2018 Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival
Film Contest Winners
Documentary Film Winners:
First Place: The
Tipping Point by Danielle Cohen (U.S.)
The Tipping Point examines the issue of defunding and the silencing
of science in today’s changing political climate. The film explores the efforts
of local Santa Barbara organizations and scientists, who are fighting back
against the suppression of science, to safeguard its integrity and our planet
for generations to come.
Second Place:
Let Me Breath with My Dream by KM Taj-Biul Hasan (Bangladesh)
‘Let me Breath with my
Dream’ is a documentary film on the issue of Child marriage. For millions of
girls in Bangladesh, marriage comes so soon and the damage follows them
throughout their lives. This has been the way of lives of girls of Bangladesh
from generation to generation. This film is a true story of a young girl named
Sharmin Akhter who stood up against her child marriage arranged by her own
mother and ultimately succeeded to stop it through a long struggle and become
an icon in the society. Certainly, her heroic and victorious example of will
encourage the girls to decide their own destiny while showing their parents a
way to be supportive of their decision rather than regarding them as an
economic burden.
Third Place: Duo
Impacto by Molly Harding, Miranda Everingham, Alexandra Nagy (Cuba)
'Duo Impacto' is a short
documentary film, shining a light on the work done by a lesbian couple who
perform female to male drag. Filmed on location in Cuba, we get an insight into
two women's efforts to challenge gender expectations, and spread acceptance in
their rural community in Havana.
Student Winner: Colorism by Shakeinah West (EIU)
Documentary shows people
of color's experience of colorism within the black community. This film fits
the criteria stated since it is about people of color, but also the social
issues we go through within our own community. This issue could be local
(within the United States), and could possibly be global.
Fictional Film Winners:
First Place: Icky
by Parastoo Cardgar (Iran)
Trailer: https://youtu.be/vioKh67AM4U
Film on FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/submissions/9065824
In the world of people
with Rubik's cube head, there is a kid who is different from the others...
Second Place: Blue
by Maddie White (U.S.)
Through the young female
lens, I wanted to explore the effects of creativity and exploration on
relationships and mental health. So frequently our society turns to medicines
to suppress the or “balance” the issue of learning differences, however, it has
been proven that often these solutions aren’t really solutions at all. My goal
with Blue was to explore the fantastical imagination of a young girl and to
show the repercussions of such a vivid mental life, on her family and on
herself.
Third Place: On
a Monotonous Day by Arif Arman Badol (Bangladesh)
Chit Na Vicche Ikko Din
(On A Monotonous Day), an eight minute short film that portrays a melancholic
day of a Chakma girl (one of the indigenous groups of Bangladesh). The film has
a unique treatment of showcasing the life of an indigenous girl who comes to
the city and goes through a forced metamorphosis in order to mingle with the
majority of the city yet feels alienated due to her language and outlook. A
dream of equity often remains undone.
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