Marie-Françoise Theodore's Rebel in the Soul

Film/Video WOMEN WITH VISION: ON THE MOVE SHORT STORIES: FOUR DRAMAS FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2003, 7 PM $7 ($5 WALKER MEMBERS) AUDITORIUM

Grace Lee's Barrier Device Susan Hoffman's Sound Of A Voice Samuael Topiary's Reeperbahn

BARRIER DEVICE
Directed by Grace Lee
A researcher for a female condom study loses objectivity when she discovers one of her subjects is dating her ex-boyfriend. As the questions become more intimate, each woman divulges the secrets and fears that drive her, while their bond of friendship grows stronger. Cited by Canadian actress Sandra Oh as her favorite role last year. 2002, U.S., color, 35mm, 26 minutes.

SOUND OF A VOICE
Directed by Susan Hoffman
Based on an ancient Japanese fable of a samurai being sent to kill a witch, this adaptation of David Henry Hwang's one-act play is a mysterious vision of transformation. Susan Hoffman created this film while participating in the AFI's Directing Workshop for Women. 2002, U.S., color, video, 18 minutes.

REEPERBAHN
Directed by Samuael Topiary
A visit between a Jewish-American videomaker and a German dancer who lives on the Reeperbahn (the main drag of Hamburg's red-light district) leads to an exploration of contemporary German identity. 2002, U.S., color, video, 14 minutes.

REBEL IN THE SOUL
Introduced by director Marie-Françoise Theodore
A contemporary sculptor becomes drawn into the tragic story of a Georgia sharecropper's wife who was lynched in 1915. St. Paul-based filmmaker-actor-writer Marie-Françoise Theodore, a first-generation American of Haitian descent, has made a trilogy of films that represent her heritage through explorations of the lives of black women. 2002, U.S., color, video, 13 minutes.













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