March: York International Women's week

After York LGBT History Month, FemFilm will be involved in York International Women's Week!

For the occasion we will be showing a documentary filmed by French writer, journalist and filmmaker Virginie Despentes (King Kong Theory, Baise-Moi): Mutantes (Punk Porn feminism) (2009).

'Virginie Despentes’ debut documentary, the winner of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality’s ‘Derek Oyston Film Award’ 2011, focuses on the punk porn feminism movement. Mutantes examines its origins in 1980s America, its gathering momentum, evolution, and eventual transportation overseas to Europe. Unlike other feminist movements, which see pornography as exploitative and demeaning, punk porn feminism sees sex and porno as tools of liberation, where women choose and control how to express themselves sexually, believing that this embodies an epitome of feminism. It covers subjects such as the campaign to legalise prostitution in the USA, feminist S&M pornography, transgender erotica, and queer activism, to name only a few.' - Sosogay film review

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The screening starts at 8pm and is usually followed by a discussion for those who to stay and talk about the film. The event is free and no tickets are required, you are however required to either email FemFilmYork@gmail.com or join our Facebook group for details on the venue.

Feel free to bring friends and family!

York International Women's Week offers events from Saturday 7th to Saturday 14th March. You can check their programme here and join their Facebook page!

February: York LGBT History Month

FemFilm is part of York LGBT History Month!

As part of this event, FemFilm is screening Swedish film ‘Kiss Me/Kyss Mig’ (2011). Kiss Me/Kyss Mig is the story of a young woman who is engaged to a man but who falls in love with a woman before her marriage.

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The screening starts at 8pm and is usually followed by a discussion for those who to stay and talk about the film.The event is free and no tickets are required, you are however required to either email FemFilmYork@gmail.com or join our Facebook group for details on the venue.

Feel free to bring friends and family!

York LGBT History Month has loads of other events such as film screening, exhibitions, and talks. To find out more about them, check their website and Facebook page.

January: FemFilm first screening of 2015

Happy new year from us!

One of our good resolution for 2015 is to use this blog and keep it updated!

So this January, we started off by screening 'Itty Bitty Titty Committee' (2007), an American film directed by Jamie Babbit (who also directed 'But I'm a Cheerleader'). It basically is a political comedy about a young woman who joins a group of (rather radical) feminist activists.

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FemFilm York

FemFilm is an independent film club that welcomes you to film screenings on feminist and women’s rights issues as well as films which are not necessarily feminist but directed by women. FemFilm recognises a gap in women’s presence in film and hopes to start filling that gap. We will be screening a broad range of films, from art house cinema to more mainstream movies, all free of charge! All welcome for the discussion afterwards.

Our screenings take place every first Monday of the month - unless it's a bank holiday in which case it is the following Tuesday - at 7.30 pm. For more details, please send us an email or become a member of our Facebook group.

We hope to see you there!

Email: femfilmyork@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/femfilmyork
Twitter: twitter.com/FemFilmYork