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24th(2022)



Feminist Riposte

Marie Perennès, Simon Depardon

  • France
  • 2022
  • 88min
  • DCP
  • color

SYNOPSIS

Elise, Alexia, Cécile, and Jill are four of thousands of young women denouncing sexist violence, public harassment, and macho aggression to which they are subjected daily. At night, they plaster the streets with messages of support for the victims of misogyny and slogans decrying femicide. Sexism is everywhere – but so are they!

PROGRAM NOTE

Brest¡¯s Elise, Saint-Étienne¡¯s Alexia, Compiègne¡¯s Cécile, and Marseille¡¯s Jill. A documentary like a journal of revolution documenting four radical feminists who rose like wildfire in France, each with their own stories. From guerrilla strikes when they paste slogans all over the neighborhood, to large-scale protests to commemorate the victims of femicide, they have no end, and posters, paste, brushes, and their comrades in solidarity are their only weapons. The short vacuum during their silent tribute, when they engrave names of femicide victims on pickets, screams to the audience even more intensely than any noise from hate groups. Sexism is everywhere – but so are they! [Kim AkA, Cinefemme]

Director

  • Marie PerennèsMarie Perennès

    Feminist Riposte is Perennès¡¯ debut film. It was invited to join the Special Screenings at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.

  • Simon DepardonSimon Depardon

    Depardon directed the documentary Retiens Johnny (2020). His second feature film, Feminist Riposte, was invited to join the Special Screenings at the Cannes Film Festival.

Credit

  • Cast Esther DEVOS