The Woman King
Plymouth Arts Cinema
The story of an all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s.
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DateWed 29 Mar
Time10:00 - 12:35
Thu 09 Mar 2023
10:45 - 13:00
Barbican, Barbican Cinemas 2&3, Beech Street, Barbican, London, EC1Y 8AA, England
FREE
16+
The story of Irish musician Sinéad O'Connor's rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality, her consistent championing of causes, resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream. The core of the film focuses on her prophetic words and deeds across a six-year period (1987-1993), making rich use of archive material, blended with specially shot drama recon. The revisioning of Sinead's story, through that archive and specially shot footage, evokes a the sense of time, leading us to reflect on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer, through a contemporary feminist lens. The film is preceded by a careers talk from archive film producers Jo Stones (Nothing Compares, Queen of Speed) and Kate Griffiths (The Sparks Brothers, Soul Boys of the Western World).
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Nothing Compares
The story of Irish musician Sinéad O'Connor's rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on prophetic words and deeds across a six-year period (1987-1993), the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer, through a contemporary feminist lens.
Content warning: Discussion of child abuse, abortion rights and mental health struggles.
strong language, references to sexual violence, domestic abuse
Kathryn Ferguson
2022
Britain / Ireland
English
97 minutes