Independent Heroines 2005 is a feminist film festival programmed around the theme of heroines; women who work, create and exist on their own terms, outside the narrow confines of what society says a woman can be. Themed events reveal inspirational figures past and present from such diverse fields as film, music, art, literature, burlesque dancing, radical cheerleading, skateboarding and politics. Features, shorts, performers, experts and artists are brought together to celebrate and explore these women's lives and work.

Curated by Lady Lucy and Lisa Brook, the Independent Heroines film festival started as part of Ladyfest Bristol, a music, film, art and poetry festival dedicated to female creativity and expression which took place in August 2003 at venues all around Bristol and led to the establishment of the Here shop on Stokes Croft and Local Kid, Venue's 'top banana' promotor of the year 2004.

Independent Heroines 2003 prog

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