08/29/2023
We're back! And for this year's Rosa Goddard International Film Festival, we're showcasing women telling their own stories. All three of this year's films were directed by women, about women's experiences, across a range of cultures. We generally shy away from screening films made in the United States, because although we believe they are a valuable part of the international film landscape, we frankly see enough of them! However, this year we're shifting our focus because we wanted the opportunity to show the recently restored DRYLONGSO, a riveting forgotten classic of Black American cinema currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. In fact, all three of our directors currently live and work in the United States, and while two of the films are set in other countries, all three were produced here, either in whole or in part.
All films will show on Wednesday evenings at 7:15 PM at The Kentucky Theatre. Tickets are $6.50 and can be purchased at the box office or in advance on the Kentucky's website: https://www.kentuckytheatre.org/rosa-goddard
We will also have a free drawing for prizes right before the film -- please plan to show up a little early if you'd like to participate!
SEPT. 13 | MONSOON WEDDING (2001, dir. Mira Nair)
“Cultures and families clash in Mira Nair’s exuberant Monsoon Wedding, a mix of comedy and chaotic melodrama concerning the preparations for the arranged marriage of a modern upper-middle-class Indian family’s only daughter, Aditi. [The film is] joyful and cathartic: a love song to [Nair’s] home city of Delhi and her own Punjabi family.” – Janus Films
SEPT. 20 | DRYLONGSO (1998, dir. Cauleen Smith)
“A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. [...] Capturing the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic celebration of Black female creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men.” – Janus Films
SEPT. 27 | A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014, dir. Ana Lily Amirpour)
“Strange things are afoot in Bad City. [...] The first Iranian Vampire Western, Ana Lily Amirpour's debut feature A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp. A joyful mash-up of genre, archetype and iconography, its prolific influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, horror films, and the Iranian New Wave. Amped by a mix of Iranian rock, techno and Morricone-inspired riffs, its airy, anamorphic, black-and-white aesthetic and artfully drawn-out scenes combine the simmering tension of Sergio Leone with the surrealism of David Lynch.” – Kino Lorber
