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North of 49 Films - Free Movie 鈥 Play Your Gender

Event Date:
Monday, January 21, 2019, 4:30 pm
Location:
Duffy Science Centre
Room:
135
Telefilm Canada, 91探花 Campus Life, and Robertson Library are presenting the award-winning movie Play Your Gender. The documentary, by Nova Scotia-based filmmaker Stephanie Clattenburg, is about the under-representation of women in the music industry. 鈥淥nly 6 women have ever been nominated for a Producer of the Year Grammy and no woman has ever won. In PLAY YOUR GENDER, Juno award-winning producer Kinnie Starr is on a quest to find out why this disparity exists by speaking to industry stars and veterans about the realities of being a woman in the recording studio. Play Your Gender features interviews with Sara Quinn of Tegan & Sara, Melissa Auf der Maur of the Smashing Pumpkins, Patty Schemel of Hole, Chantal Kreviazuk, and many more of the music industry鈥檚 most talented women.鈥 Special guest Wayne Carter, Executive Director, FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival will introduce the film and host a Q&A session after the movie. Free dinner 鈥 pizza, drinks, and cookies (while supplies last)!  Monday, January 21st 5 pm, Doors open at 4:30 pm Duffy Amphitheatre 135 Everyone is welcome!
Contact Name
Yolanda Hood