Five Feminist Minutes Explained

Director:Christene Browne
Michelle Mohabeer
Elaine Pain
Gwendolyn
Marie Annharte Baker
Tracy Traeger
Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan
Ann Marie Fleming
Sook-Yin Lee
Kim Blain and Lorna Boschman
Catherine Martin
Alison Burns
Mary Lewis
Janis Cole
Cathy Quinn and Frances Leeming
Angèle Gagnon and Jennifer Kawaja
Andrée Pelletier
Producer:Mary Armstrong
Nicole Hubert
Starring:Chloé Cinq-Mars (segment "Petit drame dans la vie d'une femme")
Studio:Studio D National Film Board of Canada
Distributor:National Film Board of Canada
Runtime:113 minutes 40 second (compiled)
Country:Canada
Language:English
French

Five Feminist Minutes is a Canadian short film anthology released in 1990 by the National Film Board of Canada. The films were produced independently for the 15th anniversary of Studio D of the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with Regards de Femmes and other NFB production studios in Canada.

It consists of sixteen shorts with an approximately five minute duration for each. Every short has its own director(s) and staff and range across a multitude of genres.

Production

In 1989, The NFB announced that it would be accepting ideas for short films from female film-makers. Finalists were to receive $10,000 and five rolls of film and free developing services and the loan of NFB equipment.[1] In an interview with Mary Armstrong, a Studio D producer, she explains that "We're on the lookout for women who have good ideas, the determination to make films and the ingenuity to see a film through to completion." Admissions were desired from both established and new contributors in the film industry from all regions of Canada including representation of cultural minorities and the disabled community.[2]

Release

Five Feminist Minutes was initially released at the Montreal Women's Film Festival in May 1990.[3]

Segments

Source:[4]

Critical reception

The Calgary Herald gave the film 3 out of 5 stars describing it as an "extremely mixed bag" given its range of style and content.[5]

The segment Shaggie: Letters from Prison won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 1990 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] Ann Marie Fleming's New Shoes received an honorable mention for the same award.[6]

Awards

Source:

BLIZZARD Award - for Best Music Video (We're Talking Vulva)

The BLIZZARDS/Manitoba Motion Picture Ind. Ass. Film & Video Awards

February 12, 1993, Winnipeg - Canada

Award for First Short Film (Prowling by Night) - with a cash prize of 1,000$

La Mondiale de films et vidéos réalisés par des femmes

April 17 to 28 1991, Québec - Canada

Moonsnail Award - Category: Short Documentary (Minoon Minoon)

FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival

September 25 to 30 1990, Halifax - Canada

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Film board seeks short female films to fete its Studio D. Dambrofsky. Gwen. June 10, 1989. Edmonton Journal.
  2. News: Project salutes female film-makers. Jun 10, 1989. The Windsor Star.
  3. News: Through the eyes of women After 15 years, the NFB's Studio D is still trying to change the status quo, still making some Canadians squirm. Godfrey. Stephen. January 19, 1990. The Globe and Mail.
  4. Web site: National Film Board of Canada. Government of Canada. National Film Board of Canada. 2012-10-11. 2019-03-26.
  5. News: Romantic Comedy Ends Poorly. Haeseker. Fred. March 14, 1991. Calgary Herald.
  6. "Cyrano festival's most popular film". Ottawa Citizen, September 17, 1990.