An exploration of the space where femininity and criminality collide. The film collages archival footage clips culled from silent films, original footage and computer-generated imagery with a series of narratives drawn from true crime confessions, early criminological texts, and the filmmaker's own reflections. The result is a cool and piercing meditation on the way the categories of "woman" and "criminal" have been constructed.
Kaisa Ajaye
Strongarm
Jaqueline Bose
Horsethief
Molan Chow
Poisoner
Janet Dalton
Suffragette
Regina Freitas
Shoplifter
Eve Heller
Infanticide
Eileen Lopez
Blackmailer
Margot Lovejoy
Murderer
Susan Peehl
Pickpocket
An exploration of the space where femininity and criminality collide. The film collages archival footage clips culled from silent films, original footage and computer-generated imagery with a series of narratives drawn from true crime confessions, early criminological texts, and the filmmaker's own reflections. The result is a cool and piercing meditation on the way the categories of "woman" and "criminal" have been constructed.
A teen slams her car into a building, killing her boyfriend and his friend. What seems like a tragic accident becomes a murder case.
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