By the 1960s, Wonder Woman had been enervated and diminished. Her superpowers and provocative costume had been stripped away. No more daring exploits. But then Gloria Steinem brought her back with a bang.
When Adolf Eichmann, a former officer in the SS, was captured in Argentina and taken to Jerusalem, "The New Yorker" tapped Arendt to cover his trial, one of the most sensational of the century. Arendt was a German Jew who had experienced firsthand the pain of exile and was compelled to flee the Nazi regime, first in Germany and later in France. No one anticipated that her reportage would result in a third exile—ostracism by most of the Jewish community.
The Emmy-winning The Legend of Pancho Barnes is a feel-good movie introducing us to yet another daring, boundary-pushing woman—this one from the early days of flight.
This film honors three fearless women, of two nationalities, who defied power to stop the abuse of thousands of younger, more vulnerable women from all over Eastern Europe.
"Most of us are creative because we saw another woman do it," Daily Show creator Lizz Winstead told the audience on opening night at the Athena Film Festival, where for four days you could watch that process unfold.
Two of the films we loved at last spring's Athena Film Festival are now in theaters: "The Mighty Macs" and "Miss Representation." Here's our reviewer's take on both movies.
Coming to a theater near you next fall, this feel-good sports movie scored some provocative points in its screening at the Athena Film Festival.
At the Athena Film Festival, director Lisa Gossels screened her film and talked about it with people focused on resolving the conflict in the Middle East. If the teenagers in her film are any indication, there's hope.
A standing-room-only audience joins director Jennifer Siebel Newsom in grappling with the issue of women and the media.