Pride Film Lecture Series: A Fantastic Woman In-Person
Join us on Thursday nights at 6:30 pm in June for a very special Pride Film Lecture Series. Organized by librarians, Doug Swiszcz, Ben Hanley, and Siobhan Egan, this film series will feature four films that tell important LGBTQ+ stories.
About A Fantastic Woman:
Marina is a young transgender woman living in Santiago, Chile, who works as a singer and a waitress. Her life is suddenly thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.
The film won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. This win was used by Chilean LBGTQ activists to accelerate local discussions on a gender identity bill. Chile subsequently approved laws for transgender citizens to change their official details in late 2018.
2017 – 104 min. – Color – Rated R – Spanish with English Subtitles
View the trailer for A Fantastic Woman HERE.
Other films in this series:
Free and open to all. Registration recommended.
This series is made possible by The Friends of the Barrington Library.
