Santa Cruz Film Premiere of "My Name Is Andrea"

1124 Pacific Avenue,Santa Cruz CA 95060

18 October, 2022

Description

MY NAME IS ANDREA is a hybrid feature documentary about one of the most radical and controversial writers’ of the 20th Century Andrea Dworkin, who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with a singular, apocalyptic urgency. Dworkin used her personal experiences of sexual assault to develop epic concepts around what it means to be a woman. Electrifying and rare archival footage of Dworkin is interwoven with visceral and expressionistic dramatizations performed by Amandla Stenberg, Soko, Andrea Riseborough, Ashley Judd and Patti LuPone. Reviled and savagely critiqued in her time, Dworkin’s powerful voice speaks vividly to our contemporary #MeToo moment. The film is written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Pratibha Parmar. "This is a film like no other — lyrical and journalistic, placed in time and also timeless. And now that Andrea Dworkin's words are turning out to predict headlines, from Times Up! to the gender of terrorism, this film will illuminate what's going on and help us know what to do." — Gloria Steinem “Parmar etches a sympathetic profile that acknowledges the complexity and divisiveness of her subject and argues for the continued relevance of her work. Enacted scenes are tender, exuberant, shattering. With their quiet ferocity and recognizable predicaments, the dramatic vignettes in My Name Is Andrea find the Everywoman in a singular figure, and the film as a whole connects Dworkin’s concerns about class and race and gender to the present moment.” — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter Joining us at this Santa Cruz premeire will be the film's award-winning Writer and Director, Pratibha Parmar and Producer Shaheen Haq! "I love the film. It is brilliant and searing and timely as hell. It is original and deep and moving and tender. This film is connected to everything our movement is and because Andrea was such a brave visionary warrior VDay supports the film in honor of you and her. Susan and I feel thrilled to join you with the deepest solidarity and love." —V (Eve Ensler) Tickets will be available until the day of the screening. Masks are highly recommended.