Her Lens, His Story:

Explore complex, revealing and often provocative takes on men and masculinity, as seen through the lens of female filmmakers around the world.

Featuring films from the UK, Norway, the Soviet Union, Argentina, Australia, Afghanistan and Japan, this film season shows how great female directors have reversed the traditional male-female gaze to give us exciting and challenging male characters across multiple genres, including film noirs, melodramas, comedies and war movies.

Directors featured in this season include Edith Carlmar, Destiny Ekaragha, Kinuyo Tanaka, Larisa Shepitko and Shahrbanoo Sadat, many of which are very rarely screened in the UK and offer interesting and insightful depictions of its male characters.

Her Lens, History: Female directors and Masculinities is programmed in association with the Art Gallery exhibition Masculinities: Liberation through Photography

Events

Two men and a woman chat on the street in Destiny Ekaragha's film Gone Too Far!

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Cinema

Gone Too Far! + Introduction by director Destiny Ekaragha

Past event

Mon 9 Mar 2020, 18:30

Destiny Ekaragha adapts Bola Agbaje’s fast and funny play about London teenager Yemi, whose street-cred takes a hit when his eccentric Nigerian brother comes to visit.

Two men look each other in the eyes in Argentinian drama A Year Without Love

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Cinema

A Year Without Love + Introduction

Past event

Thu 5 Mar 2020, 18:30

An HIV positive gay man searching for love and connection is drawn to the Buenos Aires S&M and leather scene in Anahi Berneri’s award-winning debut feature.

Two Russian soldiers walk through snowy woods in The Ascent

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Cinema

The Ascent + Introduction

Past event

Wed 4 Mar 2020, 18:20

Larisa Shepitko’s final film is a masterly war movie following two very different soldiers during the Great Patriotic War.

A man holds a woman tightly by the arms in Norwegian melodrama Death is a Caress

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Cinema

Death is a Caress + Introduction

Past event

Sun 1 Mar 2020, 15:00

A very rare chance to see Edith Carlmar’s noir-tinged tale of lust, murder and male hysteria on the big screen.

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Cinema

Head On + Introduction

Past event

Fri 28 Feb 2020, 18:20

Ana Kokkinos’ explosive drama follows a day and a night in the life of a troubled gay Greek-Australian teenager in Melbourne, with an electrifying performance from lead actor Alex Dimitriades.

A black and white image of a man and a woman in Japan in the 1940s

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Cinema

Love Letter + Introduction

Past event

Wed 26 Feb 2020, 18:30

Kinuyo Tanaka’s debut feature is a marvellous post-war melodrama, following the relationship between a reserved man reunited with his former girlfriend, but with complications.

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Her Lens, His Story:

Female Directors and Masculinities

Events

Gone Too Far! + Introduction by director Destiny Ekaragha

A Year Without Love + Introduction

The Ascent + Introduction

Death is a Caress + Introduction

Head On + Introduction

Love Letter + Introduction

Venue Hire

What we offer

Barbican Immersive Exhibitions

Saved events

Her Lens, His Story:

Female Directors and Masculinities

Events

Gone Too Far! + Introduction by director Destiny Ekaragha

A Year Without Love + Introduction

The Ascent + Introduction

Death is a Caress + Introduction

Head On + Introduction

Love Letter + Introduction

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Screen Notes: Her Lens, His Story

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