FILM: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines

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FILM: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines
(2013, USA, documentary, dir. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, 70 min)
VENUE: Side Cinema

After its world premiere at the South by South West Festival in Texas, and following screenings at festivals all over the world, we’re very excited to have the Newcastle premiere of this exceptional documentary about one of the very rare American female Superhero, Wonder Woman.

The film follows the fascinating birth, evolution and legacy of the Wonder Woman figure, from its creation in a comic book in 1940 by William Moulton Marston, to how she became a television hero and a famous icon. The film goes through the changes that her character went through, looking at how it mirrors the place of women in history, through wars and the feminist movement.

Featuring rare interviews with Lynda Carter herself, the incredible American feminist Gloria Steinem or the Bionic Woman actress Lindsay Wagner, this film is funny, instructive and very inspiring.

“No matter how old we get, we all have a secret stash of heroes and heroines that help us walk taller and feel stronger in our daily lives.” - KRISTY GUEVARA-FLANAGAN