Fresh
Gives a joyful sense of what it was like to be a feminist in the 1970s, a time when "everything seemed possible."
Rachel Saltz, New York Times
Overview
THE HERETICS uncovers the inside story of the Second Wave of the Women’s Movement for the first time in a feature film or video. Joan Braderman, director and narrator, follows her dream of becoming a filmmaker to New York City in 1971. By chance, she joins a feminist art collective at the epicenter of the 1970’s art world in lower Manhattan. In her first person account, THE HERETICS charts the history of a feminist collective from the inside out.
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Considering we have yet to see a female President or pass the ERA, its message feels crucial -- even if we gals would like to think we've bridged the gender gap.
Raven Snook, Time Out
Fresh
If Braderman's voice-over narration drifts into nostalgia for a lost utopia on occasion, the testimony of her interlocutors reminds us that even though consciousness-raising groups are a thing of the past, the spirit of the group is very much alive.
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
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