Workshop: Positioning of Women* Filmmakers in Documentary Film

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Filling blank spaces, producing counter-narratives

It is no more a surprise that film (and especially film business) reproduces and affirms gender discrimination and stereotypes. It happens under various combinable forms: passivity, silence, invisibility, objectification.
But what about the counter-narratives of women* filmmakers whose stories and voices are important for the shaping of our present and a possible future?

In this workshop we want to have a look at the innumerable empty spaces in the history of film regarding the role of women*. Together we want to exchange about continuities of stereotypes and representations of women* in film and the film business.
We first examine and discuss facts and quotes regarding gender and film. Those quotes from different perspectives allow us to connect to them with our own experiences, thoughts and ideas.

Following, we watch and discuss film extracts that enforce a “female gaze”: Which perspectives and narratives become visible? How do these voices echo to the audience and their protagonists and/or topics? How do these other narratives and perspectives break out of the normative?

Instructors: Aline Bonvin & Hanna Prenzel – TINT Filmkollektiv

TINT Filmkollektiv is a Berlin-based, international women*s filmmaking collective. TINT members develop, produce, direct, shoot, edit and master documentary, fictional and experimental films. Moreover, they design and hold filmmaking workshops for kids, teens, and adults. TINT organizes work based on solidarity and empowerment, on joint decisions and shared responsibilities. Feminist issues and political involvement are of key importance to TINT members, as well as creative and interdisciplinary exchange.

www.tintfilmkollektiv.com

Level: Introduction

Language: English