BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Baltimore Women's Film Festival 2008//iCal4j 1 .0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T193000 SUMMARY:Short Dramatic Films: Parents and Children DESCRIPTION:These films are dramatic stories featuring parents and childr en. These short often dramatic stories focus on parent/child relationshi ps.\n\nFirst Bass Directed by Philip Hodges\, Produced by Erika Cervante s 2007 \nLongshots Directed by Kate Buhrmaster 2008 \nLullaby Directed by Kevin Markwick\, Produced by Elaine Wickham Jan Dunn - FILMMAKER TO BE IN ATTENDANCE 2007 \nHope Directed by Deborah Aston 2007 \nAlma Di rected by Yuri Makino 2007 * LOCAL FILMMAKER\, TO BE IN ATTENDANCE \nMa rion and the Princess Directed by Melanie Clark Pullen \nMorning Due Di rected by Barbara Allen\, CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/openingshorts_baltimorewo mens2008 UID:160262132-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T203000 SUMMARY:Stories of Love\, Intimacy\, Romance DESCRIPTION:Sold Out\, Tickets no longer available for purchase\, tickets have all been pre-purchased or reserved for VIPs. A small amount of tic kets may be released at approximately 8:10pm. Parting Ways will be scree ning again Friday at 6:30pm in the "Aging and the Advancement of Time" s hort film showcase \n\nThese films are about deeply personal experience s\, struggles and stories about love\, and finding love. These films are about relationships\, romance and true intimacy. Film screenings will be followed by filmmaker/cast Q&A \nAt The Beach Directed by Janet Gri llo 2008 \nParting Ways Directed by Peter Mullett LOCAL FILMMAKER\, TO BE IN ATTENDANCE 2007 \nSummer Breeze Directed by Kim Strobl 2007 \nLa st Supper Directed by Annie Macdonald 2007 \nYume Directed by Jessica H ahner \nLove Directed by Kirstie Palmer 2007 \nAssault In Brooklyn Dir ected by Hugh Staples\, Produced by Arlette Thomas-Fletcher LOCAL FILMMA KER\, TO BE IN ATTENDANCE 2007 \nA Choice. Directed by Rocky McKoy\, J on Wallace 2007 CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/storiesofloveintimacyroma nce_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160262387-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T220000 SUMMARY:Opening Night\, Live Music Showcase at The James Joyce- Admission Free DESCRIPTION:Join us around the corner from the theatre for a drink and so me amazing music during The Baltimore Women's Film Festival's Opening Ni ght Live Music Showcase. Admission is free. \n\nSome of Baltimore's bes t female indie musician singer/songwriters will be performing as part of the Opening Night festivities at The Baltimore Women's Film Festival. \n\n9:30pm Acacia Sears \n Click Here to go to Acacia Sears' website \n\n10:15pm Ellen Cherry\n Click Here to go to Ellen Cherry's websit e \n\n11pm Dionne\n Click Here to go to Dionne's site CATEGORIES:Opening Night Showcase, Parties LOCATION:James Joyce Pub URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/openingnightlivemusicshow case_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160519352-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081023T223000 SUMMARY:Victoriana DESCRIPTION:Director to be in attendance! Victoria is just another girl running from abusive home to follow her dreams in New York. Instead\, s he ends up in cruel relationships mixed with drugs and abuse. While her personal life goes downhill\, pressure of her surrounding becomes oppres sing and damaging. When sober\, she suffers major bouts of depression\, so she writes as part of her therapy.Her imaginary life begins at her co mputer\, where Jana is her Alter Ego and everything conforms to her fant astic ideal. But writing slowly becomes an obsession and loses all disti nction from reality\, her sensibility and confusion of this world progre sses and her life starts deteriorating. She grows emotionally numb and e ven loses interest in her own writing\, which turns morbid and becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. CATEGORIES:Featured, Feature Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/victoriana_baltimorewomen s2008 UID:160262593-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T120000 SUMMARY:Patricia Baltimore DESCRIPTION:Director and Producer in attendance \n\nPatricia Baltimore is a proud\, outspoken African American woman who spent seven years on t he streets of Philadelphia. We meet Patricia as she enters her first hom e. Optimistic that she has overcome homelessness\, Patricia meets other homeless people on the streets of Philadelphia and tries to help them as they confront the impossible conditions placed on them by the city and state government. The documentary explores homelessness as a lived exper ience and questions whether a home is a privilege or a right. CATEGORIES:Documentary Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/patriciabaltimore_baltimo