MIXER: 6:00pm
FILMS: 7:00pm
Blank Canvas
{
3 MIN / USA
}
DIR: Sarah Berkovich
When Kim received a devastating diagnosis for uterine cancer, her world turned upside down. Through her treatment, she has struggled to cope with her changing body image in positive ways.
Chalk
{
18 MIN / UNITED KINGDOM
}
DIR: Martina Amati
When a gymnast is selected for the National training camp, she discovers something new about bodies, boys and friendship.
Flawed
{
USA
}
DIR:
Andrea Dorfman
Flawed is less about whether girl can get along with boy than whether girl can accept herself, imperfections and all.
Georgena Terry
{
6 MIN / USA
}
DIR: Amanda Zackem
Georgena Terry, founder of Terry bicycles, revolutionized the women’s biking industry by creating a bike frame specific to a woman’s body. This is the story of how she got her start and the challenges within the women’s biking movement.
Lunch Date
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12 MIN / UNITED KINGDOM
}
DIR: Sasha Collington
2011 was supposed to be Annabel’s year. So why is she here, sitting in a restaurant, being told by a fourteen-year-old that her boyfriend, Thomas, doesn’t want to see her anymore.
Self Portrait with Cows Going Home and Other Works
{
10 MIN / USA
}
DIR: Rebecca Dreyfus
A rare film portrait of photographer Sylvia Plachy who is ironically camera shy. With a delicate touch, the filmmaker coaxes Ms. Plachy to open up about her work and process.
The Bathhouse
{
USA
}
DIR: Jisoo Kim
The film takes the viewer on a luscious and poetic journey from the dark, polluted streets of the modern city, into the sanctuary of the Bathhouse.
Whakatiki - A Spirit Rising
{
13 MIN / NEW ZEALAND
}
DIR: Louise Leitch
Kiri, an overweight Maori woman, takes a trip to the Whakatiki River where she spent many summers as a girl. The place awakens powerful memories for Kiri, and as tensions mount she draws on her spiritual connection to the river to rise up and reconnect with her true self.
When I Grow Up
{
10 MIN / USA
}
DIR: Sharon Arteaga
Letty dreams of not one, but several taco trucks, so she can stop working at the restaurant and better provide for herself and daughter.
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