Sexism|Cinema is a feminist film series in Lubbock, Texas.
Movies, Conversation, and Activism Since 2015.
Special Event
April 4
The Cactus Theater
7pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Set in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, a sleepy hamlet nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean, SLASH/BACK opens as the village wakes up to a typical summer day. No School, no cool boys (well...except one), and 24-hour sunlight. But for Maika and her ragtag friends, the usual summer is suddenly not in the cards when they discover an alien invasion threatening their hometown. These teenagers have been underestimated their whole lives but, using makeshift weapons and their horror movie knowledge, they show the aliens you don't mess with the girls from Pang.
Directed by first-time filmmaker Nyla Innuksuk.
Read our scholarship!
Read our scholarship!
The Sexism|Cinema team has just published the book chapter “Red Carpet Radicals: Public Feminist Scholarship and the Sexism|Cinema Film Series” in the new collection Public Feminisms: From Academy to Community out as an open access publication from Lever Press. You can download the full book by clicking on the banner above, or download our chapter below.
How do movies give us a starting point for talking about sexism?
Join us in our ongoing intersectional answer to this question.
In 1965, the term "sexism" was coined. In light of this historical marker, Sexism|Cinema began in 2015 as film series which considers how sexism is embedded, endorsed, and/or challenged in the cinema. How far have we come in more than fifty years? How far do we have to go? Selected films feature female protagonists, and our in-person screenings are followed by a 30-minute discussion led by expert guest speakers or Texas Tech faculty.
Join us for live screenings and conversation in Lubbock, Texas.
What do films tell us about a society’s views on gender? How do cinematic representations reaffirm or challenge our “common sense” beliefs about gender, sexuality, race, and class?
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023)
Dir. Kelly Fremon Craig
Featuring a host of expert guest speakers and special guests!
The Night Rider (1920)
Dir. Jay Hunt
Join us in conversation as we discuss popular movies and lesser known films and look critically at their implications beyond the screen.