'Voices for Change' highlights women's equality
"Voices for Change" is a two-part video celebration of the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote. Coordinated by , who teaches voice in the , the project seeks to celebrate the unity of all women+ identifying persons.
鈥淧art 1: Voices for Change 2020鈥
This film documents interviews with women and those identifying as women at the Hawley House, a substance abuse recovery facility, the Bethesda Center for the Homeless and the Winston-Salem community. Women from many walks of life share their experiences with the voting process, women鈥檚 role in society and the continued fight for women鈥檚 rights.
鈥淧art 2: Voices for Change 1920鈥
The second film shows a three-part women鈥檚 choral performance of suffragette Lola Ridge鈥檚 1918 poem 鈥淭o the Others,鈥 set to an original composition by high school Music student Ash Paris-Carter. The student and faculty performers self-recorded the song from remote locations.
School of Filmmaking alumnae supported the project: Kaitlyn Ali as editor and Gabrielle Walden as sound engineer.
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August 26, 2020