Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too / Les lesbiennes justicières, le feu, elles le mangent aussi |
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Documentaire. États-Unis. 1993. Couleur. 55'. VO. Distr. : The Lesbian Avengers
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Appel à toutes les lesbiennes ! Réveillez-vous ! Le moment est venu de s'organiser, de se rassembler et de combattre. Nous sommes invisibles et c'est dangereux : dans les maisons, dans les rues, dans les bureaux et dans les tribunaux. Le moment est venu d'un mouvement lesbien agissant et énergique : les justicières lesbiennes ! Cette vidéo, présentée en première mondiale, décrit les actions menées par ce groupe, créé il y a un an à New York pour la visibilité et contre la discrimination des lesbiennes.
Edited by two Avengers, videomaker Janet Baus, and experimental filmmaker, Su Friedrich, "The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire Too" offers a rare insiders' look at the New York group's first year, from their initial groundbreaking demo in front of an elementary school in '92 to the incredible Dyke March in DC, where the Avengers ate fire in front of the White House, cheered on by an enormous crowd.
The video supplements footage of actions with compelling portraits of real life Avengers still giddy with their first experiences of taking to the streets as out dykes as well as hilarious interviews with puzzled tourists trying to answer the question, "Who are the Lesbian Avengers?" This film goes a long way towards providing an explanation.
More than a historical document, the video also offers important insights about how to organize successful actions and motivate participants. Released shortly after the Avengers exploded nationally in 1993, it was an essential tool for sharing activist skills and recruiting members. Even today, it inspires as much as it does instruct. If they can do it, I can, too.
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Su Friedrich |
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Depuis la fin des années 70, Su Friedrich (née en 1954) est une réalisatrice majeure de l’avant-garde américaine et du cinéma gay et lesbien. Elle crée dans son œuvre une synthèse remarquable entre film expérimental, narratif et documentaire, en y incorporant la radicalité d’une perspective féministe bien assumée. Elle écrit, filme, monte et produit seule ses films. Elle enseigne également la production vidéo à l'université de Princeton.
Su Friedrich is a New York-based filmmaker who writes, directs, photographs and edits. She has directed twenty-three films and videos since 1978, which have been featured in eighteen retrospectives at major museums and film festivals, including one at the Museum of Modern Art in 2007. The films have been widely screened at film festivals, universities and art centers, have been extensively written about, and have won numerous awards, including Grand Prix for "Sink or Swim" at the Melbourne International Film Festival. She currently teaches video production at Princeton University.
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Janet Baus |
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Janet Baus est une réalisatrice de films documentaires et de télévision, productrice et monteuse.
Janet Baus is a documentary film and television director, producer and editor.
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