8 at 10 p.m.
Info: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c709.shtml
++ Bad Voodoo’s War directed by Deborah Scranton
Now showing on PBS
Info: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/badvoodoo/
++ Home directed by Dawn Scibilia
Now showing on PBS station Thirteen/WNET New York
Info: http://homethemovie.com, http://www.thirteen.org
++ Autism: The Musical directed by Tricia Regan
Showing on HBO
Info: http://www.autismthemusical.com
++ Editor’s Note: Please visit www.withoutabox.com
for extended festival listings.
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>>Hey, directors! Send us your TV or cable releases.
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>>SCREENINGS IN OTHER CITIES
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++ The Singing Revolution directed by Maureen Castle Tusty,
James Tusty & Mike Majaros
Opens April 4 in Portland & Seattle, April 18 in D.C, April 19 in Cleveland
Info: http://www.singingrevolution.com/
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>>SUBLETS IN N.Y. & L.A.
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The First Weekenders Group supports features directed
by women the first weekend they arrive at the box office.
The service goes to over 3,000 people who are helping
raise the box office numbers for women directed features.
Buying tickets to women directed features is how we
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We attend features directed by women the first weekend
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even if you cannot attend the movie that week. The
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