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movie play times    Double Dare: First of WRC Film Series A double-barreled, action-packed documentary about two Hollywood stuntwomen, Jeannie Epper and Zoe Bell. Jeannie, who refuses to retire at sixty-four, doubled for "Wonder Woman" in the 70s, and Zoe landed the coveted job doubling "Xena" at the age of eighteen. With star-studded interviews and rollicking live-action stunt sequences, Double Dare is a candid look at two strong, dedicated women who pursue tough careers in male dominated fields. Sponsored by ASUA Women?s Resource Center and the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership. Check out the movie site and trailer at www.doubledarethemovie.com. Sep 02  (7pm)    Blossoms of Fire his documentary celebrates the extraordinary lives of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Oaxaca, Mexico. Their strong work ethic and fierce independent streak rooted in their culture have resulted not only in powerful women but also in the region?s progressive politics and their unusual tolerance of alternative gender roles. Sponsored by ASUA Women?s Resource Center and the Center for Student Involvement & Leadership. Check out the movie site and trailer at www.maureengosling.com. Sep 16  (7pm)    In Sickness and In Health: WRC Film This bittersweet documentary captures gay rights activists and longtime partners Marilyn Maneely and Diane Marini when their battle to legalize same-sex marriage turns into a race against a deadly disease. Director Pilar Prassas lovingly captures a partner?s heartbreak, the coming together of a community and the quest of five children to help their mother live her last days with dignity and purpose. Oct 07  (7pm)    I Was a Teenage Feminist: WRC Film Has ?Feminism? become the new F-Word? What does it mean to be a Feminist today? Join documentary filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a moving, funny and very personal journey into the heart of Feminism. Armed with a video camera, an enquiring mind and an irreverent sense of humor, Therese talks with Gloria Steinem, rowdy frat boys, a Cosmo-reading opera singer and even her own mother to find out whether Feminism can still be a source of personal and political power. Oct 21  (7pm)    Motherland Afghanistan: WRC Film In a country where one in seven women dies during childbirth, a filmmaker whose compassionate father works in women?s medicine strives to provide optimism and hope to patients who endure their debilitating illnesses with remarkable courage. Sedika Mojadidi?s father once worked in Kabul?s Laura Bush Maternity Ward ? where scare medical supplies, outdated equipment, and even clogged toilets rendered virtually impossible the proper care of his patients. Nov 04  (7pm)    Club Native: WRC Film In Kahnawake, the hometown of Mohawk director Tracey Deer, there are two unspoken rules: Don?t marry a non-Native, and never, ever have a child with a non-Native. In a community where tribal membership rests on the equivocal measurement of blood quantum (literally the measurement of blood ?purity?), following one?s heart requires risking one?s Mohawk status, as well as one?s family and community. Nov 18  (7pm)    Passion and Power An entertaining documentary that explores the controversial history of the vibrator, from the Victorian era ? when doctors used the device to relieve women of ?hysteria? ? through the sexual revolution of the 1960s and to the post-feminist present revealing the vibrator?s fascinating past. This provocative yet unexpectedly funny film digs deeper to uncover the mysteries of the female orgasm, and examines its ramifications for sexual politics and gender dynamics from the time of Hippocrates to the present day. Dec 02  (7pm)

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