Judy Versus Capitalism
Synopsis
Radical feminist, street fighter, practical dreamer. This lyrical doc, shot in super 8 mm, recounts Judy Rebick’s pivotal role in securing women’s rights over their own bodies in Canada. She lays out the key tenets of second wave feminism, even as a family time bomb threatens. The film closes with a harrowingly personal account of a divided self, and a startling embrace of mental illness as creativity.
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Credits
Mike Hoolboom
Mike Hoolboom (1959, Toronto). Media artist and writer. He was schooled at the Funnel, Toronto’s former underground movie palace, and has made more than 100 movies since 1980. He is the author/co/editor of 30 books. There have been 20 international retrospectives of his work, and he has won more than 80 festival awards, including the Best Short Film Award in Toronto IFF two times. In 2009 he received the Bell Award in Video Art, presented by the Canadian Council of Arts for the exceptional contribution to the advancement of video art and practices in the country.
Details
2020 - Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival. Canada (2020)
2020 - Sheffield Doc/Fest. UK (2020)
