Menstrual Rosary

ABOUT

 “Menstrual Rosary” with music composed by Stefania de Kenessey and directed by Cecilia Rubino is a theater-performance piece in which two women, dressed like nuns but wearing bright red lipstick, recite a rosary – which veers off periodically into bits and pieces of ads for feminine care products. The text is co-authored by feminist philosopher Chiara Bottici and poet provocateur Vanessa Place. The work was commissioned for the launch of the Gender and Sexuality Studies Institute (GSSI) at The New School; it received its video premiere on April 29, 2021 on a panel entitled “The Art of Feminism”. It has won recognition in thirty-three different film competitions since 2022. Nationally, it was selected as a semi-finalist in the Atlanta Movie Awards, Austin International Art, Brooklyn International Short, Chicago Filmmaker, Hawaii International Film, Nashville Independent Filmmakers, Palm Springs Shorts, Portland New Alternative Voices Film, San Francisco Indie Short, Seattle Filmmaker and Washington Film Award festivals. Internationally, it was honored at the Dublin World Film, Edinburgh Film, Florence Indie Film, Hong Kong Indie Film, Istanbul Film, LGBTQ Unbordered International Film, London Indie Short, Madrid Arthouse Film, Melbourne Independent Movie, Milan Arthouse Film, Palermo International Film, Paris International Short, Paris Women Film of Ontario, Prague Underground Film, Rio de Janeiro World Film, Rotterdam Independent Film, Stockholm Short, Sydney Indie Film, International Cosmopolitan Film of Tokyo, Venice Indie Film Festivals. It also won the top prize at the Dallas Short Film and Vienna Indie Film Festivals. The filmed version (duration 14:07), featuring Jasmine Holland and Aiyana Greene, was directed by Cecilia Rubino; the video was created and edited by Anomie Williams, with additional images courtesy of Christen Clifford.

Article: https://publicseminar.org/2024/11/christine-de-pizan-and-womens-tongues/

CREW

Director: Cecilia Rubino
Featuring: Jasmine Holland and Aiyana Greene
Video by: Anomie Williams
Image Courtesy: Christen Clifford