Episode 244: Women in Film and Television Vancouver is changing its name; Eli Morris explains why
On October 4, Women in Film and Television Vancouver – AKA WIFTV – announced that it would be making some significant changes to its name, its long-running Vancouver International Women in Film Festival, and its logo. In a letter to the WIFTV membership, they wrote, “We believe that everybody who has faced historical exclusion and marginalization due to patriarchy and sexism is deserving of our organization’s support. However, we have received ongoing feedback from our community members that WIFTV’s current name does not welcome or include them, which goes against our values and mission as an organization… It’s vital that WIFTV’s language evolves with the times so that we can continue our mission of advancing and celebrating gender equity in screen-based media.” In this poignant episode, WIFTV’s Executive Director Eli Morris joins Sabrina Rani Furminger to discuss WIFTV’s journey to this historic moment, the barriers faced by trans and genderqueer people in the film and television industry, and the role that anger can play in social equity work.
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RELATED LINKS
https://www.womeninfilm.ca/
https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/
https://www.disclosurethemovie.com/toolkits
https://www.framingagnes.com/
Safety in Numbers: A Trans History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQwS7LqfJys
https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies
https://www.spotlight.com/news-and-advice/understanding-trans-and-non-binary-casting-with-gendered-intelligence/
https://www.glaad.org/publications/victims-or-villains-examining-ten-years-transgender-images-television
https://www.documentary.org/blog/four-ways-be-better-trans-ally-your-documentary-filmmaking
SOCIAL MEDIA
https://twitter.com/wiftv
https://www.instagram.com/wiftv/
https://www.instagram.com/eliii_morris/
https://www.facebook.com/WIFTVancouver
http://www.twitter.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.facebook.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.instagram.com/yvrscreenscene
http://www.twitter.com/sabrinarmf
CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Rani Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Original music: Dane Deviller