Enjoy an evening full of illuminating and convention-breaking films.
Featuring rarely-seen silent films about feminist protest, anarchic slapstick mayhem, and evocative gender play. The women included are indeed very “nasty”—they organize labor strikes, bake (and weaponize) inedible desserts, explode out of the chimney, electrocute the police, and assume a rogues’ gallery of playful identities that joyously dismantle gender binaries and sexual norms.
These films have been restored and curated by UCLA Film Archives. The films are accompanied by specially-commissioned music scores.