On the occasion of March 8th, International Day of Women’s Rights, the GIV presents FEMINISTA by director Myriam Fougère.
FEMINISTA
Myriam Fougère
Documentary, Canada, 2017, 60:00, different languages, English subtitles
Feminista is a feminist road movie, a journey to the heart of global feminism. In 2015, Myriam Fougere joined a group of young activists who had formed a caravan to travel across twenty European countries – from Turkey to Portugal, by the way of the Balkans, to Italy and Spain. As a breath of solidarity, Feminista provides a rare glimpse into a widespread feminist groundswell movement, possibly one of the largest, least understood and unrecognized mass political movements that is very much alive throughout the world today.
About the artist
Myriam likes to hit the road with her camera. Self-taught, she often plays all the roles; director, camera person, and editor. Myriam produces independent and unique documentaries. She focuses on women, lesbians and feminists to share their analysis and vision of the world. In 2012 she released her documentary Lesbiana focusing on the lesbian movement of the 1980s. In 2017, Feminista, a road movie about European feminists today, was released.
