Sitting in the Cinenova online archives is the work of lesbian, feminist filmmaker Jacqui Duckworth, whose semi-autobiographical film A Prayer Before Birth (1991) has remained untouched by secondary scholarship. If you’re interested in seeing Jacqui’s work (again): our friends des femmes, the volunteer-run organisation Cinenova, are currently seeking funds to digitise, preserve and share their incredible archive: please consider donating to or joining their Supporters’ Scheme. Some of you might have come to the Rio in November 2017 to watch and discuss Jacqui Duckworth’s films with us. We’d also include the Culture Club conversation between filmmakers Lizzie Borden and Jessie Rovinelli, which speaks to the resonances between then and now, and why it’s important to value and re-evaluate the radical work of the 1980s. Editor’s note: This is part of a series of reflections on the political aesthetics of 1980s inclusive queer feminisms, alongside Jack Thompson’s essay on REBEL DYKES, Irenosen Okojie’s meditation on A PLACE OF RAGE, and Jacob Engelberg’s bisexual look at SHE MUST BE SEEING THINGS.
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