Feminist+Night+at+the+Movies+2012

** Feminist Night at the Movies ** //**Sunday, June 24, 8:00-10:00pm, Anaheim Convention Center 202A **//


 * // Join the Feminist Task Force and Women Make Movies at the Anaheim Convention Center 202 for two films: Saraba, by Maria Luisa Gambale & Gloria Bremer, and Apache 8, by Sande Zeig. Saraba is the story of hip-hop artist Sister Fa, who returns to her home country of Senegal to speak out against the practice of female genital cutting in her home country of Senegal. Apache 8 combines archival footage and present-day interviews to present the story of this all-female unit of firefighters. //**

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 * A film by Maria Luisa Gambale & Gloria Bremer, Executive Produced by Steven Lawrence **
 * US/Senegal, 2011, 60 minutes, Color, DVD, French/German/Diola/Wolof **

Rapper, singer and activist, Sister Fa is hero to young women in Senegal and an unstoppable force for social change. A childhood victim of female genital cutting (FGC), she decided to tackle the issue by starting a grassroots campaign, “Education Without Excision,” which uses her music and persuasive powers to end the practice. But until 2010 there’s one place she had never brought her message – back home to her own village of Thionck Essyl, where she fears rejection. Sarabah follows Sister Fa on this challenging journey, where she speaks out passionately to female elders and students alike, and stages a rousing concert that has the community on its feet. A portrait of an artist as activist, Sarabah shows the extraordinary resilience, passion and creativity of a woman who boldly challenges gender and cultural norms. It’s an inspiring story of courage, hope and change.
 * Sarabah** was finished in March of 2011 in time to premiere at the renowned human rights festival Movies That Matter in The Hague, Netherlands. It premiered on Link TV in January 2012 and is currently playing at festivals throughout North America and Europe.

=media type="custom" key="19092532" align="right" width="80" height="80" Apache 8 =  ** A film by Sande Zeig ** ** 2011, 57 minutes, Color, DVD, English/Apache **

For 30 years, the all-female Apache 8 unit has protected their reservation from fire and also responded to wildfires around the nation. This group of firefighters, which recently became co-ed, soon earned the reputation of being fierce, loyal and dependable and tougher than their male colleagues. Facing gender stereotypes and the problems that come with life on the impoverished reservation, the women became known as some of the country’s most elite firefighters. From director Sande Zeig and executive producer Heather Rae (Cherokee), APACHE 8 combines archival footage and present-day interviews and focuses primarily on four women from different generations of Apache 8 crewmembers, who speak tenderly and often humorously of hardship, loss, family, community and pride in being a firefighter. The women are separated from their families, face tribe initiation, and struggle to make a living in a community ravaged by unemployment and substance abuse. But while the women may have initially set out to try and earn a living in their economically challenged community, they quickly discover an inner strength and resilience that speaks to their traditions and beliefs as Native women.