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FILM SERIES

STRONG WOMEN OF FAITH

With women’s rights in recent news, under fire by some who call themselves Christians, we thought it would be timely to show four films about strong women of the Christian faith.

Curated by Eric David, these four films were released in the last few years.

Interestingly, none of them are typical faith-based films, yet they all take the religious faith of the female characters seriously, as they navigate a patriarchal world and church. Join us!

 

WHEN/WHERE:
BPC, 12000 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
Wednesdays, September 11 – October 1
Popcorn and fellowship at 6pm, film rolls promptly at 6:30pm.
Discussion after the film
Location:  Chapel
 
SEPTEMBER 11 – WOMEN TALKING (PG-13)

PG-13, 104 min.

Best Picture nominee Women Talking follows a group of American Mennonite women who discuss their future, following their discovery of the men’s history of drugging and sexually assaulting the colony’s women.

 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD0mFhMqDCE

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13669038/reference/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Talking_(film)

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SEPTEMBER 18 – THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (PG-13)

PG-13, 126 min.

The film tells the story of Tammy Faye Bakker (Jessica Chastain), from her humble beginnings growing up in International Falls, Minnesota, through the rise and fall of her televangelism career and marriage to Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield). Tammy Faye was one of the most vocal supporters of AIDS victims in the Christian church.
 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMMLRnXPPJk

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9115530/reference

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eyes_of_Tammy_Faye_(2021_film)

Stream: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye-2021

SEPTEMBER 25 – WILDCAT (PG)

PG, 105 min.

Wildcat is about American novelist Flannery O’Connor struggling to publish her first novel. Also based on O’Connor’s short stories, the film was directed by Ethan Hawke and stars his daughter Maya Hawke as O’Connor. The film deals honestly in every scene with O’Connor’s devout faith, her struggle with lupus, and her search for grace.
 
 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYkEpDlqlQ

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26442871/reference/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat_(2023_film)

Stream: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/wildcat-2023

OCTOBER 2 – FIREBRAND (R)

R, 120 min.

The final film in our Strong Women of Faith series focuses on Catherine Parr,  Queen of England and the sixth and final wife and widow of Henry VIII. In the final years of Henry VIII’s reign, Parr becomes caught between the teachings of the Church of England and the radical preaching of Anne Askew.
 

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyAK_isFwbU

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15000156/reference/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebrand_(2023_film)

Stream: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/firebrand-2023