BFFW x Kinoclan: The Missionary Position of the Mind

We are happy to announce a collaboration and short film presentation with the Israeli female artist and filmmakers collective Kinoclan, On June 5th we are hosting a screening of 5 shorts by Kinoclan [NGO]. Kinoclan is a collective of writers, artists and film makers who have been working together in Israel for over 10 years and are working to produce independent short films, directed and produced by women, with a feminist point of view. The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmakers Dana Goldberg and Efrat Mishori, who are the founding members of Kinoclan. Their films are all portraits of women, exploring themes like violence, gender, motherhood, dependency, marriage and divorce, language and the language of cinema and the discussion will draw upon these topics including what it is like to be a female artist and writer in Israel today.

Dana Goldberg is a filmmaker and founder of Kinoclan. Between 2003-2016 she wrote & directed 10 short films and a feature film, "Alice" (2012). She also works in the fields of theater, video art and photography.

Efrat Mishori is a well-known poet in Israel and was awarded the Israel Prime Minister’s Literary Prize 2001. She has published 8 volumes of poetry and teaches writing classes in universities and art schools. She is a founding member of Kinoclan and the title of this event is a courtesy of Efrat Mishori.

Venue: Alaska
Time: 20:00
Language: Hebrew with Eng. Subs + English
Tickets: Donations welcome

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"The feminine images flooding the media dominate our culture and minds. These images are part of a language that has no words to describe, think or even comprehend some of the most basic, intimate, formative experiences that women share regardless of age, color or geographic location. Using the language of cinema, we strive to call women to the witness stand and shed light upon them."

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Masha (10 min)

A woman director and a young boy are sitting in front of each other. She auditions dozens of boys every day. He can't afford to doubt her.

Alpha ( 12 min)

The final minutes of an intimate night between two women. One is fifty years old and the other is her early twenties. What seems to be a fragile promise of harmony brings about the relationship’s demise.

V (11 min)

A young woman addresses the camera. She speaks of a man. Her face twitches with rage and pain. She wants to be heard. She wants to be believed. There is no other story like hers

No Shadow (8 min)

A video poem, a surreal-associative dream/nightmare, a cinematic experiment lip-syncing the silence of one woman's subconscious. The text was the base, the platform upon which the structure was formed. The film was shot with a smartphone - Samsung Galaxy S4.

Four Mothers (10 min)

In this formalist, catalogue-like, cinematic ready-made, four mothers – well known Israeli actresses – speak up about the unthinkable.

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More information: http://kinoclan.org