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Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater
New Day Films 50th Anniversary Series
Duke University's Archive of Documentary Arts and Screen/Society, along with the Power Plant Gallery, are proud to present four days of screenings and discussions celebrating more than 50 years of New Day Films.
Day 1: Founders' Films
New Day Films was founded in 1971 by four feminist filmmakers, Julia Reichert, Jim Klein, Liane Brandon, and Amalie Rothschild, who were frustrated by mainstream distribution channels. The ground breaking co-op would grow to over 300 titles and 140 filmmakers today.
Growing Up Female
(Jim Klein & Julia Reichert, 1971, 50min, USA, English, Digital)
Growing Up Female is the very first film of the modern women's movement. Produced in 1971, it was widely used by consciousness-raising groups to generate interest and help explain feminism to a skeptical society.
Anything You Want to Be
(Liane Brandon, 1971, 8min, USA, English, Digital)
Made in 1971, this groundbreaking film about a teenager's humorous collision with gender role stereotypes was one of the first to explore the external pressures and the more subtle, internal pressures a girl faces in finding her identity.
Betty Tells Her Story
(Liane Brandon, 1972, 20min, USA, English, Digital)
Made in 1972, this film was the first independent film of the women’s movement to explore the issues of body image, self-worth and beauty in our culture - and to explore the ways in which clothing and appearance affect a woman’s identity.
It Happens to Us
(Amalie R. Rothschild, 1972, 32min, USA, English, Digital)
First released in 1972, this film remains the classic plea for a woman's legal right to choose.
Related event - Wed Oct 19, 7:00pm:
Virtual discussion with New Day Films founders Julia Reichert, Jim Klein, Liane Brandon, and Amalie R. Rothschild.
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Screen/Society screenings are free and open to the public.
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COVID-19 INFORMATION:
As we welcome audiences back for in-person screening events, we are prioritizing the health and safety of our extended community. Keeping each other safe during events will require collaboration and we are grateful for your support. Screen/Society and the Rubenstein Arts Center will adhere to all university, local, and state regulations on and off campus, which are subject to change on short notice depending on public health conditions.
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Healthy Team: All employees and vendors are required to be symptom free before entering the building, as well as wear masks at all times, and frequently wash their hands during shifts.
Contact: Hank Okazaki
Email: hokazak@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University Archive of Documentary Arts
Co-Sponsors: Cinematic Arts, Power Plant Gallery, Asian American & Diaspora Studies Program, MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts, Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History & Culture