Monday, April 2, 2018: Previewing SF International Film Festival

Bad Reputation with Joan Jett and others

Amanda Salazar, programmer for the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival, fills us in on other feminist movies and events that are part of this 61st annual festival, the longest-running film festival in the US. 40 films by women and many with strong female-driven story lines are among the 180+ films on offer between April 4 and 17. Go to the Film Finder to choose the films you want to see.

Click here to listen to entire show. 55:28 min


Also on today's show:
Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters
Women Directors Struggle for Opportunity

Monday, April 2, 2018: Women Directors Struggle for Opportunity

Kate Raphael speaks with Amy Adrion about her documentary HALF THE PICTURE, which screens at the San Francisco International Film Festival April 7, 9 and 16. Adrion interviews a diverse group of women filmmakers including Ava DuVernay (Selma), Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball), Jill Soloway (Transparent), Lena Dunham (Girls) and Karen Kusama (Girlfight). Women make up only 4.5% of directors of top grossing Hollywood films annually; women of color make up 0.06%; and these numbers have not changed in twenty years.

Director Amy Adrion is expected to attend the April 7 and 9 screenings. April 9 screening is a special collaboration with additional guests. Following the April 9 screening, the Festival will present an extended conversation about building a pipeline towards gender equity in the film and media industry, featuring director Amy Adrion from Half the Picture and Esther Pearl, Founder & Executive Director of Camp Reel Stories - A Media Camp for Girls.


Click here to listen to entire show. 55:28 min


Also on today's show:
Mothering Middle-Aged Daughters
Previewing SF International Film Festival