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‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-R

‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-Roe/ProRoe Activism

"The Janes could not have come at a better time. Directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes are fearlessly honest about the realities of a world in which abortion is not a right for every woman; realities which are grim." - Julia Lasker

Watch 'The Janes' on HBO Max today!

#TheJanes #Documentaries #TiaLessin #emmapildes #RoevWade #abortionrights #WomensRights #SupportWomenArtistsNow #AskforJane #HeatherBooth #JaneCollective #RachelCarey #RoeVersusWade #SheilaSmith #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #HBOMax #Streaming

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doin

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doing It All!

"This play highlights the increasingly stark double standard between men and women in the workplace. When the president makes mistakes – repeatedly, again and again – he knows he has women under him acting as a safety net, and together they will catch him when he falls." - Taylor Beckman (@taylor_helena)

#POTUS #Broadway #Theater #Plays #WomenArtists #Politics #Government #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #JulianneHough #JulieWhite #LeaDelaria #LilliCooper #LindaCho #RachelDratch #SelinaFillinger #SusanStroman #SuzyNakamura #TaylorBeckman #VanessaWilliams

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning Red’

"Using a new animation style that creates highly detailed images, Domee is free to turn old narrative tropes into vividly fresh cinematic metaphors." - Fiona Flanagan

Check out our 4.5/5 star review of Turning Red today!

#TurningRed #DomeeShi #Animation #AnimatedMovies #Pixar #ComingOfAge #Movies #ToWatch #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #WomenArtists #WomenDirectors #WomenFilmmakers #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #MovieReviews #Disney #DisneyPlus #Streaming

Martha Anne Toll: Watching Dancers Rehearse Left a

Martha Anne Toll: Watching Dancers Rehearse Left a Huge Imprint

"How does one put music and dance on the page? They’re both ephemeral art forms."

Check out our latest interview with @marthatoll!

#interviews #dance #movement #music #ballet #writing #womenwriters #SupportWomenArtistsNow #ThreeMuses #iSWANs #books #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #MarthaAnneToll #WomenArtists

Presenting “How I Masked-Up and Frenchified Harl

Presenting “How I Masked-Up and Frenchified Harlem!,” the second in a series of
personal reflections on how women artists kept going during Quarantimes.

Kudos to Nicola Rose and everyone on the “Goodbye, Petrushka” team: Nevertheless, They Persisted!!!

"Goodbye, Petrushka was a warm, friendly and joyful production, filled with brilliant collaborators who gave their all." - @nicolarosemce on
@goodbyepetrushkafilm

#quarantales
#NicolaRose #GoodbyePetrushka #DancesWithFilms
#NeverthelessShePersisted #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs
#iSWANs #FF2Media #DancesWithFilmsLA #COVID #Quarantimes #Quarantales #WomenFilmmakers #WomenArtists #Movies #Films #Indies #IndieFilmmaking

We are pleased to present the first piece in a ser

We are pleased to present the first piece in a series of personal reflections on how women artists kept going during Quarantimes.

First up, the travails of the "Because We're Family" family. Kudos to Angela Stern: Nevertheless, She Persisted!!!

"To be a woman behind a camera with a story to tell, this is one dream that many readers of FF2 Media can relate to, and, in January of 2020, I was that woman. I was a storyteller emerging as an actual filmmaker, and, for the first time in my life, I felt respected and heard for what my mind had to offer." - @angelagigistern

#quarantimes
#AngelaStern #BecauseWeAreFamily #DancesWithFilms #NeverthelessShePersisted #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #DancesWithFilmsLA #COVID #Quarantimes #WomenArtists

Although the world premiere production of Shaina T

Although the world premiere production of Shaina Taub's "Suffs" has now ended its brief run at The Public Theatre (one of NYC's most prestigious Off Broadway venues), the work goes on!

Read our intimate first-person account of how cast member Ada Westfall experienced 20th Century history suddenly becoming part of 21st Century politics.

Guest post by @taylor_helena!

#SuffsMusical #AlexandraOcasioCortez #AlicePaul #DoloresHuerta #GloriaSteinem #HillaryClinton #PhillipaSoo #ShainaTaub #Suffragists #ThePublicTheatre #ProRoe #WomensRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #RoeVersusWade #theater #supportwomenartistsnow #Broadway #Musical #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #AdaWestfall

Charly Bliss: Eva Hendricks and the Defense of Gir

Charly Bliss: Eva Hendricks and the Defense of Girlhood

"Listening to @charlybliss for the first time is an experience in confrontation. There is no way to ignore or downplay the high-pitched, breathy vocals of Eva Hendricks." - Yoana Tosheva

#CharlyBliss #EvaHendricks #Girlhood #Music #Bands #WomenArtists #Pop #PowerPop #YoungEnough #Guppy #SupportWomenArtistsNow #FF2Media #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs

The Guerrilla Girls Go ‘Beyond the Streets’ to

The Guerrilla Girls Go ‘Beyond the Streets’ to Fight Injustice

"Wearing gorilla masks to conceal their identities, the Guerrilla Girls use engaging headlines, posters, books, billboards and public appearances to expose corruption and injustice."

