Angles: Women Working in Film and Video (1997)

Low. IN Aenea ASIA A aplatare IS BELOW 25% ORGANIZATIONS IN 30 COUNTRIES WORLD V Aled! ONLY SEVE HEADED BY V SHOWS THAT ONLY | A% OF TELEVISION NEWS ITEMS DEAL WITH WOMEN’S ISSUES AND THREE-QUARTERS OF THESE ARE PRESENTED BY MEN ~ ¢ WoMEN EARN 25% LESS OVER 30 YEARS WORKING IN MEDIA THAN MEN. WOMEN INCREASE THEIR SALARIES [5 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF THEIR CAREERS; MEN INCREASE THEIRS 30 TIMES. * Across 79 RADIO AND TELEVISION NETWORKS, ONLY 6 PERCENT OF TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS WERE HELD BY WOMEN. These findings were reported in an article by Roslyn Dauber in International Documentary (November, | 995). Reprinted with permission from Dauber and |D. Dauber can be reached via the web page: http://www.igc.apc.org/dfs/. Or e-mail: rdauber@igc.apc.org. TT rituals. For more information: Persistence of Vision, 68 W. 69th St., #B, NY, NY 10023. 212/799-8438. Fax: 212/501 Salome Chasnoff’s Beyond 0553. Beijing offers a kaleidoscope of intimate conversations, journalistic interviews and realtime events to capture the diverse voices and concerns at the largest-ever meeting of the world’s women, the NGO Forum on Women in Beijing. For more information: Salome Chasnoff, 1629 Asbury Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. 847869-6888. Rebecca Feig focuses on women of the former Soviet Union in her portrait of life after the fall of communism. In bye-bye Babushka, she blends documentary footage with theatrical recreations of Soviet DISTRIBUTION Sally Howell and Joan Mandell profile the Detroit Arab community in Tales From Arab Detroit. For more information: Olive Branch Productions, 1511 Sawtelle Blvd., Suite #265, Los Angeles, CA 90025. 310/444-9715. Fat of the Land is a new piece from Video Data Bank. Sarah Lewison is a co-producer of this wry road movie about five women who tour America in a van fueled by leftover grease from fast food restaurants. The women engage in conversations with ordinary folks across the country about transportation fuel. For more information: Video Data Bank, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 112 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603. 312/345-3550. Fax: 312/541-8073. Third World Newsreel is distributing two new collections of films. “The Politics of Eros” is a kaleidoscope of gender, sexuality and sexual identity. Films include: A Litany for Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde, by Ada Gay Griffin and Michelle Parkerson, about an eloquent award-winning black, lesbian poet. This is a compelling and powerful film. “Crossing Asia” is a collection of work centered on the notion of crossing over national borders, between constructed ideas of race/nationality/religion, to or from a homeland, into hostile First World territories. Works include: The Women Outside by JT Takagi and Hye Jung Park, which documents the lives of women who work in brothels, bars and nightsclubs around the U.S. military bases in South Korea. For more information: Third World Newsreel, 335 W. 38th St., 5th Floor, NY, NY 10018. 212/947-9277. Fax: 212/5946417. Love in Pumpkin Shell looks at the increasing problem of date violence among teens and examines the cycle of abuse. For more information: NEWIST, Studio B, IS 1040, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311. 414/465-2599 Before You Go: A Daughter's Diary by Nicole Betancourt chronicles the director’s efforts to find out more about her past and her family. For more information: Nicole Betancourt, 232 Elizabeth St., #5, NY, NY 10012. 212/274-8840. The Dying Rooms: China’s Darkest Secret by Kate Blewett and Brian Woods documents abuses of infant girls in mainland Chinese orphanages. For more information: Anabel Films, Inc., 11908 Darlington Ave., #6, Los Angeles, CA 90049. 818/501 7847. Fax: 818/501/3745. email: fmemories@aol.com. Stretchmark by Veena Cabreros-Sud explores the interior life of a single mother, revealing the emotions of loneliness, boredom, anger and emptiness. For more information: Kalayaan Means Freedom Productions, P.O. Box 1285, Cooper Station, NY, NY 10276. 201/798-1158. Evelyn Williams by Ann Lewis is a portrait of a woman who was a coalminer’s daughter and wife, a domestic worker, mother of nine, college student. and community organizer. Now in her 80s, she is battling to save her land in eastern Kentucky from destruction by a large oil and gas firm. For more information: Appalshop Film & Video, 306EW Madison St., Whitesburg, KY 41858. 800/545-7467. Fax: 606/6331009. email: Appalshop @aol.com Bedevil, Tracy Moffatt’s debut feature, was inspired by ghost stories she heard as a child from her extended Aboriginal and Irish Australian families. For more information: Women Make Movies, 462 Broadway, NY, NY 10013. 212/925-0606. Fax: 212/9252052. email: cinema@www.com Pepper’s Pow Wow by Sandra Sunrising Osawa chronicles the life and career of Jim Pepper, the native American jazz composer and musician. For more information: Upstream Productions, Inc., 420 First Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119. 206/281-9177. Fax: 206/284-6963. Humboldt International Film and Video Festival. Deadline: Jan. 31 and Feb. 29. Oldest student-run festival. Festival: March. For more information: Humboldt State University, Theatre Arts Department, Arcata, CA 955218299. 707/826-4113. Fax: 707/826-5494. email: filmfest@axe.humboldt.edu Film Fest New Haven. Deadline: Feb. |. Seeks works in all genres on any subject. The goal of the festival is to support filmmakers seeking wider distribution for work. Festival: April 4-8. For more VOLUME 3 NUMBER2 @ 17