Les Femmes Underground International Film Festival
AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE X LEFUFF PRESENTS
The Aero Theatre |1328 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403Â |Aug 13| 1:00pm-6:00pm | Tickets at the Door| Raffles and Prizes
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FEATURE | SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS (1972) | 1:00PM-3:30PM
LIVE Q.A. with Producer Henry (Hank) Alpert
Moderator: Beth Accomando (KPBS San Diego
This rare and subversive musical satire stars Andy Warhol Factory and Puerto Rican trans actress, Holly Woodlawn. Considered to be one of the most influential and important trans icons during the 1970s; Holly, is most notably known as being the muse to Lou Reed’s 1972 hit glam rock song, "Walk on the Wild Side". Having been discovered by Andy Warhol at a screening of “Flesh” (1968), Holly went on to star in several underground cult favorites, such as, “Trash” (1970) and “Women in Revolt” (1971). The film follows Eve (Woodlawn), a small-town aspiring actress from Kansas as she navigates New York City, and meets an ensemble cast of eccentric characters.
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NON-AFFILIATION DISCLAIMER. Any thoughts expressed in this program or during the event is solely that of the film festival's and does not reflect any outside organization or institution.
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Director: Robert J. Kaplan
Executive Producer/Producer: Henry (Hank) Alpert
Screenplay: Sandra Scoppettone
Music: Jerry Blatt
Cast: Holly Woodlawn, Tally Brown, Suzanne Skillen, David Margulies.
1972. 82 min. USA. Color/B&W. English. DCP World Premiere. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
Special Introduction and QA:
Henry (Hank) Alpert
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Moderator:
Beth Accomando
*What Happened to Her- Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
United States
"What Happened to Her" is a forensic exploration of our cultural obsession with images of the dead woman on screen. Interspersing found footage from films and police procedural television shows and one actor’s
experience of playing the part of a corpse, the film offers a meditative
critique on the trope of the dead female body. (15:00)
*Courtesy of Women Make Movies
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Woman From Mars- Piano Whitman
United States
Dylan Mars Greenberg, an independent filmmaker from New York City,
shares her personal struggles and achievements as a minority in the
filmmaking industry. (40:43)
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PORTRAITS OF PARADISE | 3:35PM-4:45PM
Jury Member: Imani Davis
Affiliation: American Cinematheque
PSYCHOTROPIC CINEMA | 4:45PM-5:05PM
Jury Member: Marge Dean (WIA's President and Head of Studio at Skybound Entertainment)
Affiliation: Women in Animation
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Look within. Then dance it out. A man reflects on formative conflicts from his past with optimism, gratitude, and a little music. (4:55)
Olga is bored of the monotony of her life. When she finds an escape through her fanfiction, her fantasies run wild, becoming increasingly power hungry and ridiculous. Today, fanfiction.net. Tomorrow, the world. Why would she ever go back to reality? (4:00)
Plunge deep below the surface of the water to encounter women in the process of a transformation. Women turn to the pressure of the water to find reprieve from the expectation to be something other than what they are. (6:17)
Look within. Then dance it out. A man reflects on formative conflicts from his past with optimism, gratitude, and a little music. (4:55)
Opening Night - Margaret Bialis
United States
Look within. Then dance it out. A man reflects on formative conflicts from his past with optimism, gratitude, and a little music. (4:55)
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Olga's Self Insert Fanfiction - Ella Sanderson and Georgette Stefoulis
Australia
Olga is bored of the monotony of her life. When she finds an escape through her fanfiction, her fantasies run wild, becoming increasingly power hungry and ridiculous. Today, fanfiction.net. Tomorrow, the world. Why would she ever go back to reality? (04:00)
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Terror Fervor - Phoebe Parsons
Canada
Informed by experimental films from the 1960s and 70s, Terror Fervor takes the viewer on a psychedelic non-linear journey through the vices of seven characters. The wordless journey of Terror Fervor plunges the viewer into an experience that is hard to classify and hard to forget.. (06:00)
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The Desire of Mermaids- Hannah Hamalian
United States
Plunge deep below the surface of the water to encounter women in the process of a transformation. Women turn to the pressure of the water to find reprieve from the expectation to be something other than what they are. (6:17)
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GORE GAL-ORE | 5:05PM- 6:00PM
Jury Member: Heidi Honeycutt
Affiliation: Etheria Film Night
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The Only Thing I Love More than You is Ranch Dressing- Sydney Clara Brafman
Ranch. Dipped. Chicken. Fingers. (1:00)
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Buffalo & Trout -Presley Paras
United States
Two female addicts, Buffalo and Trout, are hired to rob a white supremacists house. Once arriving to the house they are faced with a decision; either take the money and call it a job well done, or stay and rescue the young kidnapped couple being tortured by a group of white supremacists. (13:00)
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Yes, Mother- Misha Calvert
United States
Two faithful cult wives discover a secret message from their guru-husband, which launches a bizarre role play that eventually leads them to an extraordinary new land. (10:34)
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The Boogeywoman- Erica Scoggins
United States
The Boogeywoman is a coming of age story about the horrors and wonders of becoming a woman: the evolution of our bodies, our perceived inadequacies, our stereotypes. The continued secrecy and shame surrounding the most natural and marked change in a girl's life is here transformed into an experience of newfound power and agency.(17:57)
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