Through Women's Eyes Film Festival Schedule Released

Dig through the and moviegoers will find themes and miniature programs within. 

One of those is the Through Women's Eyes festival, held in partnership with SFF. Through Women's Eyes is set for Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7, featuring movies directed by women and films that chiefly place women is a variety of roles.

Films will be screened at the Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20 with a filmmaker reception on Saturday.

This year's selections include seven feature-length films, four shorter pieces and 12 shorts, mixing in documentaries and narratives. It's sponsored by the Gulf Coast Chapter of U.S. National Committee—U N Women.

Two movies will have word premiers: Trailblazers in Habits directed by Nancy Tong and Homefront Heroines:The WAVES of WWII from director Kathleen Rya. 

Trailblazers, is also narrated by Susan Sarandon. Here is the plot courtesy of the Film Festival:

"In 1922, six nuns in sweeping grey habits arrived by steamer in Hong Kong from the U.S. to begin a mission. They had few resources other than their own faith, dedication and what can only be described as a divinely inspired ingenuity. But over the next nearly 90 years, the Maryknoll Sisters established six thriving schools and a hospital. They committed themselves to education and healthcare, and laid the foundation for Hong Kong’s social welfare system. Nancy M. Tong’s TRAILBLAZERS IN HABITS is the story of these pioneering women and the profound impact their good works had on a contemporary metropolis."

Trailblazers will be screened at 10 a.m. April 6 and also at 1 p.m. April 8.

For Homefront Heroes:

"HOMEFRONT HEROINES: THE WAVES OF WORLD WAR II introduces audiences to a group of quirky, independent and determined women who went where no women had gone before: into the Navy as WAVES, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. The stories of these courageous and heroic women have rarely been heard before, and director Kathleen Ryan handles their stories with a cinematic eye that honors their service while simultaneously allowing their true character to shine through. Six years in the making, this documentary reveals a hidden history about a generation who changed the course of American life."

Homefront Heroes will be screened 2:45 p.m. April 7, and noon April 9.

This year's selections also include:

• Brave Miss World
• The Cart
• The Eyes of Heaven
• A Girl and A Gun
• The Grey Area
• How To Be A Female Director
• Lace Bite
• Les
• Me and My Deadbeat Husband
• Monsters
• Queen of the Desert
• School of my Dreams
• Schwestern (Sisters)
• Silk
• Six Letter Word
• Stalled
• Unravel
• The Winter

Packages for the Through Women's Eyes can be purchased by calling Terry Brackett at 703-402-1428 or Mary Dailey at 847-989-6700 or can be purchased online. A one-day pass costs $60 and two days cost $110. Proceeds go toward supporting UN Women projects around the world.