Red Skirts on Clydeside (1984)
- Genre
- independent film
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary rediscovers the stories of women who participated in the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915. It focuses on four activists whose roles have been largely overlooked. The film explores how their efforts were part of a larger political movement.
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What happens
Red Skirts on Clydeside is a British documentary film directed by Jenny Woodley and Christine Bellamy. Produced in 1984, it is the fifth made by the Sheffield Film Cooperative. It follows the process of rediscovering women's histories, focusing on the Glasgow Rent Strikes of 1915 and four of the women involved: Helen Crawfurd, Agnes Dollan, Mary Barbour, Jean Fergusson. The title plays on the name Red Clydeside, given to the period of political radicalism in Glasgow and other urban areas along the River Clyde during the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, but suggesting the involvement of women. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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