WMM: New film on lesbian writer Violette Leduc plus free preview | Celebrate Pride Month!

Search Catalog    Order Info      New Releases         Special Collections      Request a Catalog 2015 NEW RELEASES INDIA'S DAUGHTER ALICE WALKER:  BEAUTY IN TRUTH REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG PRIVATE VIOLENCE NEITHER HER NOR THERE NADA'S REVOLUTION WINNING GIRL Please click here to see all 2015 New Releases.  Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.  Now Available!  VIOLETTE LEDUC: IN PURSUIT OF LOVE "An enlightening documentary about the French author, her unrequited love for Simone de Beauvoir and her queer literary legacy." - British Film Institute Best Documentary award winner at the Torino LGBT Film Festival, IN PURSUIT OF LOVE chronicles the life of the French author and memoirist Violette Leduc. A controversial pioneer, she was encouraged to write by Simone de Beauvoir whom Leduc was in love with - going on to write her taboo-breaking memoir, La Bâtard (The Bastard) and the lesbian classic Thérèse and Isabelle. Director Esther Hoffenberg uses rare archival footage of Leduc, interviews with friends and scholars, and the author's own words to rediscover the impact of Leduc's work and sketch the controversial woman behind them and one of lesbian literature's giants. Watch a clip. Buy the DVD.  SPECIAL OFFER ON RELATED TITLES:  LGBTQ In honor of LGBTQ Pride Month, we are offering a discount on our best LGBTQ titles! Buy VIOLETTE LEDUC: IN PURSUIT OF LOVE at full price and get any title from our Transcending Gender collection for 50% off!* Highlights include SEARCHING 4 SANDEEP, GIRL INSIDE & BOY I AM.  You can stream a FREE preview of BOY I AM below!  BOY I AM An important exploration of issues rarely touched upon by most films portraying female-to-male (FTM) transgender experiences. Situating these struggles and stories as inextricably linked to queer and feminist struggles, BOY I AM presents an empowering chronicle of queer resistance. Click here to watch. Free preview expires June 24, 2015. *Enter code LEDUCE15 to apply your discount. Cannot be combined with any other offer, only applies to institutional orders, other exceptions may apply. Offer expires July 31, 2015.