Films, food and feminism... and rock!

Film Screening and A-Fem discussion

5 B Buller Street

Dunedin

6.30pm

Bring your friends and be prepared for a rockin' good night!

Entry by donation.

Support the awesome a-fem hui and enjoy a great movie... ALL WELCOME!!


About the film:

At Rock 'n' Roll Camp, girls ranging in age from eight to 18 are taught that it's OK to sweat like a pig, scream like a banshee, wail on their instruments with complete and utter abandon, and that "it is 100% okay to be exactly who you are."

The girls have a week to select a band, an instrument they may have never played before, and write a song. In between, they are taught by indie rock legends (such as Beth Ditto from The Gossip and Carrie Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney) various lessons of empowerment from self-defense to anger management. At the end of the week, all the bands perform a concert for over 700 people.

The film follows several campers: Laura, a Korean adoptee obsessed by death metal; Misty, who is emerging from a life of meth addiction, homelessness and gang activity; and Amelia, an eight-year-old who writes experimental rock songs about her dog Pipi. What happens to the girls as they are given a temporary reprieve from being sexualized, analyzed and pressured to conform is truly moving and revolutionary.


About AFEM2010

AFEM2010 is a hui (to be held over easter weekend near Wellington) for women, trans and genderqueer folks who want to eradicate all forms of oppression. This year's hui has a special focus on racism and decolonisation.

For more info:
- check out http://www.afem2010.wordpress.com
- or talk to us on the night - there will time to ask questions before and after the movie


Thanks to RAW and the folks at 5b Buller Street for their support!