Cinenova
Handbags and Hardware Festival
10th to 12th February 2000
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Handbags and Hardware is the eye-catching title of a women's film festival organised by Cinenova Distribution An exciting programme of new films will be screened over 3 days including an afternoon forum of women working the web a demystification of internet surfing and web research, marketing and design 10 - 12 February, Lux Cinema, 2 - 4 Hoxton Sq, London NW1
Thursday 10th 9pm Living on Air Sandra Lahire Living on Air UK 80min 2000 Sandra Lahire introduces the world premier of her new film Living on Air a film made in three parts In this unique feature length trilogy on Sylvia Plath, Plath speaks through the ouija board Lady Lazarus and other poetry recorded just before her death Night Dances a fragmented lovers discourse with the filmmakers mother who helped to turn Plath's poem the Nightdances into a dance between two women through a Jewish cemetery Johnny Panic, the final part of the trilogy has Sylvia Plath speaking as the fictional mental-hospital secretary who directs the dreams, shock therapy and wish fulfilment of Johnny Panic Friday 11th 7pm All that Glitters Exciting and sparkling short gems representing the best of new women's cinema 9pm An evening with Kim Longinotto Kim Longinotto Explores how she gets to the heart of her subject using clips from her award winning documentaries including; Divorce Iranian Style, recently shown on C4, plus the legendary Shinjuku Boys and Dream Girls In a special preview she will also be showing exclusive extracts of her new film currently in production Fighting Women(working title)a film about Gaea Japan in Yokohama, Japan where young women train to become star wrestlers Will Chibbi(titch) who has been training for a year pass her debut test and make it to the ring? Saturday 12th 3 00 - 6pm www = women working the web (This event is open to women only and entry is free) To mark the launch of Cinenova's new web site, top women specialists in the industry cut through the crap to show you where its at Relaxed open forums with interactive demonstrations including Cinenova web site an introduction, researching on the web tips & tricks Marketing getting your work out there Art on-line new initiatives Plus getting connected Supported by the European Social Fund 7pm Delving The Handbags Delving the handbags to discover the hardware, this programme of new shorts turns the feminine on its head 9pm Eileen is a Spy Sayer Frey USA 1998 74min (16mm) Minneopolis based writer/director Sayer Frey draws inspiration for her debut feature from Harriet the Spy This is the story of an eccentric and painfully shy loner (tami Hinz) who prefers to scrutinise the lives of others rather than pursue her own (sexual) desires Like Harriet, the pre-teen heroine of Louise Fitzbugh's children's books, the thirty-something Eileen peers through binoculars and scribbles notes as if gathering information about a world she is not yet part of Frey explores female friendships and same-sex attraction as Eileen meets Jayne, a hitchhiking free spirit who helps overcome her disabling isolation Frey combines the qurky details of Eileen's story with surrealistic digressions, snippets of home movies and audiotaped interviews The result is an exquisite fusion of documentary, audio and dramatic fiction that flows gracefully from scene to scene Festival produced by Laura Hudson and Maggie Warwick for Cinenova Go to Notice about Festival Laura Hudson Cinenova 113 Roman Road London E2 OQN Tel: 0181 981 6828 Fax: 0181 983 4441
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