Releasing Jan 9, 10 and 11, 2008
AWFJ highlights films made by and about women:
Wednesday, January 9
- The Business of Being Born – Red Envelope Entertainment. 87 mins. – Directed by Abby Epstein, Produced by Ricki Lake. An in depth investigation of birthing practices in the U.S.; includes dramatic footage of Epstein, Lake and other women delivering babies.
- Liberty Kid – Glass Eye Pix, 91mins.- Written and directed by Ilya Chaiken (Margarita Happy Hour)
Thursday, January 10
- Kubrador (The Bet Collector) – Global Film Initiative, 101 mins. – Internationally acclaimed film set in the Manila slums that revolves around a middle-aged woman eking out a living working as a numbers runner.
Friday, January 11
- First Sunday – Screen Gems, 96 mins
- In the Name of the King:A Dungeon Siege Tale – Freestyle Releasing, 150 mins.
- The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie – Universal Pictures, 85mins
- Summer Palace – Palm Pictures, 140mins.
- Times and Winds – Kino International, 110 mins.