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Feb 10

Spotlight: Evelyn Lambart

February’s Spotlight is on Evelyn Lambart, a trailblazing animator whose irresistible films never fail to make us smile.

Spotlight: Sankofa Film & Video Collective

Invisible Women

Jan 13

Spotlight: Sankofa Film & Video Collective

We felt as Black artists that we needed to have space where we could create, because it’s only when you have that space, that you can sta...

Invisible Women

Dec 16, 2020

Spotlight: Wendy Toye

Like many wonderful filmmakers Wendy Toye came to film through dance. What is it about dance that often seems to lead to the camera?

Invisible Women

Nov 10, 2020

Spotlight: Leontine Sagan

This month’s Spotlight will transport us to 1930s Berlin, as we explore the story of the women behind queer classic Mädchen in Uniform.

Invisible Women

Oct 7, 2020

Spotlight: Jenny Gilbertson

After several decades hiatus, Jenny Gilbertson returned to filmmaking in the 1970s. An extraordinary, inspiring second act story.

Invisible Women

Sep 9, 2020

Spotlight: Kathleen Collins

This Spotlight focuses on filmmaker and writer Kathleen Collins, the great lost-then-found chronicler of race, class and gender in 1980s NY.

Invisible Women

Aug 5, 2020

Spotlight: Sarah Jacobson

Sarah’s story is a simple tragedy of lost potential. Yet despite her tiny body of work, she has become a legend of the indie underground.

Invisible Women

Jul 8, 2020

Spotlight: Kay Mander

This is a fan letter to Kay Mander, who captured our hearts the moment we heard her sassy account of working in the 1940s film industry.

Invisible Women

Jun 10, 2020

Spotlight: Ngozi Onwurah

Our first SPOTLIGHT focuses on Ngozi Onwurah, a wildly imaginative filmmaker and first black female director to release a feature in the UK.

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