© 2025 WSIU Public Broadcasting
WSIU Public Broadcasting
Member-Supported Public Media from Southern Illinois University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
91.9 FM has returned to full power. Thank you for your patience and support!

SIU Carbondale Hosts Women's Film Festival, March 17-18

Exterior shot of Morris Library
Provided
/
SIU News

The SIU Carbondale Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center and the Women's Resource Center are hosting the SIU Women's Film Festival next week.

The SIU Carbondale Paulette Curkin Pride Resource Center and the Women's Resource Center are hosting the SIU Women's Film Festival next week.

The film screenings and discussions, which are free and open to the public, are part of the university's celebration of Women's History Month.

Six women and LGBTQ+ community-centered movies will be shown at the Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library on Monday and Tuesday, March 17 and 18.

Monday, March 17:

10 a.m. - "Desert Hearts" (1985), presented by Paulette Curkin, Kathleen Gallivan and Deb Endres
3 p.m. - "Alma's Rainbow" (1994), presented by Mackenzie Gaines and Dina Timmons
6 p.m. - "Chicana/ A Crushing Love" (1979/2009), presented by Michelle Soto

Tuesday, March 18:

1 p.m. - "Microhabitat" (2017), presented by Qiyu Chen and Casey Tilley
3:30 p.m. - A collection of short films by Heather O-Brien-Takahashi, assistant professor, cinema
5:30 p.m. - "Framing Agnes" (2022), presented by Angela Nuzum, Juniper Oxford, Jennifer Hines, and Heather O'Malley.

Organizers recommend attendees check out content warnings for films on websites such as https://www.doesthedogdie.com/.

For more information, contact program coordinator Juniper Oxford or lgbtq@siu.edu.

Ava Steffens is a student news contributor for WSIU Public Broadcasting located at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiunews@wsiu.org
As a WSIU donor, you don’t simply watch or listen to public media programs, you are a partner. By making a gift, you help WSIU produce, purchase, and broadcast programs you care about and enjoy – every day of the year.