The Female Offender (1995)
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.
Director: Mary Ann Toman
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Kaisa Ajaye as Strongarm |
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Jaqueline Bose as Horsethief |
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Molan Chow as Poisoner |
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Janet Dalton as Suffragette |
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Regina Freitas as Shoplifter |
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Eve Heller as Infanticide |
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Eileen Lopez as Blackmailer |
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Margot Lovejoy as Murderer |
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Susan Peehl as Pickpocket |
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Maja Zrnić as Prostitute |
| Directing | Mary Ann Toman | Director |