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Girls on Film 3: Goddesses
Eight more award-winning short films from around the world, exploring female desire, empowerment and the realities of being a woman, a lesbian and a feminist in the modern world.
Anthology 2018 111 mins Not rated
Director: Karishma Dev Dube
Overview
Peccadillo Pictures' Girls on Film series returns with another eight award-winning short films from around the world. These inspirational shorts made by women, for women, explore female desire, empowerment and the realities of being a woman, a lesbian and a feminist in the modern world.
Films include Karishma Dev Dube's Goddess (previously on BFI Player as part of BFI Flare/British Council's FiveFilms4Freedom 2018) alongside shorts from Senegal, Sweden, Israel, Poland, the UK and USA.
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