Love and Words Are Politics (movie)

Love and Words Are Politics (movie)

  • Production country: US
  • Producer: Sylvie Ballyot
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 44 min.

Movie description

Unwittingly (and politically), this film ends up being self-reflective. The French filmmaker Sylvie Ballyot was shooting a feminist documentary in Yemen when her tapes were requisitioned by the authorities. Adrift in unknown territory with the only help of a translator, Ballyot carried on, shooting images of herself in public spaces –the only woman in a crowd of men. Her reactions in a culture she is not familiar with get combined with interviews with students who talk about love, family, and sexuality.

Actors

Sylvie Ballyot

Sylvie Ballyot

Role(s): Self

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