In 1990, the National Film Board made waves with Five Feminist Minutes, a series of short films produced by the trailblazing Studio D, the world's first all-woman production unit. As the NFB celebrates its 80th anniversary, four contemporary directors pick up the thread, accompanied by these four titles from the original series:
COME INTO MY PARLOUR
D: Mary Lewis | Canada | 1990 | 5 min
MINQUON MINQUON: WOSQUOTMN ELSONWAGON / RAINBOW RAINBOW: (SHIRLEY BEAR) RECLAIMING THE BALANCE OF POWER
D: Catherine Martin | Canada | 1990 | 5 min
NEW SHOES
D: Ann Marie Fleming | Canada | 1990 | 5 min
THE UNTILLED STORY
D: (Cathy) Quinn and Frances Leeming | Canada | 1990 | 5 min
Redux program presented in partnership with NFB. Supported by K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation.