Directed by Sophie Bissonnette, Deepa Dhanraj, Pat Fiske, Anne Laure Folly, Nicolette Freeman, Carmen Guarini, and Helene Klodawsky |
Canada, 2001 (documentary, 86 minutes, colour, French) |
Also known as "A Score for Women's Voices" |
Image: © National Film Board of Canada |
Film Description: "Between March and October 2000, millions of people around the world took to the streets to denounce poverty and violence against women. The historic World March of Women was a bold initiative of the Québec Federation of Women and represented a turning point in global solidarity. Director Sophie Bissonnette invited five filmmakers from around the world to cover the march. She also asked each one to film an innovative project. In Senegal a community battles female genital mutilation through education. In Australia a women's circus teaches survivors of sexual assault to become skilled performers. In India a group of low-caste women mediate domestic disputes in informal women's courts. Native women in Ecuador offer leadership training programs to create women leaders. In the United States, Linda Carney describes why she founded Survival Inc. for poor women in Boston: this wealthy city refused her and her son welfare benefits unless she quit her minimum-wage job. Set against the backdrop of a song, A Score for Women's Voices ends at the UN, where women deliver 5 million cards signed during the marches. Their goal? To change the world!" -- National Film Board of Canada (source) |
Film Credits (partial): | |
Written by: | Sophie Bissonnette |
Produced by: | Monique Simard, Marcel Simard |
Narrator: | Paule Baillargeon, Ginette Boivin, Michèle Magny, Louise Rémy |
Cinematography: | Martin Duckworth, Philippe Lavalette, Alex Margineanu |
Film Editing: | Dominique Sicotte |
Music: | Karen Young |
Production Company: | Office national du film du Canada / National Film Board of Canada, Les productions Virage |
Additional Credits: | Idée originale [original idea]: Sophie Bissonnette |
"Tourné simplement, Partition pour voix de femmes n'en demeure pas moins touchant et bouleversant."
-- Isabelle Massé
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