Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

Under Construction

Lightbox Film Center 3701 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Synopsis: A hard hitting narrative feature with strong anti-misogynist undercurrents, Under Construction is a film about a modern Muslim woman struggling to find herself in the sprawl of urban Bangladesh. A feminist awakening occurs in middle class actress Roya as she reconstructs a famous and politically minded play of Rabindranath Tagore for modern times, reclaiming …

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$5 – $8

Women Directors in Japanese Experimental Film

Community College of Philadelphia 1700 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia , PA, United States

Collaborative Cataloging Japan is pleased to present works by two pioneering female Japanese video artists. Mako Idemitsu and Shigeko Kubota share common grounds as artists who relocated to the U.S. in the 1960s' Idemitsu to California, and Kubota to New York. The 70-minute screening program is followed by discussions with Dr. Midori Yoshimoto, Associate Professor …

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Free