In collaboration with The MadCat Women's International Film Festival, we present two recent features as well as two special programs of documentary animation by women.
We tend to turn to documentary when we want to learn something, to see the world, or to explore ideas; to animation for humor and to appreciate the creative hand of the artist. Yet animators often document history and interpret social and political events with an ingenuity unique to their craft. This two-part program of surprising hybrids reveals that “animated documentary” isn't a contradiction in terms. While some of the works reference the “real” world through photographs, audio recordings, or interviews, others bring to life the more subjective terrains of memory and speculative history.
Curated by Ariella Ben-Dov and Kathy Geritz
The MadCat Women's International Film Festival takes place September 13–27 in San Francisco. For more information about MadCat, visit www.madcatfilmfestival.org or call (415) 436-9523. The Phantom of the Operator and The Time We Killed will also screen at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Sunday, September 25.