As with so many festivals, it’s easy to feel a little overawed when first glancing at the full program of films on offer at Sheffield DocFest (June 4-13). Despite the challenges of programming during a pandemic, the Sheffield team has pulled together an impressive lineup of 78 features and 88 shorts in its films program.
Aspen Film and the Aspen Institute’s annual Eisner/Lauder New Views Documentary Series will focus this summer on stories of activists who have fought for representation and gender equity.
Eisner/Lauder New Views Documentaries and Dialogue Series
The
2021 Eisner/Lauder New Views Documentaries & Dialogue
Series: RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT, and LFG.
This year’s series of films tell the stories of trailblazers fighting for representation and gender equity. The stories and life’s work of Pauli Murray, Rita Moreno and the members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team come together in this series to illustrate the past, present and future of the fight for gender equity in every aspect of American society from education to law, the arts to business, and sports to the pervasive gender wage gap. These films raise up the voices and stories of landmark litigation, breaking down barriers, triumphant success and the persistence and courage that move us towards a more just and equitable society. The series will be held virtually and will include post-screening conversations with the filmmakers.
Guest:
Rosalind Rosenberg is Professor of History Emerita at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of several books including
Beyond Separate Spheres: Intellectual Roots of Modern Feminism, and her latest, J
ane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray. Pauli Murray was the first African American to earn a JSD from Yale Law School and her legal work on the 14th amendment provided the groundwork for Brown v. Board and inspired Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s work with women’s rights and the 14th Amendment. Murray also struggled with issues of identity: by today’s standards, she would be considered transgender.
AFI Docs unveils full lineup for 2021 festival The full slate of films for this year’s AFI Docs festival will boast 77 films from 23 countries, and four world premieres.
The AFI says 52% of the films that will . May 26, 2021
The full slate of films for this year’s AFI Docs festival will boast 77 films from 23 countries, and four world premieres.
The AFI says 52% of the films that will be shown at the 19th edition of AFI Docs were directed by women, 40% are made by BIPOC directors and 18% by LGBTQ directors.
“We are living in the Golden Age of documentary film,” said Sarah Harris, AFI Festivals director of programming in a release on Wednesday (May 26).