Shorts Program I: Misogyny

2522 Southeast Clinton Street,Portland OR 97202

04 September, 2021

Description

A curation of film shorts Five Tiger Five Tiger tells the story of god-fearing woman finds herself in a transactional relationship as she tries to support her sick husband and daughter. Ekstase A montage of scenes from various silent films. Based on similar settings and gestures it explores the stereotype of women on the verge of insanity. In a repetitive montage the same symptoms and actions reoccur repeatedly in different places, different sceneries and with different people. WitnessThe filmmaker steps outside in a world where women go missing every day. The MotherThe Mother follows a colonial trapper as he wrestles with his violent past alone in the wild. The Last ManOn the night between her dress rehearsal and the grand competition, a young actress, Tamar, finally decides to confront the two dominant men in her life.