When a Western woman takes a camera to the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, she finds herself in a unique passenger seat, separated from the world around her by a sheet of bulletproof glass.
Kate Cook, Writer/Director/Editor
Melissa Beuoy as herself
TRT: 00:02:24
User is a hybrid of documentary and experimental film, using sophisticated re-enactments and filtered, re-framed visuals. Through a constantly shifting perspective User examines the differences between the two women, revealing surprising moments of divergence and intersection.
Official site
TRT: 7minutes 56 seconds
Why is it that some young, independent, progressive women in today’s society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving and very personal journey into the heart of feminism.
Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor, Shechter talks with feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls and Radical Cheerleaders, all in her quest to find out whether feminism can still be a source of personal and political power.
Therese Shechter – Director/Writer/Producer
Barbara Barde – Producer
Carole Larsen – Editor
Anneliese Paull, Ruben O’Malley – Directors of Photography
“I Was A Teenage Feminist” is distributed by Women Make Movies and director Therese Shechter is available for college and festival screenings.
Filmmaker Therese Shechter heads to Turkey for a much-needed vacation. She also plans to interview young Turkish women for a documentary on feminism. Instead, she becomes fascinated with the men. And they are fascinated with her.
This true story is a twisted travelogue chronicling one woman’s obsession with Turkish men. Her attempts to understand their language, culture and psyche leads to a revealing exploration of cultural cliches, the ‘exotic other’ and the aphrodisiac properties of a US visa.
Therese Shechter: Writer, Director, Editor, DP and Producer
Andrew Kines: Assoc. Editor
Paul Ruest: Sound Editor
“How I Learned to Speak Turkish” won the jury prize for Short Documentary at the Atlanta Film Festival.
