The film also portrays many more female artists, writers, photographers, designers, and adventurers who may not be household names in the US but were well-known at the time, in Paris. It also unveils the relationship between Stein and Picasso, and between Sylvia Beach and James Joyce.
For those eager for kinky subject matter, German writer and filmmaker Monika Treut's Gendernauts should rank high on the to see list. A documentary about San Francisco's transgender, cross-gender, non-gender community, the movie features a kaleidoscope of gender identities that is sure to have audience members twitching their fingers to indicate quotation marks as they discuss the identities of the film's men and women. In the movie, everyone from an army veteran, a video artist, a Penthouse model and nightclub performer, a porn star, musicians, and writers are portrayed sympathetically.
Treut gained acclaim with her film Virgin Machine (1988), which was a focused look at variant sex preferences, sex workers and sexual minorities. The film is also direct and bold in its handling of sexual thematic material. Gendernauts offers a more gentle, human look at her characters.
There are also films about personal journeys and women's self-exploration, such as Vietnamese-American filmmaker Trinh Minh Ha (
What: Women Make Waves Film/Video Festival 2001
When: Sept. 14 to Sept. 21
Where: Spring Cinema, 4F, 59 Chunghua Rd., Sec. 1 (中華路一段59號4樓), Hsimen MRT Station
Tickets: Available through Acer ticket outlets and at http://ticket.acer121.com, or call (02)2784-1111. Tickets can also be obtained at Spring Cinema, tel: (02)2388-5576. For detailed screening schedules, check http://www.wmw.com.tw
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