Female Voices Rock Film Festival: "Journeys" Film Block 6

Doors Open at 5:15pm | Screening Begins at 5:30pm

Post Screening Q+A with attending filmmakers.

LINEUP:

American Daydream | USA | 14:50

An undocumented immigrant has always relied heavily on her legal daughter to get through life in America. Now that The obedient daughter wants to leave to pursue her own dreams. How is this illiterate mother going to survive?

1001cuts | USA | 24:15

1001cuts explores the careers of the daughters of Title IX through the experiences of surgeons. Social and cultural change in the 1970's allowed for the opportunity to train and be included into this high stakes professional environment. This film documents the pervasive stereotypes and gender-based discrimination that persist within workplaces designed for, and still controlled by men. Within medicine and surgery, the failure to apply culture change has had wide ranging impacts on the careers of women, the healthcare system, and the patient care experience.

This is She | Canada| 12:21

A woman is hired as a personal assistant to a screenwriter and begins to assume her identity.

They Call Me the Tattoo Witch | USA | 14:17

In Hanoi, Vietnam, tattoo artist Tran Ngoc specializes in the rare and challenging art of tattooing over scars. Despite the social stigma surrounding tattoos in Vietnam, Ngoc empowers her clients, including breast cancer survivors and women with self-harm scars, to reclaim their bodies, demonstrating that her work is a profound act of compassion and resilience.

Hermanos | USA | 22:00

HERMANOS tells the story of Santino and Tomás, brothers who flee Mexico with their mother seeking refuge after the M**der of their father. Separated from each other and their mother, they are detained at the U.S. border. When an unlikely opportunity to escape presents itself, the brothers risk everything to protect each other and stay alive as they cross Texas on foot.

How I Roll | USA | 13:31

Facing unthinkable hardships - M**der, loss, battling MS for 24 years - Robin Cohen impressively defies the odds, finding light despite the darkness.

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