Forty Years

For the past two years, I have been filming people (mostly women and mostly strangers) reading letters sent to the editor of Ms. Magazine-the first mainstream feminist magazine in the US-in the 1970s, in the cities where the letters were originally written. In this short film, four women read letters about sexual violence that were sent to Ms. Magazine between 1974-1976.

Director: Irene Lusztig
Runtime: 12 min
Original Language: en
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What is Forty Years about?
For the past two years, I have been filming people (mostly women and mostly strangers) reading letters sent to the editor of Ms. Magazine-the first mainstream feminist magazine in the US-in the 1970s, in the cities where the letters were originally written. In this short film, four women read letters about sexual violence that were sent to Ms. Magazine between 1974-1976.
Who directed Forty Years?
Forty Years was directed by Irene Lusztig.
How long is Forty Years?
Forty Years has a runtime of 12m (12 minutes).