Women & Culture Film Event

May 15, 2005

COMING UP SHORT: Women & Culture

Featuring…

HUMAN SHIELD (Debra Hussong)

In February 2003, about 300 Human Shields from 30 countries

including the US, mobilized in Iraq for what would become a futile

mission to prevent an invasion. 63-year old Faith Fippinger was a

human shield in Iraq from February 20 - April 26, 2003. She speaks

candidly about her experience as a human shield in Iraq during those

two months. Sara Joffe shares 23-year old Benjamin Joffe-Walt's

experience from a mother's point-of-view.

VOICES OF WOMEN (Cristina Massafra)

"Voices of Women" explores testimonies of activists and of women who

have been subjected to Female Genital Mutilation from different

parts of the world. With love and passion for their communities they

guide us to new movements, which are fighting to abandon this

practice. Their voices and strong emotions give us a glimpse of

their universe with all its

complications.

WOMAN IS OF THE HOUSE AND MAN IS OF THE STREET (Martha Garzon)

Inequality in Latin America is still legitimized and enforced by

law, religion and tradition. This experimental documentary explores

public and private spheres in Latin America through interviews with

men and women from Colombia, Cuba, Argentina, Dominican Republic,

Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Filmed in Colombia and the US,

the video looks at Latino popular culture and functions as a mirror

of Latin America's sexually segregated society.

BAKING BREAD (Rose Spinelli)

When families emigrate, culinary traditions get lost. Chicago writer

Rose Spinelli's documentary, prompted by her inability to make the

traditional bread of her family, sends her on a trip to Sicily, the

land of her ancestors, and allows her to make peace with the past.

The event will be June 19th 7pm-9pm at the Pioneer Theater (155 E.

3rd St at Avenue A). Tickets are $9 and every attendee will receive

a gift bag full of prizes and promotional materials from our

sponsors worth over $50. To buy tickets, go to

www.AltarMagazine.com. Space is limited. For more information call

917-337-0443.

Thanks and we hope you will join us for this exciting event!

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