Directed by Caroline Berler, Documentary, English, 60 min, USA, 2018.

Friday March 20th, 7:00 - 10:00 PM

Simmons University MCB-C103

Dykes, Camera, Action!: A History of Queer Cinema From the Women Who Made It Happen is a documentary directed by Caroline Berler. Lesbians didn't always get to see themselves on screen. But between Stonewall, the feminist movement, and the experimental cinema of the 1970s, they built visibility, and transformed the social imagination about queerness. Filmmakers Barbara Hammer, Su Friedrich, Rose Troche, Cheryl Dunye, Yoruba Richen, Desiree Akhavan, Vicky Du, film critic B. Ruby Rich, Jenni Olson, and others share moving and often hilarious stories from their lives and discuss how they've expressed queer identity through film.

Discussion with film director Caroline Berler to follow.

Caroline Berler's bio:

Caroline Berler is an award-winning documentary film director and editor based in New York City. In 2018, she won the Outfest Award for Emerging Talent for her debut film Dykes, Camera, Action! which premiered at Frameline42 and was the Centerpiece Documentary of Newfest30. She holds an MFA in Social Documentary Film from the School of Visual Arts and a BA in Sociology from New York University.