White people do a lot of crazy shit when they feel guilty. It can often include posturing, backpedaling, awkwardly offering consolation, etc. Or maybe it’s not even about guilt so much as wanting to feel as though they’re part of the conversation. But one of the most absurd reactions to black injustice of late has […]… Continue reading Women (Blanca) Who Paint Their Faces in Black Lives Matter Motifs. — Missing A Clit
Author: femalefilmfestival
The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes.
Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival.
This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way.
When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival.
A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.
The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity — TNT
The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity Black people, and black women in particular, face considerable health challenges. Continue reading … https://ift.tt/371Wv4j via The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity — TNT
When home is not the safest place to fight the pandemic. — Shehnazwrites
The pandemic has been hard on all of us. The entire world has come to halt amid covid-19 crisis. The virus has successfully redefined our lifestyle and work culture within a span of time. To combat the pandemic and flatten the rising curve, we are being guided to stay indoors, stay at home as “home […]… Continue reading When home is not the safest place to fight the pandemic. — Shehnazwrites
But What Can I Do? Part Deux — Freelance by Jen
We can’t stop now. There’s still work to do. via But What Can I Do? Part Deux — Freelance by Jen
The Pursuit of Happiness — theshame
“Once we’ve achieved what we have always wanted, we suddenly discover a new need, a new sense of something lacking. And so we travail on, in search of this new accomplishment, this new change-of-life, in the hope that, this time, the sense of contentment will be permanent…But then, when you have reached this new plateau […]… Continue reading The Pursuit of Happiness — theshame
Sistas’ KJ Smith talks season 2, Black Lives Matter movement — Moor Media
KJ Smith is trying to find the balance. The Sistas star is one of the first actresses to return to filming amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also juggling protesting, advocacy and self-care. Smith is gearing up to relocate to Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, where she will began filming season two… via Sistas’ KJ Smith talks… Continue reading Sistas’ KJ Smith talks season 2, Black Lives Matter movement — Moor Media
ANNE SEXTON sonnets of singular struggle — The Blog of Awesome Women
Born in 1928, Anne Sexton was raised in Weston, Massachusetts. Her father was a successful businessman, and her childhood was materially comfortable. However, her relationship with her parents was problematic, perhaps even abusive. After attending a boarding school, she went to Garland Junior College, a “finishing school,” for a year. At age nineteen, she married […]… Continue reading ANNE SEXTON sonnets of singular struggle — The Blog of Awesome Women
Eleanor Roosevelt Quote — PRECIOUS MOMENT LIVING
“With the new day come new strengths and new thoughts.” Eleanor Roosevelt via Eleanor Roosevelt Quote — PRECIOUS MOMENT LIVING
Queens of Sci-Fi: The ’80s, ’90s and Beyond — the lady from planet x
By 1980, science fiction was no longer the “niche” genre admired by “outcasts” and “dreamers”. With the success of films like Star Wars and Superman and the rise of Star Trek conventions, science fiction became mainstream. What also was once rare but now flourishing, was an abundance of women writers – many of whom were… Continue reading Queens of Sci-Fi: The ’80s, ’90s and Beyond — the lady from planet x
Damestruck: Olivia (1951) — Citizen Dame
To hear many male critics tell it, lesbians were invented sometime in the 1970s, alongside women’s rights and the clitoris. The aggressively ahistorical nature of this attitude (and we all know it’s ahistorical, yes?) is as much a result of the lack of availability of non-mainstream films pre-1970—ones that were not made, produced by, or […]… Continue reading Damestruck: Olivia (1951) — Citizen Dame
