Feminist Shorts
Post-film Performance by Hong De Lion and Dragon Dance Association (弘德國術會)
FRIDAY 5 May 2023 | 9:15PM
ACMI
A show-stopping collection of powerful shorts showcasing diverse feminist voices, stories and experiences. Curated by programmer Genevieve Pikó. This event will feature a lion dance performance from Hong De Lion and Dragon Dance Association (弘德國術會).
Post-film Performance
Join us for a post-film performance by Hong De Lion and Dragon Dance Association (弘德國術會)!
Screening Info
Rating: Unclassified 15+
Duration: 75 minutes
Genre: Documentary, Narrative
Screening Location: ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne | Plan your visit to ACMI
Accessibility: Wheelchair
Scaring Women At Night
Karimah Zakia Issa / Canada / 2022 / 11 min / English
On a late night walk, Ash realises his presence is making the woman ahead of him feel unsafe. While grappling with his own fears, moving through the world as a trans man, he does his best to navigate his new dynamic with women.
Prairie Flowers
Mariana X. Rivera / Mexico / 2021 / 19 min / Spanish with English Subtitles / Australian Premiere
After Silvia’s femicide, Yecenia, her cousin, and one of the ñomndaa weavers from the Prairie of Flowers, create a ritual and poetic mourning alongside other weaving women.
Beautiful They
Cloudy Rhodes / Australia / 2021 / 10 min / English
A chance meeting paves the way for a deeper connection. When two young people cross paths one afternoon, they find that they are irresistibly drawn to one another. Dreamily shot in warm, vibrant colour, and sustained with an atmospheric, almost ethereal synth score, Beautiful They is a queer surf romance that enamours with its slow-burn, delicate intimacy
Dandelion / Cuanacaquilitl
Lorena R. Valencia / Mexico / 2022 / 16 min / Spanish with English Subtitles / Australian Premiere
A teenage girl who lives in a small town in Mexico, is helped by her best friend in her search for home remedies to stop an unwanted pregnancy, undeterred by the health risks that she may face.
Solibet
Tig Terera / Australia / 2018 / 1 min / English
Rahma Soliman, a young boxer, considers her identity and motivations in this arresting documentary that hits like a right hook.
Gund Kwok
Xudong Liu / USA / 2022 / 18 min / English / Australian Premiere
The Lion Dance is a folk dance from Asia that was performed exclusively by men in the past. “Gund Kwok” is the first women’s Lion Dance troupe in the U.S. Founded by Cheng Imm Tan, she and fifteen Asian women strive to break lingering stereotypes about the strength and images of Asian women.