Women Take the Reel Film Festival: Fly So Far

Fly So Far is the story of Teodora Vásquez, the spokesperson of The Seventeen, the group of women accused of aggravated homicide in El Salvador because of having a miscarriage or a stillbirth.

Fly So Far follows Teodora and The Seventeen in their struggle to regain their freedom. Due to the criminalization of abortion, they have been sentenced up to 30 years in prison for having an obstetric emergency. Their testimonies and cases are evidence of the State’s violence against women, but also of collective resilience, solidarity, and sisterhood.

Join us as we screen the documentary Fly So Far (2021) followed by a moderated discussion with the director, Celina Escher.

We encourage you to view history of hypnosis (2023) on view in List Projects 26: Alison Nguyen in the List Center Bakalar Gallery prior to the film screening.

Women Take the Reel

This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its mission) that features films directed by women and about issues relating to gender, race, sexuality, class and/or feminism. 

The festival’s focus is on intellectual investigation of these issues as well as visibility for female directors, and so every film is accompanied by a Q&A and discussion with either the film director, producer, or a faculty member from the film screening's host institution.