“I’m sure there are survivors and victims of sexual violence seeing this happening and thinking: ‘Well, these files are being released but nothing’s happening. If I report a crime, what will happen to me?'” she said.
Refuse Fascism has been ready for years to meet this moment — but have its ties to a former 1960s radical become an albatross hampering its ambitious agenda?
A focus on women’s cinema in honor of the 60th anniversary of the National Organization for Women, a retrospective for an Egyptian filmmaker, and a showcase of movies from displaced directors, including Iranian auteur Mohammad Rasoulof, financed via a fund launched last year with Cate Blanchett, are among the special programs this year.
Kim Villanueva: “You know, we are always trying to fight back against patriarchy and the fact that people are trying to confine women and girls into one role. And we want women and girls to have the full expression that they are able to have. And that includes if you are being trans. Again, we Read more …