GEMFest 2024

Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World

Expired March 27, 2024 6:45 AM
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This feature-length documentary explores the rise and decline of an impactful feminist media movement in Canada, spanning the 1970s to the 90s. Faced with cutbacks, racism, and technological shifts, feminist storytellers from Halifax to Vancouver utilized cutting-edge media to address issues ranging from violence against women to reproductive health. Analogue Revolution highlights pioneers like Bonnie Sherr Klein and Sylvia D. Hamilton, alongside collectives such as Press Gang and Our Lives: Black Women’s Newspaper. The film delves into Canada's first women of colour film festival, the inception of Pedestal (Canada's first feminist newspaper), and the impact of media during cutbacks and the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre. Emphasizing continuity, the documentary showcases contemporary BIPOC feminists employing analogue strategies for feminist digital networks, showcasing their ongoing contributions to the movement.


This screening will be followed by a Q&A panel with the filmmakers and the festival opening reception.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    94 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Canada
  • Premiere
    Western Canadian
  • Social Media
  • Director
    Marusya Bociurkiw
  • Screenwriter
    Marusya Bociurkiw
  • Producer
    Eponine Young
  • Cinematographer
    Vanessa Abadhir
  • Editor
    Eugene Weis
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