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Its that Time of the Month!
Her Voice Her View Film Festival
(July 15-29, 2006)

(New York, NY June 26, 2006) Of the over 200 films submitted from
around the world, nearly 40 have been chosen for the 2006 Her Voice
Her View Film Festival, a part of the Pioneer Theaters Female Film
celebration (see schedule below). Among this years selections are
films from Israel, France, Germany, Denmark and Canada, as well as
several local showcases. The 2006 Festival takes place July 15
through July 29 at the Pioneer Theater.

Her Voice Her View provides a forum for female writers, directors,
and producers to share their work with the community. The festival
represents some of the finest pieces from domestic and international
women filmmakers presenting films about anything and everything:
modern feminism, b-girls, abortion, sexual violence, prison,
eroticism, human rights abuses, fairy tales, motherhood, hip-hop.

The festival will open with Missing in America starring Danny Glover
(The Color Purple/Lethal Weapon) and Zoe Weizenbaum (Memoirs of a
Geisha), which has taken home awards like Best Feature Film from the
San Francisco Womens Film Festival and the Monaco International Film
Festival. The documentary NO! unveils the reality of sexual violence
and healing in African-American communities and includes testimony
from women including feminist activist Barbara Smith and former
Black Panther Party Chairperson Elaine Brown. The Shape of Water
(narrated by Susan Sarandon with introductory narration co-written
by Edwidge Danticat) explores the revolutionary ways in which five
women from India, Jerusalem, Brazil, and Senegal respond to
environmental, cultural, and economic pressures and constraints
around them, receiving international acclaim. Not to be missed is
Soundz of Spirit, which features hip-hop artists Andre 3000, KRS-1,
Talib Kweli, Common, Cee-Lo, Jurassic 5, Blackalicious, Dilated
Peoples, Saul Williams, and many more exploring the relationship
between spirituality and the creative process in hip-hop culture.
Lets Talk About It is a new documentary by Deepa Mehta
(Fire/Water/Earth) giving voice to children as they break the
silence and secrecy of family abuse for the first time.

At each screening, audience members will receive a complimentary
goody bag filled with items generously supplied by our sponsors:
Altar Magazine, Clamor Magazine, BuyOlympia.com, Bitch Magazine,
Random House Publishing Group, Tomboy Tools, Barcelona Bath and
Body, and more. For details on any of these outstanding programs or
interviews with the filmmakers, contact us at the number listed
above.

Ticket Info:
Pioneer Theater
155 E. 3rd Street (at Avenue A)
New York, NY 10009

Festival Info:
Her Voice Her View
955 Metropolitan Ave, #4R
Brooklyn, NY 11211

- Find more detail at www.altarmagazine.com.

Her Voice Her View Film Festival
Schedule of Films
July 15-29

Saturday, July 15:
6.30 p.m. Missing in America (Feature film by Gabrielle Savage
Dockterman, starring Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) and Zoe Weizenbaum
(Memoirs of a Geisha).

Sunday, July 16:
7 p.m. Scene Not Heard (The struggle for the recognition of women
artists in Phillys hip-hop scene) Reflections on Women of Color and
Hip Hop (Young people challenge each other and speak critically
about something they love: hip-hop) Just Say It (Documentary about
activist artists after 9/11 including Michael Franti, Boots Riley,
Susan Appe, Diskarte Namin, and Nelli Wong)

Friday, July 21:
7 p.m. NO! (Feature-length documentary exploring how the collective
silence about sexual assault adversely affects African-Americans)

Saturday, July 22:
7 p.m. Rosita (Nicaraguan parents fight to receive an abortion for
their nine-year-old daughter, a victim of rape) Abortion Diaries
(Women speak candidly about their personal experience with abortion)
11 p.m. Fantasy Shorts: Exploding Buds, On the Cliffs, Sliding
Flora, The Black Plum, Twitch, Wrong Bathroom (short films from
other realms of existence)

Sunday, July 23:
7 p.m. I was a Teenage Feminist (A quest to find out whether
feminism can still be a source of personal and political power) How
I Learned to Speak Turkish (One womans chronicle of her fascination
with Turkish men) Bringing Back Venezuela. (A Manhattan-based youth
television channel documents youth participation in the World
Festival of Youth and Students in Caracas, Venezuela)

Wednesday, July 26:
7 p.m. Whatever Floats Your Boat (Myths shattered and truths
revealed about the reality of what motherhood really means for the
contemporary woman) Rosa (Adventures of a young mom in the search of
a nanny to make keep her baby) Mothers Dance (Following her mothers
death, Lisa must decide between accepting a scholarship in Jerusalem
or taking care of her problematic family)
9 p.m. The Shape of Water (An intimate encounter with five very
different women in Brazil, India, Jerusalem, and Senegal narrated by
Susan Sarandon with introductory narration co-written by Edwidge
Danticat)

Thursday, July 27:
7 p.m. The Right to be Wrong (The quest for peace in modern Israel
through the eyes of Israelis and Palestinians) Dont Fence Me In (The
captivating portrait of 70-year-old, Burmese refugee and freedom
fighter Major Mary) 9 p.m. Soundz of Spirit (Award-winning
documentary explores the
relationship between the creative process and spirituality in hip-
hop culture) B-Girl (A b-girl competes to prove herself in a male-
dominated sphere)

Friday, July 28:
7 p.m. Turning a Corner (The story of people involved in sex work in
Chicago and their efforts to raise public awareness of systemic
injustice) Charisse Shumate: Fighting for Our Lives (One inmates
struggle to improve the treatment of women in prison)
9 p.m. Left Lane (Road trip with folk poet Alix Olson in pursuit of
independent thought and grassroots defiance)
11 p.m. Adventure Shorts: Smoke the Pipe Dream, Never Rob a Bank
with Someone You Love, Bethlehem Bandolero, Sabbath Entertainment
(short films of adventures and debauchery)

Saturday, July 29:
7 p.m. Lets Talk About It (Children break the silence and secrecy of
family abuse for the first time in this documentary directed by
Deepa Mehta) See What I Got (The diverse experiences of a US girls
basketball team competing internationally)
9 p.m. Nazrah: A Muslim Womans Perspective (Muslim women living in
the US discuss Islam, current politics, and the image of Islam in
the West) Me and the Mosque (Zarqa Nawaz visits mosques throughout
Canada to talk to scholars, colleagues, friends and neighbors about
equal access for women in religious participation)
11 p.m. Films by Desiree Lim: Salty Wet, Dyke: Just Be It,
Disposable Lez, Eroticism, Out for Bubble Tea, Women Breaking
Boundaries (showcase of films by Asian, erotic filmmaker Desiree Lim)