rewomens2008 UID:160283682-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T130000 SUMMARY:Til Death do us part DESCRIPTION:There is a stigma in our society that a woman can leave an ab usive relationship at any time. However\, the women in this film prove t he contrary. They were under the age of 24\, isolated from their familie s and virtually had no money. Til Death Do Us Part takes the viewer on a journey with incarcerated battered women as they relate their stories f rom first falling in love\, through the abuse by their spouses\, the mur der\, trial\, parole process\, and finally\, for one woman\, freedom. N o one has heard their stories\, until now. CATEGORIES:Documentary Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/tildeathdouspart_baltimor ewomens2008 UID:160283609-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T150000 SUMMARY:Beyond Breast Cancer: Stories Of Survivors DESCRIPTION:'Beyond Breast Cancer: Stories of Survivors' explores the exp eriences of nine courageous\, everyday women who survive breast cancer o nly to discover that their health struggles continue after their cancer treatment ends.Part of a larger\, interdisciplinary UCLA study funded by the Susan G. Komen Foundation for which nearly a hundred women were int erviewed\, this film captures the essence of their stories\, the difficu lties\, the triumphs\, and the wisdom that ensues from enduring a chroni c health challenge. Exciting development- Click here to find out mor e All tickets for Beyond Breast Cancer include admission to a book sig ning for "Journal: A Mother and Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer" and reception with Free sushi/drinks CATEGORIES:Documentary Films, Featured LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/beyondbreastcancerstories ofsurvivors_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160283432-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T160000 SUMMARY:Sushi Reception & Book Signing "Journal: A Mother and Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer" DESCRIPTION:Admission to this reception and book signing for Journal: A M other and Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer is for VIPs and all-acc ess pass holders or for ticket holders of the "Beyond Breast Cancer" doc umentary. Annabel Clark and Lynn Redgrave will be in attendance Sushi and drinks are included courtesy of RA Sushi. Click Here to buy passe s for Beyond Breast Cancer (60 minutes\, $10) The book is available for advance purchase here Click Here Books will be available for p ick-up on Friday October 24th at the book signing/reception. Books must be ordered by October 16th (limited additional copies will be available at signing) \n \n CATEGORIES:Event, Featured LOCATION:RA Sushi URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/rasushireceptionbooksigni ngannabelclarksjourney_baltimorewomens2008 UID:167551880-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T170000 SUMMARY:Orgasmic Birth DESCRIPTION:Powerful\, passionate and thought provoking\, Orgasmic Birth dismantles untruths about labor and birth that women have been told for generations. This intimate documentary captures stunning moments of wome n in the ecstatic release of childbirth. Birth is revealed as an integr al part of woman's sexuality and a neglected human right. As obstetricia n-gynecologist Christiane Northrup warns in the film\, we have been brai nwashed to view birth not as a natural process\, but as an emergency wai ting to happen. The way women are cared for as their babies enter the w orld can profoundly affect both the mother's and infant's health and wel l-being. Experience the intimate\, sensuous nature of birth as women and their partners offer their personal solutions. Feel the passion in thi s everyday miracle. CATEGORIES:Documentary Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/orgasmicbirth_baltimorewo mens2008 UID:160283555-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T190000 SUMMARY:Short Films- Age and the Advancement of Time DESCRIPTION:These short films focus on those of advanced age from a varie ty of perspectives: the older self vs the younger self\, and issues fitt ing in or being cast away and the inherent wisdom and joy many older pe ople possess. CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/shortfilmsageandtheadvanc ementoftime_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160283770-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T203000 SUMMARY:Ready? Ok! DESCRIPTION:Produced by Carrie Preston In this poignant comedy\, a sing le Mom struggles to understand her young son's obsession with dresses\, dolls and girls' cheerleading.With the recent death of her absent father \, her wayward brother returns home\, compelling them all to face themse lves and what it truly means to be a 