Learn more about the @guerrillagirls today!

#SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #BeyondtheStreets #GuerrillaGirls #WomenArtists #protest #FF2Media #SWANoftheDay #activism #feminism #protestart #BeyondtheStreets

Compelling Films by Women at 33rd Annual HRW Film

Compelling Films by Women at 33rd Annual HRW Film Festival

"And here’s a statistic of particular importance to FF2 readers: Of the 10 films on this year’s NYC schedule, seven of the ten (thus 70%) have been directed by women filmmakers." - Nora Lee Mandel

Be sure to check out these excellent films by women filmmakers!

#HRWFilmFest #HumanRights #FilmFestivals #WomenArtists #WomenDirectors #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #Movies #Films #Documentaries

FF2 is proud to shine our spotlight on Faith Ringg

FF2 is proud to shine our spotlight on Faith Ringgold!

Although her name first became known in the late 1960s, it has taken all these years for her home city of New York – where she has lived for most of her life – to finally honor her by mounting the major exhibition – called Faith Ringgold: American People – she has so long deserved. It’s worth noting that this exhibition – which is in its final weekend in Manhattan before opening in San Francisco in July – was announced just after the opening of a solo show in London last September. So, Faith’s first embrace by a prestigious European institution seems to have led, quite directly, to this long-overdue celebration at home.

#FaithRinggold #FaithRinggoldAmericanPeople #SojournerTruth #AintIaWoman #NewMuseumNYC #deYoungMuseum #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #VisualArts #Textiles #Quilting #Tapestries #Exhibitions #WomenArtists

As Asian American and Pacific Islander month comes

As Asian American and Pacific Islander month comes to a close, our latest post by Bea @beaveery delves into three memoirs by Asian American women — “Crying in H-Mart” by Michelle Zauner, “Almost American Girl” by Robin Ha, and “Minor Feelings” by Cathy Park Hong.

“The experience of the Asian American female always boils down to the relationship of mother and daughter, with daughters absorbing intergenerational trauma from their mothers.”

Read more with our link in bio!

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#SupportWomenArtistsNOW #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #aapiheritagemonth #AAPI #asianamericanheritagemonth #AlmostAmericanGirl #cryinginhmart #minorfeelings #memoirs #bookstagram #booktok #asianamericanstories #asianamericanwomen #womenartists #womenauthors #michellezauner #robinha #cathyparkhong #japanesebreakfast

Kudos to FF2’s Jessica Bond for her inspiring ne

Kudos to FF2’s Jessica Bond for her inspiring new feature on photographer Marilyn Stafford.

“I think of myself as a storyteller, speaking through the lens of my camera. I have always endeavored to find a way to bring awareness to the public eye, to tell stories that are socially relevant and to create change for the better.” As Jess shows, Marilyn was dedicated “to depicting the stories of those who have been left voiceless.

#SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #MarilynStafford #WomenArtists #WomenPhotographers #photojournalism #fashionphotography

“Hello, Gorgeous.” Our Love Makes Beanie Beaut

“Hello, Gorgeous.” Our Love Makes Beanie Beautiful!

"Beanie as Fanny was absolutely magnetic. She radiated so much joy and charisma that watching her was a delight." - @julialaskr

We're continuing our celebration of the "Funny Girl" revival and so should you! @beaniefeldstein @funnygirlbwy

#FunnyGirl #SupportWomenArtistsNow #BeanieFeldstein #FannyBrice #Broadway #Theater #internationalSWANs #iSWANs #WomenArtists #WomenActresses #BarbraStreisand

Alexandra Byrne: Costume Design From Shakespeare t

Alexandra Byrne: Costume Design From Shakespeare to Superheroes

"She is an expert at studying a historical time period and immersing herself in the clothing, photographs, and paintings of the time and designing in a way to combine those aesthetics with character development through costume."

