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Kate Millett

Born September 14, 1934 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died September 6, 2017 · aged 82

Katherine Murray Millett (September 14, 1934 – September 6, 2017) was an American feminist writer, educator, artist, and activist. She attended the University of Oxford and was the first American woman to be awarded a degree with first-class honors after studying at St Hilda's College, Oxford. She has been described as "a seminal influence on second-wave feminism", and is best known for her book S…

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Iranian Women's Liberation Movement: Year Zero

Iranian Women's Liberation Movement: Year Zero · 1979

Iranian Women's Liberation Movement: Year Zero

MovieDocumentary

In 1979, Iranian Women invite the American feminist Kate Millett to celebrate March 8, the International Women's Day, in Tehran. On March 7, the religious leaders announce that women have to wear the Islamic veil. From March 8 to March 13, women and liberals demonstrate in the streets against the veil. A crew of four French feminists filmed these historical events before being expelled by the mullahs.

Gay Power

Gay Power · 2012

Original footage from New York’s second Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in 1971 is paired with off-screen narration recorded some forty after the fact, often reflecting upon both the day in question and the years progress for the LGBTQ rights movement.

Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance

Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance · 2024

Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance

Stepping out of the sixties and in the wake of the Stonewall Riots, (considered the birth of the modern LGBTQIA+ liberation movement), the 1970s would prove to be a decade energized by queer activism, political and social change and pride. Celebrating such a vitally important legacy, this collection of gay protest and parade films is an essential multifaceted document of a period of revolution and jubilation.

Three Lives

Three Lives · 1971

MovieDocumentary

Photographed by an all-female crew and directed by the author of Sexual Politics, these are autobiographical interiews with three very different women who talk frankly about their lives, conflicts, and contrasting life styles.

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Iranian Women's Liberation Movement: Year Zero

Iranian Women's Liberation Movement: Year Zero · 1979

Iranian Women's Liberation Movement: Year Zero

MovieDocumentary

In 1979, Iranian Women invite the American feminist Kate Millett to celebrate March 8, the International Women's Day, in Tehran. On March 7, the religious leaders announce that women have to wear the Islamic veil. From March 8 to March 13, women and liberals demonstrate in the streets against the veil. A crew of four French feminists filmed these historical events before being expelled by the mullahs.

Gay Power

Gay Power · 2012

Original footage from New York’s second Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in 1971 is paired with off-screen narration recorded some forty after the fact, often reflecting upon both the day in question and the years progress for the LGBTQ rights movement.

Director

Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance

Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance · 2024

Gay USA: Snapshots of 1970s LGBT Resistance

Stepping out of the sixties and in the wake of the Stonewall Riots, (considered the birth of the modern LGBTQIA+ liberation movement), the 1970s would prove to be a decade energized by queer activism, political and social change and pride. Celebrating such a vitally important legacy, this collection of gay protest and parade films is an essential multifaceted document of a period of revolution and jubilation.

Director

Three Lives

Three Lives · 1971

MovieDocumentary

Photographed by an all-female crew and directed by the author of Sexual Politics, these are autobiographical interiews with three very different women who talk frankly about their lives, conflicts, and contrasting life styles.

Director