"Some of you will probably say: Oh, this film is about an old black lesbian, a very old black lesbian; it's not for me! How wrong you will be and how swiftly deprived of the experience of power, audacity, and joy."--Alice Walker, on Living With Pride: Ruth Ellis @ 100.April 11, 14, and 18The Women of Color Film Festival is a celebration of the diverse spectrum of film and video art being created by women of color. Our aim is to provide a progressive showcase of films created by an underrepresented sector of the film industry, and our hope is to advance their position in film. This three-day festival fosters an environment that promotes creativity in a context of historical, political, and cultural understanding. This program was curated by the members of The Women of Color Film Project class at UCB, Fall 1999.-Mona Atia and Christina HsuMona Atia, a student of Business Administration and Peace and Conflict Studies, and Christina Hsu, studying the political economy of industrial societies, taught the Women of Color Film Project and coordinated the festival.The Women of Color Film Project would like to thank: Ethnic Studies 98/198 Democratic Education Class, Chancellor's Student Activity Fund, ASUC Mini-grants Fund, ASUC Contingency Fund, The Bill Graham Foundation, Film Studies Department, ASD Alliance; Clark Kerr, Haste-Channing, and Foothill Hass Associations; Graduate Assembly; Kathy Geritz, Pacific Film Archive; Loni Ding, faculty sponsor.A program of The Time of Your Life: Enhancing Student Engagement with the Arts, supported by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts. 2000
