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Films Across Borders: Stories of Women
Millions of Women, Countless Stories
50+ Films, 14 Venues
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Films Across Borders: Stories of Women
Films Across Borders: Stories of Women, a multi-cultural film series, showcases an eclectic selection of cinematic works by and about women. Now more than ever, the importance of gender-balanced perspectives and parity in representation is clear. Stories of Women gives voice to vital and diverse female viewpointsÌýthrough dramatic features, documentaries and shorts.
Screenings, panels and audience Q&As will explore key issues around the female gaze, women in film, and the ways in which women, fighting for equality on screen and behind the camera, raise awareness about key social issues, inspire action and pave the way for stories of other underrepresented populations to be brought to the fore.
2018 Schedule
- Fri, OctÌý5 | 6:30 pm
- RBG (documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg)(2018, USA)
- Opening Night Reception, Film & Discussion
- AU Doyle/Forman Theater
- Sat, OctÌý6 | 2:00 pm
- The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman (2017, Belgium/Cameroon)
- National Gallery of Art
- Sat, OctÌý6 | 4:00 pm
- Ava (2017, Iran/Canada)
- National Gallery of Art
- Tues, OctÌý9 | 6:30 pm
- Most Beautiful Island (2017, USA)
- SPAIN arts & culture
- Sat, OctÌý13 | 2:00 pm
- Jamila (2018, Kyrgyzstan)
- National Gallery of Art
- Sat, OctÌý13 | 4:00 pm
- DeDe (2017, Georgia)
- National Gallery of Art
- Tues, OctÌý16 | 6:00Ìýpm
- Teacher of the Year (2017, USA)
- DC Laborfest at Takoma Busboys and Poets
- Tues, OctÌý16 | 7:00 pm
- Hold Me Down (2017, Sweden)
- Embassy of Sweden at House of Sweden
- Thurs, OctÌý18 | 6:00 pm
- Hold Me Down (2017, Sweden)
- Embassy of Sweden at Phillips Collection
- Thur, OctÌý18 | 6:30 pm
- Greetings from Fukushima (2016, Germany)
- Goethe Institut
- Tues, OctÌý23 | 6:00Ìýpm
- Teacher of the Year (2017, USA)
- DC Laborfest at Shirlington Busboys and Poets
- Thur, OctÌý25 | 6:30 pm
- 24 Weeks (2016, Germany)
- Goethe Institut
- Sat, OctÌý27 | 2:00 pm
- The Long Ride by Valerie Lapin Ganley (2017, USA)
- Immigration Film Fest at Washington Ethical Society
- Sat, OctÌý27 | 4:30 pm
- New Voices of Immigration: ÌýStudent/Youth Shorts Program (2017-18, USA/Germany/Grenada)
- Immigration Film Fest at Washington Ethical Society Social Hall
- Sat, OctÌý27 | 4:30Ìýpm
- Women's Work: Lights, Camera, ACTION (2018, USA/UK)
- Immigration Film Fest at Washington Ethical Society Main Hall
- Sat, OctÌý27 | 7:30 pm
- The Immigrant(´Ú±ð²¹³Ù³Ü°ù±ð),ÌýAmerican Deportation(short), &ÌýMy Immigrant Story(short)(2018, USA)
- Immigration Film Fest at Washington Ethical Society
- Sun, OctÌý28 | 4:30 pm
- Women's Stories: In Our Own Words(Program of Shorts)(2017-18, UK/ Poland/ USA/ Turkey/ Bangladesh)
- Immigration Film Fest atÌýWashington National Cathedral
- Mon, Oct. 29| 7:00 pm
- Wanda (1970, USA)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, Oct 30 | 7:00 pm
- The Watermelon Woman (1996, USA)
- American Film Institute
- November 1 - 4 |
- Back for Good (part of FilmNeu) (2017, Germany)
- Goethe Institut at E Street Cinema
- Thur, NovÌý1|5:15Ìý&Ìý9:30Ìýpm
- Wanda (1970, USA)
- American Film Institute
- Thur, NovÌý1Ìý| 7:30 pm
- The Watermelon Woman (1996, USA)
- American Film Institute
- Fri, NovÌý2 | 5:15 pm
- Wings (Krylya)Ìý(1996, USSR)
- American Film Institute
- Fri, NovÌý2 | 9:45 pm
- Raw (2017, France)
- American Film Institute
- Sun, NovÌý4 | 7:05 pm
- One Sings; The Other Doesn't (1977, France)
- American Film Institute
- Sun, NovÌý4 | 9:00 pm
- ¶Ù²¹¾±²õ¾±±ð²õÌý(1966, Czechoslovakia)
- American Film Institute
- Mon, NovÌý5 | 5:15 &Ìý9:00 pm
- ¶Ù²¹¾±²õ¾±±ð²õÌýÌý(1966, Czechoslovakia)
- American Film Institute
- Mon, Nov 5 | 7:00 pm
- Wings (Krylya)Ìý(1996, USSR)
- American Film Institute
- Mon, Nov 5 | 7:05 pm
