A PLACE OF RAGE

Directed by: Pratibha PARMAR

UK. 1991. Documentary. 52min. Color. OV/FrS.

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A Place of Rage is an exhuberant award winning documentary by filmmaker Pratibha Parmar. It is a celebration of the contributions and achievements of prominent African American women and includes interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. Within the context of civil rights, black power, lesbian and gay rights and the feminist movement, the trio reassess how women like Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionised American society and the world generally.
A Place of Rage made its debut in 1991 yet it's content is still one of the richest and most cherished with candid interviews from Angela Davis, Alice Walker and powerful poetry from June Jordan.

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Pratibha PARMAR

Born in Nairobi (Kenya), Pratibha Parmar is an Indo-British director. Before she began to make films, she was a youth and community worker working in the Asian community with young women. Then she has directed and produced music videos, fiction films and many documentaries focused on issues related to race, sexuality and gender. Together with writer Alice Walker, she denounced female genital mutilation in Africa in Warrior Marks (1993) winner of the Public Prize at the 11th International Women's Film Festival in Madrid. Her films were screened several times in our festival. This year, Pratibha Parmar comes back with Nina's Heavenly Delights, her first feature film. In this occasion, we will pay a tribute to this talented director by exhibiting some of her most significant works: Khush, 1991 (winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the Frameline Film and Video Festival in San Francisco, 1991; winner of the Public Prize at the 7th International Women's Film Festival in Madrid, 1991), A Place of Rage, 1991 (Best Historical Documentary - San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival), Jodie: An Icon, 1996 and Wavelengths, 1997.

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