Directed by Agnès Varda • 1970 • United States
Agnès Varda turns her camera on an Oakland demonstration against the imprisonment of activist and Black Panthers cofounder Huey P. Newton. In addition to evincing Varda’s fascination with her adopted surroundings and her empathy, this perceptive short is also a powerful political statement.
Restored by the Cineteca di Bologna at L’Immagine Ritrovata in association with Ciné-Tamaris and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Annenberg Foundation, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and The Film Foundation.
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Réponse de femmes
Directed by Agnès Varda • 1975 • France
Starring Agnès VardaThis 1975 short film by Agnès Varda was commissioned by the French television channel Antenne 2, which asked seven female filmmakers each to make a film in response to the question “What is a woman?”
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Plaisir d’amour en Iran
Directed by Agnès Varda • 1977 • France
Starring Valérie Mairesse, Ali RafieIn this 1977 short film by Agnès Varda, Pauline and Darius explore the city of Isfahan, Iran.
