Fem.cine.anarchy 2019
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
(In alphabetical order by title)
Cerdita (Piggy)
Directed by Carlota Pereda (Spain, 2018)
New England / Maine Premiere
When Sara is bullied at the local pool and her clothes are stolen, she must get home wearing nothing but her bikini. The long walk home will mark the rest of her life.
embraces (& the touch of skin)
Directed by Sara Koppel (Denmark, 2019)
Maine Premiere
An animated poem about the vital need for embraces and contact with other beings.
fire girls
Directed by Chell Stephen (Canada, 2019)
Babygirl is gonna find out where Mom’s been sneaking off to in the night and have her eyes opened wide to the perils and power of womanhood along the way.
the gaze
Directed by Christina Raia (U.S., 2019)
East Coast / Maine Premiere
An actress is repeatedly catcalled on her way home from a shoot until just the right guy comes her way.
marisol
Directed by Zoé Salicrup Junco (U.S., 2018)
New England / Maine Premiere
When a young mother takes a risk to provide for her daughter, a stranger turns her transgression into a nightmare.
nuestra calle (OUR STREET)
Directed by Clara Santaolaya (Spain, 2018)
East Coast / New England / Maine Premiere
Together they stand up against and overcome the realities that others have chosen for them and, sometimes, a small day by day revolution can change everything.
pandora's charm
Directed by Alecia Jean Orsini Lebeda (U.S., 2017)
Maine Premiere
Most people don't box up their feelings, others do.
panic attack!
Directed by Eileen O'Meara (U.S., 2017)
Maine Premiere
This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.
spaced
Directed by Diana Belova (Russian Federation, 2019)
World Premiere
The wager’s conclusion at the bar drastically changes the ordinary life of selfish and egocentric Maria.
associate programmers
Shaula Evans
Sabina Giado
Special thanks to Annie Kelly Cormier, Betsy Carson and Wilma Davis.