#AlexandraByrne #CostumeDesign #TheAvengers #Emma #historical #clothing #design #SupportWomenArtistsNow #SWANoftheday #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs

Julie Benko Triumphs as Standby Fanny Brice in ‘

Julie Benko Triumphs as Standby Fanny Brice in ‘Funny Girl’

"I had the great good fortune of seeing Julie in her debut performance, and she was, in a word, luminescent. She capably pulled us through Fanny Brice’s emotional journey from starry-eyed girl (who thinks the stage is all that matters) to heartbroken woman (who knows painfully well it is not)." - Mara Sandroff on @Jujujuliebee

#JulieBenko #FunnyGirl #FannyBrice #MaraSandroff #Broadway #Theater #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #WomenArtists #Acting #Actress #musicals #BeanieFeldstein

Reflecting on Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Narcissus Garden

Reflecting on Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Narcissus Garden’

May 1st was the 56th anniversary of Yayoi Kusama’s controversial exhibit “Narcissus Garden” at the 33rd Venice Biennale. The exhibit was meant to confront narcissism as well as make a statement on art consumerism, but Yayoi was actually barred from participating! After being expelled from the Venice Biennale for what was deemed a radical art showing, Yayoi opened “Narcissus Garden” in other locations including Brazil and New York. @yayoikusama_

#SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #YayoiKusama #WomenArtists #VeniceBiennale #NarcissusGarden #HeatherLenz #installations #sculpture #garden #kusama #cosmicnaturebykusama

"I want people, women, in particular, to know that

"I want people, women, in particular, to know that I did my best for somebody who doesn’t have a voice."

Read our exclusive interview with @emmacooperfilm today!

#MarilynMonroe #themysteryofmarilynmonroe #EmmaCooper #WomenDirectors #WomenArtists #Netflix #WatchNow #NewRelease #Documentary #DocumentaryFilm #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #FF2Media

Travel to The Pale with Pearl Gluck in Search of F

Travel to The Pale with Pearl Gluck in Search of Family History

Today's FF2 SWAN-of-the-Day is filmmaker Pearl Gluck best-known for DIVAN -- her very personal documentary about a trip to Eastern Europe in the early '00s. As lovely as this film is, it's especially poignant given what is happening in Ukraine right now. Pearl: We grieve with you. @palinkapictures

#PearlGluck #Ukraine #SupportWomenArtistNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #WomenFilmmakers #AshkenaziJudaism #PaleOfSettlement

Kiku Hughes on Japanese American Inter-Generationa

Kiku Hughes on Japanese American Inter-Generational Trauma

"'Displacement' is a sci-fiction graphic novel about 'Kiku' – a teenager who’s pulled back in time to witness her maternal grandmother’s experiences in World War II-era Japanese internment camps." - @anywords_jdg

#Displacement #KikuHughes #GraphicNovel #Comics #WorldWarII #Japanese #Illustration #Writer #WomenArtists #SupportWomenArtistsNow #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs

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‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-R

‘The Janes’: Inspiring Documentary about Pre-Roe/ProRoe Activism

"The Janes could not have come at a better time. Directors Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes are fearlessly honest about the realities of a world in which abortion is not a right for every woman; realities which are grim." - Julia Lasker

Watch 'The Janes' on HBO Max today!

#TheJanes #Documentaries #TiaLessin #emmapildes #RoevWade #abortionrights #WomensRights #SupportWomenArtistsNow #AskforJane #HeatherBooth #JaneCollective #RachelCarey #RoeVersusWade #SheilaSmith #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #HBOMax #Streaming

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doin

POTUS on Broadway: Chaos. Comedy. Seven Women Doing It All!

"This play highlights the increasingly stark double standard between men and women in the workplace. When the president makes mistakes – repeatedly, again and again – he knows he has women under him acting as a safety net, and together they will catch him when he falls." - Taylor Beckman (@taylor_helena)

#POTUS #Broadway #Theater #Plays #WomenArtists #Politics #Government #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #FF2Media #InternationalSWANs #JulianneHough #JulieWhite #LeaDelaria #LilliCooper #LindaCho #RachelDratch #SelinaFillinger #SusanStroman #SuzyNakamura #TaylorBeckman #VanessaWilliams

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning

Growing Up is a Beast in Domee Shi’s ‘Turning Red’

"Using a new animation style that creates highly detailed images, Domee is free to turn old narrative tropes into vividly fresh cinematic metaphors." - Fiona Flanagan

Check out our 4.5/5 star review of Turning Red today!

