RECENT EVENTS

November 30th, 2006

Concord, Massachusetts

Rubin presented The Last Mountain to Concord Academy as part of an all-school assembly on her career in documentary film.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE (a series of 3 minute clips)

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June 17th, 2006

Rubin spoke as part of "Down N Dirty: The Intimate World of Queer Filmmaking," a new film series at Femina Potens. This ongoing series features film and dialogue with Bay Area Queer Filmmakers as part of Femina Potens 2006 Film Screenings.  Its mission is to celebrate and promote queer, trans, and women video artists.

June 29th, 2006

Cut screened at "Return to Grrrlville: a night of documentary films by women." At the Women's Building in San Francisco, 8pm.

RETURN TO GRRRLVILLE: a night of short documentary films by women

 "Return to GRRRLVILLE" is a follow-up event to last winter's wildly successful "Straight Outta GRRRLVILLE" screening. "Return to GRRRLVILLE" will exhibit another set of documentary films by a diverse group of Bay Area women filmmakers. The purpose of GRRRLVILLE is to bring to the public intimate stories by women of all walks of life, and to celebrate the inspiring talent of some of SF's finest.

Represented in these stories are testimonials by Trans/Queer/Genderqueer women, Dyke, Punk, and Jewish women, African-American, Latina, and Asian-American women. These rich films include stories of passion, love, triumph, sex, joy, and tragedy--stories about mermaids, fathers, gender, and lesbian relationships, among others.

Featuring:

 A special sneak preview of the trailer for “Godspeed” the movie, co-directed by Shani Heckman and Lynn Breedlove, coming Spring 2007 (www.godspeedfilm.com)

“80 Layers of Me (That You’ll Have to Survive)” by Tricia Creason-Valencia

Who would guess that cheerleaders, maligned as the airheads and sluts of the high school social scene, would grow up to be radical women? This film gives voice to three spunky women of color who are determined to improve the lives of people—senior citizens, working women, farm-workers—in their communities.

“My Beard” by Marina E. Wiesenbach

A short piece about the life and motivations of a woman’s beard.

“The F Word” by Marcia Jarmel and Erin Gallagher

Created to inspire dialogue and debate, this irreverent, visually-engaging documentary gets to the heart of feminism by dismantling the word and its many meanings. “The F Word” is an ideal discussion starter on issues related to gender, sex roles and stereotypes, and the history of the feminist movement.

“Cut” by Sally Rubin and Elizabeth Pearson  
Examines the complications of teenage boys' body image, and explores the relationship between physical shape and social/self-acceptance.

“Each One Teach One” by Lila Place
A prison inmate discovers the freedom of art while in jail, and on the outside uses art to counsel youths in a positive direction.

“Night Visions” by Kathy Huang

Since September 11, 2001, over a million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Night Visions” takes a rare look at the lasting effects of military duty on one soldier--- a young man who joined the U.S. army for idealistic reasons but emerged a very different person. Through his intimate interviews and personal footage of Iraq, we come to realize that the greatest casualties of war are not always visible to the naked eye.

“Howdy Partner” by Christie Herring
Playfully explores the meaning behind a word that has become a social convention.

“Lesbians” by Sarah Garmisa

A whipsmart portrait of intimacy in the digital age.

“Jornalero: Day Laborer” by Sara MacPherson

Work is scarce, and Jose Echevarria misses his family back in Mexico. He has spent the last 14 years working as a day laborer—“jornalero”—in San Francisco. This portrait of one of the thousands of “jornaleros” struggling to get by follows Echevarria in his last days in the U.S. before returning home to see his kids and the grandchildren he has yet to meet.  

“City of Mermaids” by Leah Wolchock
The story of preserving Florida kitsch, told through three generations of mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs.  The film traces the rise and fall of an aging water park eclipsed by Disney and now struggling to survive.  Is there a place for mermaids in the modern era of post-feminism?  Can the memory of popularity keep a roadside attraction alive?

“Afloat” by Erin Hudson
From the intimate vantage point of a senior community swimming pool, water and time suspend both body and memory. This film is a gentle meditation on growing old, staying young, and living life.

“Sigmund Freud: Professional Psychoanalyst” by Jen Gilomen and Kami Chisholm

This hilarious and brilliant pseudo-documentary imagines a day in the life of the infamous Freud... except, in this fantastical film, all of his clients are well-known dolls and puppets.