"By turns humorous, satirical and deadly earnest...a still-potent artifact of political commitment."--LA Weekly
Lizzie Borden’s vision and radical spirit rocked the foundations of the early Indie film world when it first was released in 1983. This provocative, thrilling classic is a fantasy of female rebellion set in America ten years after a social democratic cultural revolution.
When Adelaide Norris, the Black radical founder of the Woman’s Army, is mysteriously killed, a diverse coalition of women – across all lines of race, class, and sexual preference – emerges to take over the airwaves to blow the system apart. 1983, U.S., video, 80 minutes.
Cinema + Followed by a post-screening discussion with Dr. Karl Swinehart, Associate Professor Comparative Humanities and Director of Graduate Studies, UofL and Dr. Jennifer Sichel, Assistant Professor, Hite Institute of Art and Design, UofL.