A selection of films by women artists

This selection, chosen to be screened at Bristol Women's Voice International Women's Day 2019, values women as creators. If you want to view the individual films, please use the links below. <br />
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Art within the Cracks of Women’s Lives (22:22 mins)<br />
Anna Haydock-Wilson 2018<br />
Conversations with women creatives about their work and the challenges of the ‘double precarity’ of being a woman and an artist 100 years on from initial franchise for females. Dedicated to artist & feminist, Jacqueline Morreau https://artwithinthecracks.org/herstories-2/ <br />
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SNAP- formerly known as Mummy Monster (6:07 mins)<br />
Liz Hart and Sarah Corbett 2018<br />
An extract from a kitchen show about one woman’s journey from a seeming state of balance into a monstrous state where she is no longer fully in control. Contains the Sellotape Song! https://vimeo.com/310546099 <br />
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G.P.S. Embroidery (3:30 mins)<br />
Lizzie Philps 2018<br />
Embroidery is usually associated with women and domesticity, a quiet hobby to pick up and put down in between the chores. Embroidering with GPS refers to these traditional understandings, but makes a claim for self-expression outside the home, in public space, too. http://lizziephilps.com/?p=347 <br />
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Valli van Zijl – Placemaker (6:20 mins)<br />
by Emma Crouch and Rosie Murdoch 2017<br />
After years working within social housing, Valli offers a fascinating human glimpse behind the blanket label of ‘developer'. Part of the Métier Project: A film and podcast series celebrating women and their work. http://www.metierproject.org/valli-van-zijl <br />
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The Creator (4:40)<br />
Maria Jose Carvallo 2018<br />
How is the image of the female body constructed? How does the gender construction imply the development of sexuality in a matrix of power? The body is not a neutral matter, rather it is a culturally constructed ad narrated. https://artwithinthecracks.org..../2018/11/30/the-crea <br />
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Moonbird (5:50 mins)<br />
Roos Mattaar 2014<br />
n an attic workshop a young engineer is crafting a metal bird. When she leaves and the moonlight shines through the attic's window, the metal creature wakes up. This film tells the story of the relationship between the bird and its creator<br />
http://www.roosmattaar.com/animation/moonbird/ <br />
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MiLK HaRE (4:10 mins)<br />
Emma Windsor 2011<br />
There's a belief which exists in many Nordic countries that witches in remote villages steal cream from their neighbours with a Mjölkhare or Milkhare, a creature bought to life by the witch with her own blood. Based on old Scandinavian folklore, this animation is a story about environmental over-exploitation and its consequences http://www.milkhare.com/ <br />
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Dolly Said no the Elvis (3:40 mins)<br />
Heather Colbert 2018<br />
Official Music video for by Mark Nevin. This is the true story of Dolly Parton refusing to part with her song 'I will always love you' when Colonel Tom Parker wanted to take 50% of the royalties if Elvis recorded it! https://www.heather-colbert.com/animation-1#/dolly-said-no-to-elvis/<br />
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About Art within the Cracks<br />
Art within the Cracks is a multi-faceted project which developed from conversations with women of all ages about art, equality and about changes to our circumstances through 100 years of women’s suffrage in the UK. Initially sharing stories and challenges, our collection of creatives have worked together to implement collaborative ideas and workshops. Engaging fantastic partners, we’ve adapted some of these ideas to produce unique sessions for younger women and girls, giving them comfortable and inspiring contexts to explore their own ideas and experiences of the challenges to gaining equality.<br />
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artwithinthecracks.org<br />
anna@artwithinthecracks.org