Women’s Film Preservation Fund Presents: Sex, Gender, and Feminism through the Lens of 1960s–1990s Experimental Cinema

Women’s Film Preservation Fund Presents: Sex, Gender, and Feminism through the Lens of 1960s–1990s Experimental Cinema

A bold, vibrant celebration of women’s vision and voice on film

Step into the inventive world of women’s experimental cinema with a 70-minute program – from documentary-inspired storytelling to avant-garde experiments that radiate the spirit of New York City, these short films offer a kaleidoscopic view of identity, liberation, and artistic rebellion. Expect everything from animation and performance to the playful self-taught filmmaker.

Presented by the Women’s Film Preservation Fund (WFPF) of New York Women in Film & Television, this event is part of our 30th Anniversary Celebration Series—three decades of safeguarding and championing women’s cinematic legacies.

Join us for this special end-of-year screening as we also honor Anthology Film Archives, our long-time partner in preserving and showcasing women-led films.

We will have a reception in the lobby to toast WFPF’s 30th year! 6:15 pm

             Wednesday, December 10th | 7:00 PM
 Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue (at 2nd St.)

 

 

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NYWIFT MEMBER DISCOUNT CODE:   NYWIFT

 

Come celebrate 30 years of women reclaiming film history—and the trailblazers who dared to redefine it.

PROGRAM LINE UP : RT:  70 minutes

 

US Preservation Premiere:
Sometimes I Wonder Who I Am (1970)
(5 min.) 16mm, b/w, sound
Director: Liane Brandon

 

Preservation Premiere of  Anne Chamberlain’s short works:
A Feminist Film (1988)
(1 min) 16mm, b/w, silent
Director: Anne Chamberlain

Pre-Menstrual (1992)
(1min) 16mm, color, silent
Director: Anne Chamberlain

 

Depot (1974)
(11 min) B&W 16 mm)
Director: Susan Brockman

 

Make Out (1970)
Co-Director: Geri Ashur
Voice Over Script: Geri Ashur, Andrea Eagan, Marcia Salo Rissi, Deborah Shaffer
(5 min.) 16mm, B/W, sound

 

Home Movie (1973)
(12 min.) 16mm, color, sound
Producer/Writer/Director: Jan Oxenberg

 

A Child’s Introduction to the Wonders of Space. (1979)
(12 min) 16 mm, sound
Director: Rachel Reichman 

 

Desire Pie (1976)
Director: Lisa Crafts
5 min. 16mm/35mm, color, sound

 

Mister E. (1960)
(11 m) color, sound, 16 mm
Director: Margaret Conneely

 

30 years of saving women’s films

 

The Women’s Film Preservation Fund of New York Women in Film & Television is the only grant making program of its kind in the world dedicated to preserving the cultural legacy of women in the industry through preserving films made by women. Founded in 1995 by NYWIFT in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), WFPF has preserved over 150 American films, across all genres, in which women have played key creative roles. The WFPF is rewriting the film history books, by saving one moving picture at a time. 

WFPF is supported in part from the generosity of Cineric Inc., the Leon Levy Foundation, The Ruth Harnisch  Foundation and individual donors.