#TurningRed #DomeeShi #Animation #AnimatedMovies #Pixar #ComingOfAge #Movies #ToWatch #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #WomenArtists #WomenDirectors #WomenFilmmakers #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #MovieReviews #Disney #DisneyPlus #Streaming

Martha Anne Toll: Watching Dancers Rehearse Left a

Martha Anne Toll: Watching Dancers Rehearse Left a Huge Imprint

"How does one put music and dance on the page? They’re both ephemeral art forms."

Check out our latest interview with @marthatoll!

#interviews #dance #movement #music #ballet #writing #womenwriters #SupportWomenArtistsNow #ThreeMuses #iSWANs #books #InternationalSWANs #FF2Media #MarthaAnneToll #WomenArtists

Presenting “How I Masked-Up and Frenchified Harl

Presenting “How I Masked-Up and Frenchified Harlem!,” the second in a series of
personal reflections on how women artists kept going during Quarantimes.

Kudos to Nicola Rose and everyone on the “Goodbye, Petrushka” team: Nevertheless, They Persisted!!!

"Goodbye, Petrushka was a warm, friendly and joyful production, filled with brilliant collaborators who gave their all." - @nicolarosemce on
@goodbyepetrushkafilm

#quarantales
#NicolaRose #GoodbyePetrushka #DancesWithFilms
#NeverthelessShePersisted #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs
#iSWANs #FF2Media #DancesWithFilmsLA #COVID #Quarantimes #Quarantales #WomenFilmmakers #WomenArtists #Movies #Films #Indies #IndieFilmmaking

We are pleased to present the first piece in a ser

We are pleased to present the first piece in a series of personal reflections on how women artists kept going during Quarantimes.

First up, the travails of the "Because We're Family" family. Kudos to Angela Stern: Nevertheless, She Persisted!!!

"To be a woman behind a camera with a story to tell, this is one dream that many readers of FF2 Media can relate to, and, in January of 2020, I was that woman. I was a storyteller emerging as an actual filmmaker, and, for the first time in my life, I felt respected and heard for what my mind had to offer." - @angelagigistern

#quarantimes
#AngelaStern #BecauseWeAreFamily #DancesWithFilms #NeverthelessShePersisted #SupportWomenArtistsNow #InternationalSWANs #iSWANs #FF2Media #DancesWithFilmsLA #COVID #Quarantimes #WomenArtists

Although the world premiere production of Shaina T

Although the world premiere production of Shaina Taub's "Suffs" has now ended its brief run at The Public Theatre (one of NYC's most prestigious Off Broadway venues), the work goes on!

Read our intimate first-person account of how cast member Ada Westfall experienced 20th Century history suddenly becoming part of 21st Century politics.

Guest post by @taylor_helena!

#SuffsMusical #AlexandraOcasioCortez #AlicePaul #DoloresHuerta #GloriaSteinem #HillaryClinton #PhillipaSoo #ShainaTaub #Suffragists #ThePublicTheatre #ProRoe #WomensRights #WomensRightsAreHumanRights #RoeVersusWade #theater #supportwomenartistsnow #Broadway #Musical #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #AdaWestfall

Charly Bliss: Eva Hendricks and the Defense of Gir

Charly Bliss: Eva Hendricks and the Defense of Girlhood

"Listening to @charlybliss for the first time is an experience in confrontation. There is no way to ignore or downplay the high-pitched, breathy vocals of Eva Hendricks." - Yoana Tosheva

#CharlyBliss #EvaHendricks #Girlhood #Music #Bands #WomenArtists #Pop #PowerPop #YoungEnough #Guppy #SupportWomenArtistsNow #FF2Media #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs

The Guerrilla Girls Go ‘Beyond the Streets’ to

The Guerrilla Girls Go ‘Beyond the Streets’ to Fight Injustice

"Wearing gorilla masks to conceal their identities, the Guerrilla Girls use engaging headlines, posters, books, billboards and public appearances to expose corruption and injustice."

Learn more about the @guerrillagirls today!

#SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #BeyondtheStreets #GuerrillaGirls #WomenArtists #protest #FF2Media #SWANoftheDay #activism #feminism #protestart #BeyondtheStreets

Compelling Films by Women at 33rd Annual HRW Film

Compelling Films by Women at 33rd Annual HRW Film Festival

"And here’s a statistic of particular importance to FF2 readers: Of the 10 films on this year’s NYC schedule, seven of the ten (thus 70%) have been directed by women filmmakers." - Nora Lee Mandel

Be sure to check out these excellent films by women filmmakers!

#HRWFilmFest #HumanRights #FilmFestivals #WomenArtists #WomenDirectors #FF2Media #SupportWomenArtistsNow #iSWANs #InternationalSWANs #Movies #Films #Documentaries

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