Experimental film
VIRGIN FANDANGO
An animated tile figure of Mary comes to life in a Romanesque church. She breaks her silence and resists her common stereotypes as she begins to sing and dance. She reminds us that in her time, a betrothed woman found pregnant, could have been stoned and that many women today still have little choice in life and death decisions, much less equitable opportunities. So despite her attribute of forgiveness, in the face of bigotry and misogyny, we should not just “let it be”. In playful dance fusions of politics and the arts we find her and other inspiring women of history including a “Dance of the Suffragettes” (women who fought for the right to vote), “Hip Hop Politics” with female pioneers in government and history, multiple showcases for “literary ladies” and a finale with legends of science and the arts. A Portuguese women’s choir provides voice for the large supporting cast.