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Before Stonewall
Greta Schiller explores the events leading up to the Stonewall riots in New York, one of the landmarks in the struggle for human rights for the gay, bisexual, and transexual communities. Filmoteca, Monday 14th June, 10pm2 of 8
El General
In this historical but also deeply personal documentary, director Natalia Almada looks back at the life led by her controversial grandfather, Plutarco Elías Calles. Based on her grandmother's video recordings, Almada juxtaposes her family's past with her country's present and provides an intriguing insight into Mexico's eventful history. Filmoteca, Friday June 11th, 7.30pm3 of 8
Handsome Harry
Director Bette Gordon traces the story of a handsome former marine who, when meeting a surly and dejected former army companion is forced to confront his deep and terrible secret. A homophobic attack thirty years previously provides the impetus for this critique of homophobia and injustice. Filmoteca, Saturday June 12th, 10pm4 of 8
The Heretics
New York magazine the Heresies Collective was a major contributor towards feminist literature, art and politics from its inception in 1977. In her newest film, Joan Braderman reflects upon the magazine's importance in the development of feminism and the influence it had on major leaders of the movement such as Lucy Lippard or Cecilia Vicuña. Filmoteca, Saturday June 12th, 5.30pm, Cloenda al Pati de Bonnemaison, Sunday June 20th, 9.45pm5 of 8
Louise Michelle, la Rebelle
Involved in the Paris Commune of 1871, Louise Michelle was deported to New Caledonia for her revolutionary and anarchic activities. Solveig Anspach delves into her story and her subsequent fight for human rights for the native indigenous communities of the Pacific island. Filmoteca, Saturday June 12th, 7.30pm, Pati de la Bonnemaison, Thursday June 17th, 9.45pm6 of 8
Ostatni Etap
Imprisoned in Aushwitz-Birkenau during the Second World War, director Wanda Jakubowska re-creates her experience of the infamous concentration camp. The first film to poignantly reveal the atrocities of the camp and the violence of the Polish kapos, it was originally released only three years after the end of the war. Filmoteca, Friday June 18th, 10pm7 of 8
Regazze - la Vita trema
Paola Sangiovani gathers here the stories of four women involved in the feminist struggles of the 60s and 70s in Rome, a time in which violence acted as a revolutionary tool and a catalyst for social change. Espai Bonnemaison, Tuesday June 15th, 7pm.8 of 8
Rage
Judi Dench and Jude Law star in this Sally Potter film. Both are part of the fashion industry and find themselves being constantly surveilled by a young student. The film captures the ambivalence of the role of cameraman by blurring the lines of control between who is filming and who films. Filmoteca, Saturday June 19th, 10pm