'family' CATEGORIES:Feature Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/readyok_baltimorewomens20 08 UID:160287975-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T223000 SUMMARY:Short Films: Film and The Boundaries of Gender (Shown with Experi mental Films) DESCRIPTION:This collection of short films focuses on the boundaries of g ender\, and defining gender and gender roles. In these films\, women exp eriment with their outside appearances and actions\, and turning the tra ditional role of of what defines “male” or “female” on its heads. \nPri vate Life Directed by Abbe Robinson 2006 \nTomboy Directed by Barb Tayl or\, Wendy Parkin 2008 DIRECTOR TO BE IN ATTENDANCE \nThe Little Knave Directed by Sarah Naomi Campbell 2007 DIRECTOR TO BE IN ATTENDANCE \nN ora Directed by Grace Carter\, Holly Andres 2007 \nSally Takes The Lead Directed by Christen Smith 2008 DIRECTOR TO BE IN ATTENDANCE CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/shortfilmsfilmandthebound ariesofgendershownwithshortexperimentalfilms_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160285356-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081024T223000 SUMMARY:Experimental Films DESCRIPTION:10 Thousand Steps... Directed by Qiao Li 2007 \nBoth Directe d by Brandy Baker 2007 LOCAL FILMMAKER\, DIRECTOR TO BE IN ATTENDANCE \nTongue-Tied Directed by Vivian Wong LOCAL FILMMAKER \nDuet With Dou bt Directed by Elena TaJo 2007 \nPlot Directed by Julia Dogra-Brazell 2007\nA Girl And A Gun Directed by Melissa Bruning 2007 \nCrickets Di rected by Kari Nevil 2007 \nFlower Of A Girl Directed by Kim Cummings 2006 DIRECTOR TO BE IN ATTENDANCE \nThe Last Hour Directed by Anna C adden\, Katrina Graham\, Emma Spencer 2003 CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/experimentalfilms_baltimo rewomens2008 UID:160617799-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T113000 SUMMARY:Two Angry Moms DESCRIPTION:There are nearly seventy-three million school-aged children i n America. Two Angry Moms takes a look at the school food programs respo nsible for a large portion of each child's daily meals. Following the fi lmmaker's quest to understand how the system works\, Two Angry Moms expl ores the roles the federal government\, corporate interest\, school admi nistration and parents play in the feeding of our country's school kids. The film offers successful and often inspirational examples of how to i mprove school food programs and make a difference in both the health of each child and the long-term health of the country. CATEGORIES:Feature Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/twoangrymoms_baltimorewom ens2008 UID:160285980-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T142400 SUMMARY:Who Does She Think She Is? DESCRIPTION:In a half-changed world\, women often feel they have to choos e: mothering or working? Your children's wellbeing or your own? Respons ibility or self-expression? Who Does She Think She Is? features five bo ld women who navigate some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity\, partnering and independence\, economics and art. Along the way\, the film invites us to consider ancient legaci es where women were worshipped as cultural muses\, to more modern times when most people can't even name a handful of female artists. In the end \, the diverse women in the film demonstrate that creativity and care-gi ving are not mutually exclusive\, but deeply connected. In fact\, their co-existence might just be the key to finishing the job. CATEGORIES:Documentary Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/whodoesshethinksheis_balt imorewomens2008 UID:160286003-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T161500 SUMMARY:Animation and Music Videos DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/animationbywomenandmusicv ideos_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160286086-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T180000 SUMMARY:Comedic Short Film Series- Doing What You Love! DESCRIPTION:This showcase of hilarious short comedies focuses on the woma n searching for fulfillment: to do what she loves\, be with the people s he loves\, or find her true calling! CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/comedies_baltimorewomens2 008 UID:160287414-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T183000 SUMMARY:Katrina's Children\, Co-Presented by The Legacy Film Festival DESCRIPTION:Screening Co-Presented by The Legacy Film Festival \nKATRIN A'S CHILDREN is a multi-faceted portrait of nineteen children\, ages 5 t hrough 13\, from different neighborhoods of New Orleans. Told entirely f rom their point of view\, the film captures with vivid poignancy the tra gic ramifications of the greatest man made and natural disaster in moder n American History.The film shifts between past and present\, weaving th e children's thoughts on Katrina with 'verite-style' scenes of their eve ryday life as