A Womb With a View: Exploring Reproductive Choice through Film
- Feb 6, 2008 (Wednesday), 5pm and 7:30pm screenings.
- At Elliot Building, Room 168, UVic
- By donation.
The UVic Women’s Studies Equity & Outreach Committee in conjunction with the WS Course Union, is hosting a 3 day film festival exploring issues of reproductive choice!
5:00pm: “Rain Without Thunder”
Set in the United States in 2042, this futuristic film follows a reporter as she attempts to make a documentary about the trial of a mother and daughter who escaped illegally to Europe to seek an abortion.
7:30pm: “Parsley Days”
“Parsley Days” is a funny and cute Canadian film set in Halifax. It tells the story of Kate, a bike mechanic who plans to break-up with her long-term boyfriend and sex educator, Ollie. But after she discovers she is pregnant with an unwanted fetus, Kate’s decision to break up with Ollie becomes complicated.
Each film with be followed up with a brief question period, facilitated by members of WS E & O.
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UVic Women’s Studies Equity & Outreach Committee says…
We have organized this event to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Morgentaler decision, the landmark case which finally acknowledged women’s legal right to reproductive choice in Canada. But we also want to take discussion around reproductive choice further: We want to examine and discuss what reproductive choice really means in Canada and around the world, legally, theoretically, and in practice. We want to move public discussion about reproductive choice away from the more popular pro-choice/anti-choice debate.
We would greatly appreciate your attendance at this event, even if you can only make it for one film. Please see the schedule below!
Pro-choice buttons, patches, and baked goods will be available for sale!
