Powers of 10 in San Francisco at GAFFTA
I read about GAFFTA’s New Years Eve party called Powers of 10. I need more financial power before I can check out their bash.
Bright Star Butterflies
I captured a white butterfly when I was about seven. I scarred her wings while I was trying to trap her. When I looked for her a couple of hours later, she was gone. I don’t know how she’d managed to get out of the jar. I’ve always been fascinated by butterflies, but I learned [...]
Food, Inc. & Mexican Workers
Food, Inc. shows us that one of the most disturbing aspects of ignoring where our food comes from is that we could be unknowingly hurting workers, many of whom are Mexican. U.S. companies actively recruit in Mexico for factory/farm workers, treat workers terribly, then let the government deport the workers.
Food, Inc. gives us a peek [...]
Tapologo by Gabriela & Sally Gutiérrez Dewar at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City
Tapologo is a subtle and hard-hitting film. Without being belligerent or preachy, the film reveals the extreme challenges of being female in South Africa, where 50% of the women are living with HIV.
Sally Gutiérrez Dewar and I co-taught Gender and the Politics of Culture at the New School. She and her sister Gabriela continue exploring [...]
Hip Hop Grandma by filmmaker Cristina Ibarra
How to deal with family: Media & Juice
This holiday season, my microfamily (mother and brother) stayed with my boyfriend and me. Yikes. I moved in with him in December, and my family came to stay with us.
Movie watching saved us. We saw Me and You and Everyone We Know, Mongul, Slumdog Millionaire, MILK, and The Dark Knight. We had plenty to discuss [...]
Frida Kahlo at SFMOMA
Get ready to honor Frida Kahlo on the anniversary of her death, July 13, 1954. The exhibit at the The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a perfect way to dive into Kahlo’s life and art. There are 41 works that have not been displayed before and photographs of both Kahlo and Diego Rivera. [...]
The Last Mistress: Catherine Breillat's Comeback
Catherine Breillat, dubbed the worst French filmmaker of all time by her detractors, makes a comeback after her stroke with The Last Mistress. The film opened the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival and will be released in NYC on June 27th. Read the interviews in little white lies and filmmaker magazine. She discusses directing [...]
mostra internacional de films de donas de barcelona
The Mostra Internacional de Films de Donas de Barcelona, is an exciting example of work being done by women who are grabbing the camera and going to places that are often off-limits, whether psychologically or in reality. These women are making films in places such as Afghanistan and the Philippines. If you get a chance [...]