Open University of Wellfleet
Claude Kerven
October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21
Thursday, 12pm - 2pm
Wellfleet Preservation Hall, in person
NOTE: This is a free-standing course, one in a series of four being offered by Claude Kerven at the Open U. of Wellfleet on the history of film. Any of four courses have been designed to be taken independently. If you love film, then this course is for you.
Movies play a key role in spreading awareness among women, uncovering their potential, challenging the male-dominated world and stimulating further social change. Historically, the film industry has portrayed women as wives, lovers and mothers, or as glorified objects of beauty, sex appeal and entertainment. But due to the feminist movement, gender stereotypes are finally being challenged and more complex female characters represented on screen. Female directors offer the audience an image of women that may be seen to align with their actual status in society. Additionally, films directed by women are more often written by women and have more leading female characters than do films directed by males.
This course will address the greater recognition women directors are beginning to receive and honor twenty remarkable women who blazed the trail. It is part of a series of four courses, as described below, and includes an analysis of the following films:
Course 1 Trailblazing Women Filmmakers
Week 1: GRETA GERWIG (“Barbie” 2023)
Week 2: KATHRYN BEGELOW (“The Hurt Locker” 2009)
Week 3: SOFIA COPPOLA (“Lost in Translation” 2003)
Week 4: KIMBERLY PEIRCE (“Boys Don’t Cry” 1999)
Week 5: KEMI ADETIBA (“The Wedding Party” 2016)