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FILM REVIEW: Not your average chick flicks

Women Make Waves Film Festival focuses on the stories of women in contemporary transnational migrations

By Ho Yi  /  STAFF REPORTER

Anna, Seven Years on the Frontline is a profoundly affecting documentary about Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian journalist and human right activist known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict who was murdered in 2006. Politkovskaya’s life story is told through the memories of her colleagues and friends and is interwoven with words from the journalist’s own expressive reporting.

Women Make Waves will tour the country from Oct. 26 to Dec. 31.

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