Join us for our Staff Picks series, where our Winnipeg Film Group staff will select and introduce new and old favourites. This month’s selection was chosen by Box Office Manager Nic Kaneski.
Dir. Lizzie Borden
1983, USA, 80 min
In near-future New York, 10 years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
Generously sponsored by IATSE 856 Manitoba.
“Born in Flames‘ continued resonance and growing popularity suggests… that we need radical approaches to image-and-sound making more than ever.” – Sophie Mayer, Sight & Sound
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