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By Annette Kuhn
Pumping Iron II: The Women screened at the Rio Cinema as part of Club des Femmes’ Lesbian Camp: Yes It’s F**cking Political weekender, 5-6 June 2021, with an introduction by Sam McBean which you can now watch on Vimeo with close captions. In partnership with Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest.
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By Clara Bradbury-Rance
But I’m a Cheerleader 20th Anniversary Director’s Cut had its UK theatrical premiere at the Rio Cinema as part of Club des Femmes’ Lesbian Camp: Yes It’s F**cking Political weekender, 5-6 June 2021, with an introduction and Q&A with Jamie Babbit hosted by Clara Bradbury-Rance.
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By Cathy Brennan
Just Livin’: Yes It’s F**cking Political shorts programme screened at Rio Cinema as part of Club des Femmes’ Lesbian Camp: Yes It’s F**cking Political weekender, 5-6 June 2021 + on the Rio Player from after the screening until 12 June 11.59 pm.
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By Jacob Engelberg
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of reflections on the political aesthetics of 1980s inclusive queer feminisms, alongside Jack Thompson’s essay on REBEL DYKES, Irenosen Okojie’s meditation on A PLACE OF RAGE, and Lucy Howie’s reading of A PRAYER BEFORE BIRTH.
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By Lucy Howie
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of reflections on the political aesthetics of 1980s inclusive queer feminisms, alongside Jack Thompson’s essay on REBEL DYKES, Irenosen Okojie’s meditation on A PLACE OF RAGE, and Jacob Engelberg’s bisexual look at SHE MUST BE SEEING THINGS.
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By Jack Thompson
Rebel Dykes premiered at BFI Flare 2021, and will be distributed in the UK and Ireland by Bohemia Media.
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By Sara Chambers
To chase down the books in this post, we recommend OverDrive for local library audiobook titles, and Bookshop.org for all titles in print (all 10% off): here’s a Mavis Doriel Hay for starters. For out of print titles, AbeBooks can be a good source of affordable used books. Happy hunting!
By Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou
Paradise Rot is translated by Marjam Idriss and published by Verso, and available in paperback and ebook; both formats are currently discounted on the Verso UK site.
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By Giulia Rho
MUBI is screening A Month of Single Frames (from Mon 8 March) and Vever (from Tues 9 March) to mark International Women’s Day 2021.
By Annie Ring
It’s a Sin is currently available to watch for free on All4.
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By Elhum Shakerifar
The Eighth Life (For Brilka) by Nino Haratischvili, translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin, is published by Scribe (paperback, £9.99). Enter the code CC8TH at checkout to get 10% off the book at Burley Fisher Books, or check OverDrive to see whether you can borrow the ebook from your local library.
By Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou
Mishandled Archive is a cross-disciplinary project. Learn more from Tara Fatehi Irani’s website, where you can also order the book, including special signed editions. The book is published by Live Art Development Agency (LADA) and supported by Arts Council England.
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