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Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:58 PM PDT
 Filmmaker, activist, competitive poker player – Kami Chisholm puts her time and effort into several ventures at once, turning feminist filmmaking into an art form and challenging the status quo in whichever direction she chooses. A gender studies professor with a PhD in History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, her films (there are more than a dozen) have been screened the world over at universities, festivals and other events whilst proving that women can come out on top in male dominated areas, be it the film industry or your average poker tournament.The Filmmaker Thanks to Altcinema, which is the production and distribution company for Kami Chisholm, her documentaries and shorts include The Insomniacs, Street Haunting and FtF:Female to Femme, which is a colourful, fun and moving documentary featuring an array of “fabulous femme dykes, including actress/writer Guinivere Turner, rock stars Leslie Mah,” and other artists, dancers, professors and activists. Parody and costume are used to highlight the people and politics around the “gender revolution”. read more |
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