She-Bop

'She-Bop', 1988

A powerful mythic poem about women, the Goddess and the human spirit. It examines our foibles and frailties and how we can grow out of them.

A powerful mythic poem about women, the Goddess and the human spirit. It examines our foibles and frailties and how we can grow out of them.

Director

Joanna Priestley

Runtime

8 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Short, Animation

Keywords

poetry, goddess

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She-Bop

Joanna Priestley, 1988

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Aspect ratio

1.33 : 1

Color

Color

Awards

Sinking Creek Film Festival

Winner

1996

First Prize

FFest award

Storyline

A powerful mythic poem about women, the Goddess and the human spirit. It examines our foibles and frailties and how we can grow out of them.

She-Bop is about power, rage and seizing control of your life. The star of the film in the film is cartoon Kali, the great destroyer/creator goddess. She-Bop combines drawings on index cards and puppets, abstraction and character animation. It is based on a poem by Carolyn Myers, interpreted and performed by jazz singer Carolyn Lochert Curtis.

Summary

A powerful mythic poem about women, the Goddess and the human spirit. It examines our foibles and frailties and how we can grow out of them.

Synopsis

She-Bop is about power, rage and seizing control of your life. The star of the film in the film is cartoon Kali, the great destroyer/creator goddess. She-Bop combines drawings on index cards and puppets, abstraction and character animation. It is based on a poem by Carolyn Myers, interpreted and performed by jazz singer Carolyn Lochert Curtis.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Carolyn Lochert Curtis

Actress

Crew

Director

Carolyn Myers

Screenwriter

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