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Ladies Illuminate Program #26


A collection of short films.

Bare property

Directed by Veronica Mengoli

Giorgio and Luisa are a couple of over 70s.
Unbeknownst to her husband, the woman organizes an appointment with a real estate agent
for the sale the bare property of the their house.
From that moment the balance of a lifetime between them will break.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11434424/

Ekstase

Directed by Marion Kellmann

“Ekstase” is a montage of scenes from various European silent films. Based on similar settings and gestures it explores the stereotype of women on the verge of insanity. Reaching its peak in an eruption of hysteria the film displays the women as captives in a continuous cycle of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Lessons from Jeju

Directed by Nicole Gormley

Free diving legend Kimi Werner explores the rich history and culture of the Haenyeo, an iconic and resilient group of free diving women on the Island of Jeju. For centuries the Haenyeo have shattered norms in Korea as working mothers, and Kimi, now eight months pregnant, seeks a deeper understanding of what it means to be both a professional free diver and mother.

https://www.backroadspictures.com/lessons-from-jeju

One Is The Loneliest Number

Directed by Augie Duke

Written by Fredrica Duke

A 1970s period piece. A coming of age story in which a young girl smokes her first cigarette.

The Most Important Number is One

Directed by Pauline A Greenlick , Leonard Lies

This documentary film is about Ronald Abong whose mother was murdered by the Joseph Kony rebels in northern Uganda. He returned back to his village after 12 years to pay respects to his mother’s grave, confront his past and meet his extended family.

True Blue

Directed by Bronwyn Bernardin

Lisa, her husband John, & their young son Tom are a young farming family suffering through a crippling drought. With their livelihood on the line, in order to save their family, they must make a decision that will alter their lives forever.

https://www.facebook.com/truebluefilm/

Wolf 

Directed by Tessa VonderHaar

A young woman loses the love of her life to schizophrenia and questions her own sanity amidst her grief.

https://wolf-thefilm.weebly.com/

Earlier Event: September 25
Ladies Illuminate Program #25
Later Event: September 25
Ladies Illuminate Program #27