well as their artwork. We have animated several of their d rawings\, magically bringing to life their interior universe.Aching with sadness\, yet grounded in hope\, KATRINA'S CHILDREN is ultimately a cel ebration of children's extraordinary power of resilience and a tribute t o New Orleans' unique and indomitable spirit. Click Here to learn more about The Legacy Film Festival. CATEGORIES:Documentary Films, Featured LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/katrinaschildren_baltimor ewomens2008 UID:160287879-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T200000 SUMMARY:The Pack DESCRIPTION:Director in attendance \n\n'The Pack' is a riveting drama w here addiction\, love and murder are burning issues. In a hand-picked ca se\, an ambitious Assistant DA prosecutes a woman on three counts of mur der after her 47 year old husband dies of lung cancer from allegedly bre athing her second-hand smoke for 30 years. Mourning his loss\, their 24 year-old son testifies against his mother. The jury struggles with what appears to be a ridiculous case\, but as one juror delves deeper into t he facts\, they are drawn into an intriguing\, emotional and complicated choice regarding addiction\, loyalty & individual responsibility. The q uestion 'The Pack' catches us all with is: 'What if your behavior was le gally accepted for dozens of years and all of a sudden it came into ques tion?' \nFROM PRESS RELEASE: The Pack\nA New Film Where Addiction\, Lov e and Murder are Burning Issues \n\nThe Pack\, a new film directed by A lyssa Rallo Bennett and written by Alyssa & Gary O. Bennett of Electric Movies & Jamaad Productions\, is a very important and exciting new indep endent film. The film\, starring Lucy Arnaz and Ryan Homchick\, is a pow erful dramatic story about second-hand smoke and personal responsibility . The Pack is the riveting tale of how second-hand smoke destroys a fami ly and divides a nation. The film truly has its finger on the pulse of t he America and where people stand regarding this major social issue plag uing our country. CATEGORIES:Feature Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/thepack_baltimorewomens20 08 UID:160287925-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T213000 SUMMARY:After Hours Party at EXILE\, 10 South Calvert Street DESCRIPTION:Join the festival party! Saturday October 25th beginning a t 10pm at EXILE\, 10 South Calvert Street. This is less than a mile fro m the theatre\, a very quick cab ride Tickets are $10\, $8 for Baltim ore Women's Film Festival ticket holders. Drink samples of PINK Vodka during the night\, dancing\, and festival prize giveaways. Sponsored by HeidnSeek Entertainment. CATEGORIES:Parties LOCATION:Exile URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/partyatredmaple_baltimore womens2008 UID:160520204-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T213000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081025T220000 SUMMARY:Ulysses Road DESCRIPTION:Newton Ferrers\, England\, 1947. The war is over. Private L arson has lost everything he has: his wife\, his family\, his leg... his dignity. He moves out to the country to live out his days in peace and seclusion. After he falls for Freya\, a local girl who isn't perturbed by his 'problem'\, his sanctuary seems complete.But mysterious looters begin infiltrating the hotel and Larson's old superior\, Colonel Rothcoe \, turns up unexpectedly to restore order to the house\, the only way he knows how...The war is over. But Larson's war has just begun. CATEGORIES:Feature Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/ulyssesroad_baltimorewome ns2008 UID:160284606-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T120000 SUMMARY:Women Behind The Camera- PART OF FREE FALL BALTIMORE DESCRIPTION:Our feature documentary reveals the history of camerawomen ar ound the world\, based on a book of the same title. For the past six ye ars\, we've followed the lives of camerawomen in Afghanistan\, Australia \, Canada\, China\, France\, Germany\, India\, Iran\, Mexico\, Senegal\, the United States and other countries: camerawomen who film in helicopt ers\, underwater\, in war zones\, and on major sets in Hollywood and Bol lywood. Our fifty interviews include top Directors of Photography\, suc h as Akiko Ashizawa\, JSC (Japan)\, Joan Hutton\, CSC (Canada)\, Brianne Murphy\, ASC (USA)\, Vijayalakshmi (India)\, and the men and women who have been supportive of their struggles. 