calina ellwand, Author at cléo https://cleojournal.com/author/cellwand/ a journal of film and feminism Wed, 29 Mar 2017 01:03:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Motor City’s Gendered Shift: Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s Detropia https://cleojournal.com/2013/11/28/motor-citys-gendered-shift-heidi-ewing-and-rachel-gradys-detropia/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:09:48 +0000 https://cleojournal.com/?p=578 A majestic tower, stark against the night sky and crumbling at its edges, sways on the verge of collapse. The camera cuts away before the inevitable, but a feeling of vertiginous nausea lingers. Scenes of decaying infrastructure, ghostly streets, and demoralized factory workers are among the doomsday landscapes with which filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel […]

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]]> Peep Show: Activism and Art in Live Nude Girls Unite! and Crazy Horse https://cleojournal.com/2013/04/01/peep-show-activism-and-art-in-live-nude-girls-unite-and-crazy-horse/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:57:31 +0000 https://cleojournal.com/?p=233 Documentary film can take audiences behind the curtain to explore institutional spaces that are seldom seen. When that glimpse exposes systemic injustice, audiences may be compelled to empathize and even rally behind a cause. As a means of galvanizing supporters around a struggle, documentary film can be a powerful tool for activists; especially for marginalized […]

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