February 28, 2020 10:44 am
Kartemquin is pleased to announce that Represent will World Premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), to be held in Clevelend, Ohio in March. CIFF announced their full program today.
Represent is the debut feature film by director Hillary Bachelder, a graduate of the Kartemquin internship program and former staff member.
Represent is equal parts personal and political, and interweaves the stories of women on both sides of the aisle who share the singular goal of improving their community through public service. Myya (22) attempts to spark a youth movement and unseat the incumbent mayor of Detroit, MI; Bryn (33), a farmer and working mother in Granville, OH, runs for township trustee, but, in doing so, is placed in opposition with the only other woman in office; and Julie (47) walks a tightrope between her identities as a Korean immigrant, woman of color, and Republican candidate for State Representative in a liberal Chicago, IL suburb. Through portraying the nuances of local politics, Represent elevates both the systemic failings and unsung heroes at the heart of our “smallest” elections.
In attendance across the premiere screenings will be the film's director Hillary Bachelder, producers Anne Sobel and Rachel Pikelny, associate producer Carina Nieto, and all three main film participants: Julie, Myya, and Bryn.
Congratulations to the Represent team!
Represent
Directed/edited/shot by Hillary Bachelder
Produced by Rachel Pikelny, Anne Sobel
Competitions
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
Represent CIFF Screenings at Tower City Cinemas
Friday, March 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 9:10 AM
Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 1:05 PM
Also screening at CIFF is Peabody Award-winning director Maria Finitzo's newest feature film, The Dilemma of Desire. The film follows a conceptual artist, two scientists, and an industrial designer who are using their work to shatter the myths and outright lies women have been taught about their sexual desire and their bodies. Committed to the truth, call it “Cliteracy”– the acknowledgement and understanding that the clitoris is fundamental to the female orgasm – these four compelling women address gender inequality in one of the most personal spheres of a woman’s life: sexual desire and pleasure.
The Dilemma of Desire
Directed by Maria Finitzo
Produced by Diane Quon, Cynthia Kane
Competitions
ReelWomenDirect Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
The Dilemma of Desire CIFF Screenings at Tower City Cinemas
Friday, March 27, 2020 at 11:25 AM
Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 11:45 AM
Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 8:20 PM