"What does the modern woman want? Where does she fit in today's world?"
Never before in our collective human history have so many women had such autonomy to construct a life of their own creation. Yet, the terrain is still rocky and 'choice' does not necessarily bring happiness, let alone freedom. Meanwhile, old models of femaleness still haunt women everywhere.
In this six-hour tour de force, FLYING: CONFESSIONS OF A FREE WOMAN, master storyteller Jennifer Fox lays bare her own turbulent life to penetrate what it means to be a free woman today. As her drama of work and relationships unfolds over four years, our protagonist travels to over seventeen countries to understand how diverse women define their lives when there is no map. Employing an ingenious new camera technique, called "passing the camera", Fox creates a documentary language that mirrors the special way women communicate. Over intimate conversations around kitchen tables from South Africa to Russia, India and Pakistan, she initiates a groundbreaking dialogue among women, illuminating universal concerns across race, class and nationality. Part delectable soap opera, sociopolitical inquiry, and narrative experiments, FLYING sweeps us up into an addictive international adventure chronicled with sincerity, innovation and elegance.
- Caroline Libresco, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL catalogue
LOS ANGELES EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT!
American Cinematheque at the AERO and EGYPTIAN THEATRES
This film is made of six one-hour chapters.
Two chapters will be shown at each program, which will run 2 hours.
(The programs can be screened in sequence or as stand-alone films.)
AERO THEATRE
3 Wednesday Evenings in September!
Wednesday, September 5 (Ch 1 & 2)* at 7:30pm
Wednesday, September 12 (Ch 3 & 4) at 7:30pm
Wednesday, September 19 (Ch 5 & 6)* at 7:30pm
Friday, September 21 (Ch 1 & 2)* at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 22 (Ch 3 & 4)* at 7:30pm
Sunday, September 23 (Ch 5 & 6)* at 7:30pm
* Screenings followed by a discussion with Jennifer Fox
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue (at 14th Street)
Santa Monica, CA 90403
323.466.3456
www.aerotheatre.com
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EGYPTIAN THEATRE
Thursday, September 27 (Ch 1 & 2)* at 7:30pm
Friday, September 28 (Ch 3 & 4) at 7:30pm
Saturday, September 29 (Ch 5 & 6)* at 7:30pm
* Screenings followed by a discussion with Jennifer Fox
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard (between Las Palmas & McCadden)
Hollywood, CA 90028
323.466.3456
www.egyptiantheatre.com
CHICAGO PREMIERE
GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER
Friday, September 14 at 8:15pm, Parts 1 & 2
Saturday, September 15 at 3:00pm, Parts 1 & 2
Saturday, September 15 at 5:15pm, Parts 3 & 4
Saturday, September 15 at 8:15pm, Parts 5 & 6
Sunday, September 16 at 3:00pm, Parts 1 & 2
Tuesday, September 18 at 6:00pm, Parts 3 & 4
Tuesday, September 18 at 8:15pm, Parts 5 & 6
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 North State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601
312.846.2600
Movie Hotline: 312.846.2800