Women’s March 2017
Distributed by The Video Project, 145 - 9th St., Suite 102, San Francisco, CA 94103; 800-475-2638
Produced by Mischa Hedges, Michelle Olivera, and Iliani Matisse
Directed by Mischa Hedges
DVD , color, 30 min.
High School - General Adult
Feminism, Political Rights, Politics, Social Movements
Date Entered: 01/29/2018
Reviewed by Sophie M. Forrester, Reed Library, State University of New York at FredoniaAt just 30 minutes, Women’s March clearly is not a full overview of the political significance of the movement from which it takes its name. Nor does it try to be; instead, it is essentially a collection of snapshots of marchers in five of the January 2017 Women's Marches across the country: in Washington, DC; Boston, MA; and three cities in California. Thankfully, those marchers are diverse: a white scientist; an African American woman and her daughter; an Afghani American who came to the country as a refugee; an 88-year-old disabled Jewish woman; and an indigenous first-generation American.
As such, they provide a variety of perspectives on the election, and on the March itself, including the exclusion of indigenous voices from the official Boston march. The film also uses appropriate, inclusive language toward disabled and transgender people, a welcome attribute.
The film will do little to educate viewers on the genesis of the March, but one imagines that a film that does so must be forthcoming. This film instead appeals to an audience of marchers and would-be marchers who wish to hear from some of their fellow participants. However, it fails to really offer any new information. For that reason, it is recommended with reservations for public and academic libraries.