Franki Raffles Screenings Born in Flames
In near-future New York, 10 years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organise a feminist uprising.
This screening is part of Franki Raffles: Viewpoints
Born in Flames
dir. Lizzie Borden, USA, 1983 (80’)
Wed 30 Oct | 18:30
Level 1 Cinema
Tickets £5 / £3.50 Concessions / Discount Bundles available
In near-future New York, 10 years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organise a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
‘The film that rocked the foundations of the 1980s underground, this postpunk provocation is a DIY fantasia of female rebellion set in America ten years after a social-democratic cultural revolution. When the black revolutionary founder of the Woman’s Army is mysteriously killed, a coalition of women merges to blow the system apart. Filmed guerrilla-style on the streets of pre-gentrification New York, Born in Flames is a Molotov cocktail of feminist futurism that’s both an essential document of its time and radically ahead of it.’ — Criterion
‘The anarchic spirit of agitprop pulses from this scrappy, smart, subversive film.’ — The Guardian
Franki Raffles: Viewpoints
This event is part of a series of films in our cinema on Wednesday evenings which further expand on themes of labour and feminism in Franki Raffles’ exhibition. Book a bundle ticket for these screenings at a discounted price here.
We are also showing free lunchtime talks by artists, activists, researchers and thinkers. See full programme here.
Franki Raffles Screenigs
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