Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman: Now Available on DVD
December 29th, 2008 | by Alive Mind | Published in Editor Picks, Films, Flying, Women
Never before in our collective human history have so many women had such autonomy to construct a life of their own creation. Yet, the terrain is still rocky and ‘choice’ does not necessarily bring happiness, let alone freedom. Meanwhile, old models of femaleness still haunt women everywhere.
In this six-hour tour de force, Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, master storyteller Jennifer Fox lays bare her own turbulent life to penetrate what it means to be a free woman today. As her drama of work and relationships unfolds over four years, our protagonist travels to over seventeen countries to understand how diverse women define their lives when there is no map. Employing an ingenious new camera technique, called “passing the camera”, Fox creates a documentary language that mirrors the special way women communicate. Over intimate conversations around kitchen tables from South Africa to Russia, India and Pakistan, she initiates a groundbreaking dialogue among women, illuminating universal concerns across race, class and nationality. Part delectable soap opera, sociopolitical inquiry, and narrative experiments, Flying sweeps us up into an addictive international adventure chronicled with sincerity, innovation and elegance.
—Caroline Libresco, SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL catalogue
“Jennifer Fox’s “FLYING” should be REQUIRED VIEWING For every woman!”
-Candace Bushnell, Creator, SEX AND THE CITY
“Jennifer Fox’s work sneaks up on you… by turns brave, loving, naive and selfish, Fox embarks on a three-year odyssey, training her lens on far-flung friends to ignite an intimate, yet global, conversation on womanhood. Eavesdropping is rarely this rewarding. A- ”
-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“By turns playful, sexy, tragic and contemplative, “Flying” is an addictive soap
about sexuality and sisterhood. And if that makes the average man’s eyeballs roll, all the more reason for his honey to buy him a ticket…”
-Jeannette Catsoulis, NEW YORK TIMES (Review)
“In Flying, Fox takes us with her soaring on joyful events and allows us to sink with her into the sad and tragic events in her life. She is a woman with whom any American woman can truly relate. Men watching this video could learn a great deal about the minds and hearts of females in their lives. ”
-circlesoflight.com
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| Flying 2-Disc Set | |
| Price: | $34.98 |
| Item #: | ALV-DV-12 |
| Availability: | USA & Canada |
| Running Time: | 351 minutes (6 episodes) |
| Technical Aspects: | Dolby Digital, 16:9, NTSC Region 0 |
| DVD Extras: | Original Trailer, Interview with Jennifer Fox |
| Language: | English (Subtitles: English, French, Danish) |
| Copyright: | © 2007 Zohe Film Production. All rights reserved. |
