Directed by British-Ghanaian filmmaker Yaba Badoe, The Witches of Gambaga is an explicitly 'feminist' documentary about... See details
Fri, 2012-06-29 17:35
Directed by British-Ghanaian filmmaker Yaba Badoe, The Witches of Gambaga is an explicitly 'feminist' documentary about women in Northern Ghana who have been exiled from their communities following accusations of witchcraft. Sarah Marie Swanson discusses how the film portrays the difficult subject...Directed by French-Guadeloupian filmmaker Sarah Maldoror and first screened in 1972, Sambizanga is the first feature... See details
Fri, 2012-06-29 17:33
Directed by French-Guadeloupian filmmaker Sarah Maldoror and first screened in 1972, Sambizanga is the first feature film ever to be made on the African continent by a female filmmaker. Sarah Marie Swanson looks at this canonical film that has now become accessible to audiences everywhere, almost...Directed by South African filmmaker Sara Blecher, Surfing Soweto is a documentary that explores the lives of three... See details
Fri, 2012-06-29 17:30
Directed by South African filmmaker Sara Blecher, Surfing Soweto is a documentary that explores the lives of three young men who surf trains in the township of Soweto, South Africa. In this special edition of Reel Women, Sarah Marie Swanson offers a gendered reading of how this award-winning film...The semi-autobiographical feature film The Place in Between was directed by the Burkinabe-French filmmaker Sarah... See details
Fri, 2012-06-29 17:27
The semi-autobiographical feature film The Place in Between was directed by the Burkinabe-French filmmaker Sarah Bouyain. It tells the story of women who form unlikely connections and strong bonds across language and cultural barriers. Sarah Marie Swanson explores what makes this film so unique in...
