BIFF is proud to present a very special screening of the new documentary short SELFIE, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker and BIFF Advisory Board member, Cynthia Wade. Also being screened, is the inspirational Sundance hit, SEPIDEH.
When: Sunday, February 23, 10:30am
Where: Screening – The Triplex, 70 Railroad St, Great Barrington, MA
Brunch – Castle Street Café, 10 Castle St, Great Barrington, MA
Cost: FREE
RSVP: Email DoveEvents@edelman.com by Wednesday, February 19th.
THIS Sunday, February 23 at 10:30am, director Cynthia Wade, the BIFF and Dove will hold a special FREE community screening at the Triplex Cinema with a brunch hosted by Castle Street Café immediately following.
SELFIE captures the journey of multiple generations of girls and their mothers in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts as they create a new type of selfie that celebrates their unique beauty.
“The way women are defining beauty today is changing dramatically, and social media has much to do with the change,” says Cynthia Wade. “Now we have the ability to photograph the beauty we see in our friends and ourselves. When we share these diverse images on our social networks, we are taking personal ownership and truly redefining beauty.”
SEPIDEH wants to become an astronaut. She spends her nights exploring the secrets of the universe, while her family will do anything to keep her on the ground. The expectations for a young Iranian woman are very different from Sepideh’s ambitions, and her plans to go to university are in danger. But Sepideh holds on to her dream! She takes up the fight and teams up with the world’s first female space tourist, Anousheh Ansari.