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MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 27, 2019: The Best of A Banner Year

December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments after the wedding, always be my maybe, anthropocene, be natural, family, for sama, honey boy, honeyland, Maiden, motw, Movie of the Week, one child nation, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, roll red roll, team motw, the nightingale, tigers are not afraid, woman at war

Late December is a good time for a Movie of the Week recap: 38 of our selections have been femme-helmed, and all are about women — biodocs about influential game-changers like Tracy Edwards, Toni Morrison and Dr. Ruth, as well as narratives about complex fictional power players such as Claire in The Nightingale, Molly in Late Night and Orna in Working Woman. With inspiring stories about women’s struggles for equality and other key issues, AWFJ’s #MOTW roster shows the range and high level of achievement of women working in film. Here Team #MOTW presents our favorites. Wonder what’s in store?

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK February 22, 2019: WOMAN AT WAR

February 17, 2019February 21, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments benedikt Erlingsson, betsy bozdech, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, icelandic films, jennifer merin, liz whittemore, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., marina antunes, maryann johanson, nell minow, Pam Grady, susan wlosczcyna, woman at war

Having a fearless, independent, complicated middle-aged woman at the center of this original comedy/drama is reason enough to distinguish the Icelandic film Woman at War. That director Benedikt Erlingsson, working from a script he wrote with Ólafur Egill Egilsson, has managed to make a film about environmental activism in the Icelandic countryside that’s fresh, quirky and compelling is an added bonus.

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WOMAN AT WAR – Review by Susan Wloszczyna

February 13, 2019February 17, 2019 Susan Wloszczyna 0 Comments benedikt Erlingsson, Hallodora Geirharodottir, icelandic films, jodie foster, motw, Movie of the Week, woman at war

Woman at War is about a 49-year-old Iceland native named Halla (Hallodora Geirharodottir) who by day is a joy-filled choir director and tai chi enthusiast who has portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandala hanging in her living room. But make no mistake. She is indeed a warrior on a mission to save Mother Earth, as she regularly sabotages an aluminum plant that is helping to destroy the environment.

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WOMAN AT WAR – Review by Cate Marquis

February 13, 2019February 17, 2019 Cate Marquis 0 Comments benedikt Erlingsson, Hallora Geirhardsdottir, icelandic film, Movie of the Week, woman at war

In the Icelandic film Woman at War, an attractive, fit, middle-aged Icelandic woman Halla (Hallora Geirhardsdottir) uses her skill with a bow, like a real-life Katniss Everdeen, to knock out power lines. Her goal is to disable an aluminum smelter owned by multinational corporations, who plan to bring in more polluting heavy industry.