Born in Flames
Lizzie Borden (USA)
- Thu Feb 6 6PM
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Born in Flames is a pioneering work of feminist sci-fi cinema shot in 1983 with low-fi guerrilla filmmaking aesthetics that combine experimental docufiction techniques and archival news footage in a gritty, unvarnished portrayal of activism and rebellion. This genre-defying indictment of patriarchy unfolds in an alternate United States, a decade after a socialist revolution. Disillusioned by its unfulfilled promises, groups of militant women band together to rise against lingering injustice through non-violent protest and radical uprisings. Their primary target: the mainstream media, which they seek to commandeer as a tool for liberation in a dramatic act of resistance.
Heralded as a time capsule of pre-gentrification New York, Born in Flames exposes the shortcomings of progressive movements that ignore intersectional oppression, crafting a punk-rock manifesto that continues to resonate as an incisive critique of institutional power and systemic inequality.
The screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with Lizzie Borden, offering audiences a rare opportunity to engage with the visionary filmmaker.
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Artist Bio
Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden (born 1950; some sources say 1958) is an American filmmaker, best known for her early independent films Born in Flames (1983) and Working Girls (1986).
Venue
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 W Hastings St, Vancouver
Showtimes
- February 6: 6PM
Post-show talkback: with director, followed by reception.
Content Advisory
Police violence, police murder.
Tickets
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Credits
Directed by Lizzie Borden Written by Ed Bowes Produced by Lizzie Borden Starring Honey, Adele Bertei, Kathryn Bigelow Cinematography Ed Bowes, Al Santana, Lizzie Borden, Chris Hegedus, Michael Oblowitz Edited by Lizzie Borden Music by The Bloods, The Red Crayola Distributed by First Run Features