Mango Meter is a feminist film reviewing app developed by a group of angry, sexy, crazy feminists from Asia. Let’s fight patriarchy one movie at a time!
Hush! is classic film in the history of Japanese LGBTQ+ cinema, questioning the traditional structures of family, home, and parenthood. Catch it on 35mm with @queereast Film Festival this Tuesday at 6.10PM!
Tickets here https://t.co/JpzCapH6Xs
"The young angry male anti-feminist mob", South Korea (2021)
(signs read "ministry of gender equality stfu and dismantle" and "feminism is a mental disease". and yes some anti-feminists are female, like wife below ringleader in the middle)
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"When it comes to tolerance of sexual and gender minorities, Indonesia has a complicated history. Masculine and feminine have long been blurred in the languages and traditional performance art of cultures across the archipelago." https://t.co/iMyZMgxCih
"The importance of this film is that the LGBT [identity] is part of humanity and everyday life. The second point is that young people experiencing pop culture can understand the history of gender in this country." - dir. Garin Nugroho talks to @jakpost https://t.co/qJoE7sJmFe
Korean LGBTQ play <We Are (Not) A Joke> written by the late trans playwright Lee Eun-yong has been awarded Best Play @ Baeksang Arts Awards.
Director Koo Ja-hye: "I hope those who think they can deny other's lives & gov sitting idle in front of hate & discrimination are ashamed"
Hollywood Played a Role in Hypersexualizing Asian Women
Fetishization is just a dangerous extension of racism. Asian women are often viewed only as hypersexualized bodies and they’re the punchline of every sex joke.
https://t.co/lQfeYKBzgK by @india_roby
Every week, we will now be introducing you to each of our Icons of #GenderJustice who have paved the way for women's rights in #Asia. Stay tuned!
https://t.co/g5q0bJzR6L
Today, on #InternationalWomensDay, the uphill, yearslong battle to close legal gaps — and cultural norms — that let gender-based violence continue with impunity in Southeast Asia. https://t.co/yJAQCTeHRR
For the first time, a movie from Sudan is also in the running for Best International Feature Film. You Will Die at Twenty is also notably the first feature film made in Sudan in 20 years — and only the seventh to come from the country. https://t.co/q1H0CWKeVe
With Oscar nominations just a day away, Pakistan is hoping its picture gets one of the slots for best foreign film. But it's a film that most Pakistanis aren't able to see. https://t.co/xKyWZietFw
Women represented 16% of directors working on the 100 highest-grossing films in 2020. Compared to 12% in 2019 and 4% in 2018, reports @Variety.
We're on the right track, but there is still a long way to go. #GenerationEquality
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