Judy Versus Capitalism (2020)

Directed by

Mike Hoolboom

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 02m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of Canadian activist Judy Rebick. It uses experimental techniques to explore her life and work. The film draws from her memoir.

experimentalreflectivepersonalintimatenonlinearcontemplativeunconventionalbiographical

What happens

Judy Versus Capitalism is a 2020 Canadian documentary film, directed by Mike Hoolboom. The film is an experimentally structured documentary portrait of the life of influential Canadian activist Judy Rebick, based in part on her memoir Heroes in My Head. The film premiered in January 2020 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and had its Canadian premiere in May 2020 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. It was screened at the 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma in October, winning the Grand Prix in the national competition. In December, it was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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