The Women’s Movement of the 1970s empowered women to step behind the camera in larger numbers. Their pioneering work platformed voices, stories and issues previously ignored or misrepresented.
The ground-breaking directors highlighted in this series made films outside the mainstream industry, frequently through activist film cooperatives and collectives. Their work was screened in ‘consciousness-raising’ groups, at political conventions and in other alternative venues, and was often intended to spark discussion and action on women’s issues.
The Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television has preserved a large portion of these important Second Wave Feminist films, and their restorations form the core of this season of six film screenings at the Barbican Theatre in London from the 2-3 June.
More information and tickets are available on the Barbican website, priced £42 (£38 for concessions and £34 for members).
Louisa Maycock, one of our alumni and a collaborator for the project has offered a promotional discount for students and staff at the School of English who would be interested in attending. For a discount of 20%, enter the promotional code ‘23236’ when purchasing tickets.