Author: KLMBrooklyn

52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #3. Bande De Filles “Girlhood” (2015) [France] – Céline Sciamma

#3. Bande De Filles “Girlhood” (2015) France by Céline Sciamma #52FilmsByWomen REVIEW TO RETURN SHORTLY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORJ7l696tWA

52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #2 First they killed my father (2017) [Cambodia] – Angelina Jolie & Loung Ung

#2. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (2017) Cambodia by Angelina Jolie & Loung Ung #52FilmsByWomen   REVIEW TO RETURN SHORTLY.  

52 FILMS BY WOMEN: #1. The Invitation (2015) [USA] – Karyn Kusama

#1. The Invitation (2015) USA by Karyn Kusama #52FilmsByWomen REVIEW RETURNING SHORTLY  

Detroit (2017) USA (with The Script podcast)

Historical       Saw “Detroit”. Where are the strong Black Mothers of Detroit? It made me sad, angry and just plain gutted me emotionally. I am not recommending this film and here’s why… Of the 3 audience questions taken… I got to ask “the elephant in the room” question which I directed to Kathryn…
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52 Films By Women – Step is Life by Amanda Lipitz (2017) USA

Advocacy#STEP #StepIsLife #BlackGirlMagic 2 women …(yes I must note Caucasian for specific reasons of intent and personal motivation) set out to tackle “American Blackness” and “Black history” Major Historical Event… #1 “STEP” Amanda Lipitz (Baltimore angst right after Freddie Gray verdict) And then #2 “Detroit” Kathryn Bigalow (The 1967 Detroit riots) Both films open this…
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The Beguiled (2017) USA (with The Script podcast)

Civil War Feminism…Without Black Women, but appropriating their style? Sofia said in Vanity Fair “I did not want to perpetuate an objectionable stereotype where facts and history supported my choice of setting the story of these white women in complete isolation, after the slaves had escaped. Moreover, I felt that to treat slavery as a…
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