'Women Behind the Camera' celeb rates not only the survival of pioneer camerawomen in a male-dominated f ield\, but their own diverse visions of the world. Click Here to re gister for the Free Fall Baltimore free screening and panel discussion. \n \n CATEGORIES:Documentary Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/womenbehindthecamera_balt imorewomens2008 UID:160288130-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T133000 SUMMARY:Women In Film Panel Discussion- PART OF FREE FALL BALTIMORE DESCRIPTION:Admission is included with registration to the Women Behind the Camera screening. \n \n CATEGORIES:Panel LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/womeninfilmpaneldiscussio n_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160886920-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T150000 SUMMARY:Women and Sports- PART OF FREE FALL BALTIMORE DESCRIPTION: Click Here to register for this Free Fall Baltimore Event. Women and Sports is a family friendly sequence of short documentaries about sports. The films include "Bent" a film about the comeback of rec umbent bikes (Director in attendance)\, "Down and Derby" a short film ab out the roller derby\, "Kick Like a Girl" a short doc about a third grad e girls soccer team and "The Remarkable Women of Kabaddi" about the firs t women's kabaddi team in India \n \n CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/womenandsports_baltimorew omens2008 UID:160611676-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T174500 SUMMARY:True Stories from Daring Filmmakers DESCRIPTION:Fifty Nude Women: A Musical Montage (Director in Attendance) \nWhat a Booty! \nDown On Me \nDirty Girl \nOn A Moving Path \n99 to One Ovarian Cancer and Me \n\nEach of these films focuses on a woman's body and her self-image in a highly unique and meaningful way. This is a fascinating collection of experimental film\, documentary & comedy from some DARING women filmmakers. \n\n*Admission note: Over 18 years of ag e only. CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/documentariesthemeselfima ge_baltimorewomens2008 UID:160611846-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T200000 SUMMARY:Short Documentaries from around the World DESCRIPTION:These short documentaries cover a wide variety of topics and originate from visionary female filmmakers. \nScreenings Include \n * Destination Earth by Liz Smith (director to be in attendance) a CG animated 5 minute documentary about NASA and outer space \n * Wh at I See When I Close My Eyes by Leslie Hope 2007 (director to be in at tendance) clear-eyed look at how Phnom Penh's street children are being helped by an organization serving street living and working kids through the provision of vocational training\, shelter\, food\, education\, cou nseling\, art classes and outreach. \n * Seen But Not Heard by Cyril le Phipps 2007(director to be in attendance) a short documentary that wi ll explore the historical antecedents\, current trends\, and emerging ac tivism concerning HIV/AIDS and women of African decent. \n * Crossin g Lines | Leena Jayaswal\, Indira Somani 2007 (director to be in attenda nce) the story of how one daughter pays tribute to her father in all tha t he's taught her about India\, Indian culture and family.\n * Going Blank | Christine Knowlton 2007 A seven minute film about Alzheimer's th at highlights both personal and universal experiences. \n * My Dead Husband’s Land by Mia Malan 2007 (director to be in attendance) This do cumentary is about the local Luo culture in Kenya that prevents women fr om inheriting and owning their deceased husbands’ land and properties \n * The Individuals by Kai Adam This short doc is about the “indivi duals” who are students\, musicians\, skaters or artists in Spain who ha ve to work as construction workers to support their passions. \n\n La ndmark Harbor East CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/shortdocumentaries_baltim orewomens2008 UID:160612165-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T210000 SUMMARY:Vanaja DESCRIPTION:Vanaja\, the 15 year old daughter of a financially troubled f isherman goes to work in the local landlady's house in hopes of learning Kuchipudi dance. She does well\, but when the Landlady's son returns fr om the US\, what begins as innocent sexual chemistry turns ugly\, ending in a rape - a rape of a minor. Set in rural South India\, a place where social barriers are built stronger than ancient fort walls\, the film e xplores the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles to come of age. CATEGORIES:Feature Films LOCATION:Landmark Harbor East URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/vanaja_baltimorewomens200 8 UID:160613289-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091123T053942Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20081026T213000 SUMMARY:Award Ceremony and VIP Reception DESCRIPTION:Admission to this special reception is free for VIP ticket ho lders. During this event the award winners will be announced. \n\n*De licious tapas will be included courtesy of PAZO. CATEGORIES:Event LOCATION:Pazo URL:http://baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008/films/awardceremonyandviprecept ion_baltimorewomens2008 UID:161540463-baltimorewomens.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR