From March 11-20, 2011, Brattleboro, Vermont will host the 20th annual Women's Film Festival.
The festival presents films by and about women, showing women's strengths, aspirations, accomplishments, struggles and tragedies.
One film, which will have its world primiere showing at the Festival, is the documentary My Marilyn. This film shows how Marilyn Monroe became both Hollywoods greatest star and its most vulnerable icon.
Another film, To See if I'm Smiling, presents the frank testimonies of six female Israeli soldiers, who describe how gender, ethics and moral responsibility intersect during war.
Another film, Bhutto, describes the life and legacy of Benazir Bhutto, the first woman to lead a Muslim nation.
39 films are scheduled. Films will be shown at two venues, the historic Latchis Theater and the modern New England Youth Theater.
Several films will be followed by panel discussions.
The Women's Film Festival is run entirely by volunteers. All proceeds go to the Women's Freedom Center (formally known as the Women's Crisis Center). The Women's Freedom Center assists women and their children victimized by domestic violence. It serves the greater Brattleboro area with vital services that, sadly, remain desperately needed.
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