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Feminist High

  • Director: Kelley Lord
  • Type: Shorts
  • Year: 2016
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Length: 3 Minutes

Ileana Jiménez, most notably known as “Feminist Teacher,” has created a course in New York City that teaches high school students about feminism. The school, LREI, Little Red School House and Elizabeth Irwin High School, provides students with 14 years of progressive schooling. In their junior and senior years, students are eligible to sign up for the course. The feminism class titled, “Fierce and Fabulous: Feminist Writers, Artists, and Activists,” is a three-month-long, discussion-based class. Representing a variety of races, genders and social circles, they all take a seat around an oval-shaped table with Ileana at the head.

Date: Saturday, February 20, 4PM
Location: Glicker-Milstein Theatre, Diana Center LL200
Q&A session to follow screening with producer Kelly Lord, documentary subject Ileana Jiménez, and camera operator David Potvin

Filmmaker Bio:
Kelley Lord earned her degree in Broadcast Journalism from SUNY Fredonia where she reported on trending news and acted in comedy sketches. With a soft spot for homemade pizza and adventure, her appetite led her to NYC. Working behind the scenes for various television networks and radio stations landed her the position of first female on the Elite Daily video team. In the past year and half working with Elite Daily, Kelley has produced mini documentaries, a weekly comedy show and a YouTube channel of her own, The Nick and Kelley Show.

 

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