Women’s History Month International Film Festival 2014

Women In Media-Newark celebrates Women's History Month this week with its fifth annual Film Festival from March 4 through March 8. The theme of the Festival is Salubrious Justice and it highlights film and fine art created by and about women that reflect the intersection of health and justice. Women In Media - Newark is an organization that advocates for and educates the public about issues affecting the lives of women using film, video and new media as our platform.

In addition, winners of the international Imaging Women: Respect cell phone video contest for youth will be announced during the Festival. Entries were received from young filmmakers aged 16- to 22-years-old from Spain, France, Singapore and the United States.

The Festival opens with a Women's History Month Film Festival for Youth at the Paul Robeson Student Center at the Rutgers University-Newark campus, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark NJ. The next day, the Festival travels to the East Orange Public Library, where Patrice Johnson's Hill and Gully, a film that examines the mental health concerns of an urban family, will be screened. The Festival then returns to the Paul Robeson Student Center at Rutgers University-Newark. All screenings in the Festival are free and open to the public.

"The Festival presents an amazing international array of independent films that celebrate the indomitable spirit of women," said Festival founder Pamela Morgan. "We are very pleased with the quality and the breadth of the films that will be screened during the Festival. And we are continually impressed with the talent and expertise of the filmmakers who take part in the Festival."

The film festival is free and open to the public although donations are welcome. More information can be found at our website at www.WIM-N.com

Salubrious Justice Women's History Month Film Festival Agenda

March 6, 7 & 8 @ Paul Robeson Student Center - 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.

Thurs Mar 6, 5 pm
To The Bone by Erin Li
Rina Goldberg's The Magic Bracelet
Busted on Brigham Lane by Talibah Newman
This Trenton Life by Susan Ryan
Lucky by Laura Checkoway

Fri March 7, 5 pm
Winning Video From Cell Phone Cinema Contest
Shokran, Toni by Nahid Toubia
This Colour That Disturbs Me/Cette Couleur Qui Me Dèrange by Khardiata Pouye
Joy, It's Nina by Jane Thorbun and Joy Elias-Rilwan
Reflections Unheard: Black Women In Civil Rights by Nevline Nnaji

Sat Mar 8, Noon
Winning Video From Cell Phone Cinema Contest
Where Are We? by Heather Hillstrom
First Sight by Joya Dass
Behind The Blue Veil by Robyn Simon
Gideon's Army by Dawn Porter