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Repression Runs the Gamut in Late October Films

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● October 18, 2013

‘Camille Claudel, 1915,’ about a sculptress confined to an insane asylum, begins the run. There’s also the documentary ‘The Square’ about the Egyptian revolution and ’12 Years a Slave,’ based on a mid-19th century memoir of a free black man.

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Jordanian Filmmaker Tracks a Transgender’s Recovery

By ALANA ESPOSITO ● Arts & Culture ● July 5, 2013

For 26-year-old Maryam Jum’a, the story she found in the files of Jordan’s National Commission for Women was too compelling to ignore. She hopes it will help humanize an issue that many in the conservative society still treat as off-limits.

African Americans Turn Headlights on Sex-Traffic

By Margaret Summers ● Arts & Culture ● April 30, 2012

Brook Bello had all the trappings of a successful career. But the actress-poet-filmmaker also had a horrible childhood secret. Now she’s teaming up with the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute to talk about sex traffic.

Daughters of Imprisoned Moms Regroup for a Sequel

By Ellen Spiro ● Arts & Culture ● December 8, 2011

“Troop 1500,” rebroadcasting tonight on PBS’s Independent Lens, is about Girl Scouts who trek together to visit mothers behind bars. Director Ellen Spiro talks here about the reunion sequel she is making with the daughters, five years later.

October Films Offer ‘An Education’ in Controversy

By Jennifer Merin ● Uncategorized ● October 1, 2009

October’s movies offer an array of treats, including Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut and an investigation into the industry of black hair care led by Chris Rock. For the biggest shot of controversy, watch out for “An Education,” opening Oct. 9.

‘Brave One’ Puts Wrong Weapon in Women’s Hands

By Sandra Kobrin ● Commentary ● September 19, 2007

“The Brave One” offers moviegoers the spectacle of a woman on a blood-spattering vigilante rampage. Sandy Kobrin says the plot is a perverted fantasy of women’s actual relationship to guns and violence.