Co-organized by ICI, Joan Braderman Archive, and the School of Visual Arts
Sponsored by the Joan Braderman Archive, School of Visual Arts, Art Ferrara, Lyn Hughes, Robert C. Reckman, Women Make Movies, and Video Data Bank
As we approach one year since the passing of longtime WMM filmmaker Joan Braderman – an artist, storyteller, performer, and educator who was a visionary for feminist cinema and younger generations of filmmakers – we invite you to an event honoring her legacy.
The day-long event – Make Art, Make Trouble: Feminist Art, Film, and Collective Action – will take place June 25, 2026 from 12:00-9:00pm at SVA theatre in New York. The first part of the day, organized by Joan Braderman Archive and Abina Manning (Executive Director of Video Data Bank from 2006-2021), brings together works by Braderman and her contemporaries through a screening program of early feminist film and video accompanied by artist Q&As. Two of Joan’s early films – JOAN DOES DYNASTY and THIRTY SECOND SPOT RECONSIDERED — will play in the afternoon alongside films and videos by Max Almy, Lyn Blumenthal, Ayoka Chenzira, Julie Dash, Zeinabu irene Davis, Su Friedrich, Mona Hatoum, Meena Nanji, Cyrille Phipps, and Martha Rosler. Su, Martha, Meena and Cyrille in attendance to participate in a short Q&A.
At 5 PM, there will be a screening of THE HERETICS, introduced by B. Ruby Rich and Becky Donovan, and followed by a panel discussion including Heresies members Su Friedrich, Elizabeth Hess, and Joyce Kozloff, moderated by scholar Tatjana Schaefer. A catered reception will follow.
All videos and films will be Closed Captioned, and live ASL interpretation will be available.
More information including full program and RSVP here.
Explore Joan Braderman’s work with Women Make Movies here.
Make Art, Make Trouble: Feminist Art, Film, and Collective Action is co-organized by ICI, Joan Braderman Archive, and the School of Visual Arts. This event is sponsored by the Joan Braderman Archive, School of Visual Arts, Art Ferrara, Lyn Hughes, Robert C. Reckman, Women Make Movies, and Video Data Bank. The program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support for this program is provided by the William Talbott Hillman Foundation and the ICI Board of Trustees.