- One Sings; The Other Doesn't (1977, France)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, NovÌý6 | 5:15 pm
- Girlfriends (1978, USA)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, NovÌý6 | 7:15 pm
- Júlia istÌý(2017, Spain)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, NovÌý6 | 10:00Ìýpm
- Raw (2017, France)
- American Film Institute
- Wed, NovÌý7 | 5:15 & 9:15 pm
- ¶Ù²¹¾±²õ¾±±ð²õÌýÌý(1966, Czechoslovakia)
- American Film Institute
- Wed, NovÌý7 | 6:45 pm
- Girlfriends (1978, USA)
- American Film Institute
- Thur, Nov 8 | 5:15 pm
- Wings (Krylya)Ìý(1996, USSR)
- American Film Institute
- Thur, NovÌý8 | 7:15 pm
- Fatma 75 (1975, Tunisia)
- American Film Institute
- Thur, Nov 8Ìý| 8:45 pm
- One Sings, The Other Doesn'tÌý(1977, France)
- American Film Institute
- Thur, NovÌý8 | 9:30Ìýpm
- Raw (2017, France)
- American Film Institute
- Fri, NovÌý9 | 5:15 pm
- My Brilliant Career (1979, Australia)
- American Film Institute
- Fri, NovÌý9 | 9:45Ìýpm
- MarlinaÌýthe Murderer in Four Acts (2017, Indonesia/Malaysia)
- American Film Institute
- Sat, NovÌý10 | 9:45 pm
- The Diary of A Teenage Girl (2015, USA)
- American Film Institute
- Sun, NovÌý11 | 7:00 pm
- My Brilliant CareerÌý(1979, Australia)
- American Film Institute
- Sun, Nov 11 | 9:15 pm
- MarlinaÌýthe Murderer in Four ActsÌý(2017, Indonesia/Malaysia)
- American Film Institute
- Mon, NovÌý12 | 4:30 pm
- My Brilliant CareerÌý(1979, Australia)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, NovÌý13 | 4:30 pm
- My Brilliant CareerÌý(1979, Australia)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, NovÌý13 | 6:00 pm
- Adios Amor - The Search for Maria MorenoÌý(2017, USA)
- DC Laborfest at Takoma Busboys and Poets
- Tues, NovÌý13 | 7:00 pm
- Cineast(e)s (2013, France)
- La Maison Francaise, Embassy of France
- Wed, Nov 14Ìý| 6:30 pm
- My Brilliant CareerÌý(1979, Australia)
- American Film Institute
- Wed, NovÌý14 | 7:00 pm
- Naila and the UprisingÌý(2017, USA)
- AU Doyle/Forman Theater
- Thur, NovÌý15 | 4:30 pm
- My Brilliant CareerÌý(1979, Australia)
- American Film Institute
- Thur, Nov 15 | 7:15 pm
- Mademoiselle Paradis (2018, Austria/Germany)
- American Film Institute
- Thur, NovÌý15 | 6:30 pm
- The Eternal FeminineÌý(2017, Mexico)
- Mexican Cultural Institute at NYU's DC CampusÌý
- Thur, Nov 15 | 9:20 pm
- The Diary of A Teenage GirlÌýÌý(2015, USA)
- American Film Institute
- Fri, NovÌý16 | 9:15Ìýpm
- Sofia (2018, France)
- American Film Institute
- Sat, NovÌý17 | 10:30 pm
- Scarlet Diva (2000, Italy)
- American Film Institute
- Sun, Nov 18 | 7:30 pm
- Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (1975, France)
- American Film Institute
- Mon, NovÌý19 | 7:00 pm
- SirÌý(2018, India)
- American Film Institute
- Mon, NovÌý19 | 9:15Ìýpm
- ³§´Ç´Ú¾±²¹Ìý(2018, France)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, Nov 20 | 9:20 pm
- Scarlet DivaÌý(2000, Italy)
- American Film Institute
- Wed, Nov 21Ìý| 7:00 pm
- ³§¾±°ùÌý(2018, India)
- American Film Institute
- Wed, Nov 21 | 9:15Ìýpm
- SofiaÌý(2018, France)
- American Film Institute
- Tues, NovÌý27 | 6:00 pm
- Adios Amor - The Search for Maria Moreno (2017, USA)
- DC Laborfest at ShirlingtonÌýBusboys and Poets
- Tues, NovÌý27 | 7:00 pm
- All About Actresses (2009, France)
- La Maison Française, Embassy of France
- Wed, NovÌý28 | 6:30 pm
- We are always walking (2017, Mexico)
- Mexican Cultural Institute/Screening at NYU's DC Campus
- Thurs, NovÌý29 | 6:45 pm
- Dancing Beethoven (2016, Germany)
- SPAIN arts & culture
- Tues, Dec 4 | 6:45 pm
- Summer 1993 (2017, USA)
- SPAIN arts & culture
- Wed, DecÌý5 | 7:00 pm
- Faces PlacesÌý(2017, France)
- AU Doyle/Forman Theater
- Tues, DecÌý11 | 7:00 pm
- Montparnasse Bienvenüe (2017, France)
- La Maison Française, Embassy of France
- Tues, DecÌý18 | 6:00 pm
- Union Maids (1976, USA)
- DC Laborfest at Takoma Busboys and Poets
- Tues, DecÌý18 | 6:00 pm
- Union Maids (1976, USA)
- DC Laborfest at Shirlington Busboys and Poets
- American University
- Immigration Film Fest
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