It takes awhile before we get to not just the heart of documentarian and cinematographer Julie Lunde Lillesæter’s feature directorial debut “An Army of Women,” but the actual plot of it. The filmmaker spends precious early minutes introducing us to subjects (both named and unnamed), reams of legal papers, and the lingering sense we’re about to watch something wrenching unfold. But that seeming disorganization and unwieldiness might be the point of this entire exercise because what Lillesæter is about to spin over the course of a surprisingly economical 84 minutes is a story about disorganization, unwieldiness, and misdirection — and what happens when we don’t simply give in to such confusion.
When Lillesæter does get to the story at hand, it’s gobsmacking. “An Army of Women” chronicles the protracted progress made by a 2018 class action lawsuit that accused the city of Austin, Travis County, the Austin Police Department,...
When Lillesæter does get to the story at hand, it’s gobsmacking. “An Army of Women” chronicles the protracted progress made by a 2018 class action lawsuit that accused the city of Austin, Travis County, the Austin Police Department,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Ahead of its world premiere in competition at SXSW 2024, An Army of Women has been acquired by Together Films in a deal for worldwide rights.
Directed by Julie Lunde Lillesæter, the documentary is about a group of women in Austin, Texas who join forces and help build a movement of plaintiffs legally challenging the system that allowed their rapists to walk free. It’s a landmark story of women fighting to hold law enforcement accountable, with resounding relevance worldwide.
Pic is funded and supported by Norwegian Film Institute, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Still Water Foundation, Viken Film Center, Arts Council Norway, Ndr Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Nrk, Svt & Dr. Lillesæter also served as its producer.
“Premiering our documentary at SXSW in Austin holds immense significance and is a tribute to the courage of survivors and the strength of a community united for change,” said the filmmaker. “Having worked with the thoughtful and...
Directed by Julie Lunde Lillesæter, the documentary is about a group of women in Austin, Texas who join forces and help build a movement of plaintiffs legally challenging the system that allowed their rapists to walk free. It’s a landmark story of women fighting to hold law enforcement accountable, with resounding relevance worldwide.
Pic is funded and supported by Norwegian Film Institute, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Still Water Foundation, Viken Film Center, Arts Council Norway, Ndr Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Nrk, Svt & Dr. Lillesæter also served as its producer.
“Premiering our documentary at SXSW in Austin holds immense significance and is a tribute to the courage of survivors and the strength of a community united for change,” said the filmmaker. “Having worked with the thoughtful and...
- 2/1/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Together Films Acquires Worldwide Rights to SXSW Documentary ‘An Army of Women’ – Film News in Brief
Together Films has acquired the worldwide rights to “An Army of Women,” which will have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March.
The feature documentary, directed by Julie Lunde Lillesæter, follows a group of women in Austin, Texas, who join together to help build a movement of plaintiffs legally challenging the system that allowed their rapists to walk free.
“We believe ‘An Army of Women’ presents a compelling opportunity for major streamers and buyers. This unprecedented story shows that through resilience and solidarity, the systems that fail us can be changed. Our hope is that this can be a catalyst for change for the rest of the US, and that global audiences will be left with the same optimism and fighting spirit that drives the women in our film,” Lillesæter said in a statement.
Norwegian Film Institute, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Still Water Foundation, Viken Film Center, Arts Council Norway,...
The feature documentary, directed by Julie Lunde Lillesæter, follows a group of women in Austin, Texas, who join together to help build a movement of plaintiffs legally challenging the system that allowed their rapists to walk free.
“We believe ‘An Army of Women’ presents a compelling opportunity for major streamers and buyers. This unprecedented story shows that through resilience and solidarity, the systems that fail us can be changed. Our hope is that this can be a catalyst for change for the rest of the US, and that global audiences will be left with the same optimism and fighting spirit that drives the women in our film,” Lillesæter said in a statement.
Norwegian Film Institute, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Still Water Foundation, Viken Film Center, Arts Council Norway,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay, Jaden Thompson and Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
March fest announces multiple competition sections.
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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