{"id":868,"date":"2024-08-11T13:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T13:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/?page_id=868"},"modified":"2024-08-13T19:46:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:46:59","slug":"the-female-curse-flora-ng-alexia-bazavan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/untold-stories\/the-female-curse-flora-ng-alexia-bazavan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Female Curse (Flora Ng, Alexia Bazavan)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"868\" class=\"elementor elementor-868\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d0374 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8d0374\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a854fa9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a854fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ed8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>6min 19s &#8211; 16:9<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9be6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba9be6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ff51a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0ff51a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e96ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97e96ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Synopsis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8e6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab8e6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW88903581 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88903581 BCX0\">The Female Curse (2024) is a short experimental film that explores the shared inner thoughts and emotions faced by all women, and the shared suffering of being born a female and going through life as a woman. The three acts depict the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88903581 BCX0\">different stages<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88903581 BCX0\"> that women go through, from being innocent to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW88903581 BCX0\">damaged<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88903581 BCX0\"> in a patriarchal society. We aimed to explore the overlooked theme of feminism in the 21st Century and the challenges faced by females throughout the world. The Female Curse tries to shed light on a topic overlooked by the media, giving a voice to silenced victims.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af0398 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9af0398\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1954ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1954ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da0b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1da0b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artist Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d8c99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d8c99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\">The short experimental film The Female Curse aims to depict a subject often overlooked and dismissed in our modern society, silencing the voices and suffering of female victims. Often victims of abuse stories <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\">remain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\"> untold and never get the justice they deserve. The film <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\">represents<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\"> this issue visually and experimentally, using performance and projection to tell a story about modern womanhood, and their shared struggles, in a society created by men and for men, where women fall victim to domestic violence, sexual harassment, rape or even murder.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260572140 BCX0\">While creating this film, we focused solely on presenting real stories, coming from real victims of oppression both visually and auditorily. Real-life crimes and different forms of abuse faced by women all around the world are presented using projection with newspaper articles reinforcing the theme of the film, inviting the audiences to reflect upon an issue that affects over half of the world\u2019s population. Throughout the film, real-life experiences that we have gathered from victims are incorporated into the soundtrack, as we aim to give their suffering a voice to be heard and understood by viewers. 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Her innate storytelling ability and meticulous attention to detail breathe life into cinematic worlds. She is a passionate advocate for the arts, using her craft to inspire and provoke change.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48198536 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48198536 BCX0\">Flora Ng, a final-year film student from Hong Kong, takes an interest in producing and editing. With an eye for detail and a passion for storytelling, she brings cinematic visions to life behind the scenes, from coordinating productions to fine-tuning the editing process.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW48198536 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48198536 BCX0\">The collaboration of these two artists has birthed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW48198536 BCX0\">a piece of insightful<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW48198536 BCX0\"> and awareness-raising project which delivers a deep message that allows the viewers to reflect and relate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/*! elementor &#8211; v3.23.0 &#8211; 05-08-2024 *\/ .elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]&gt;a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} The Female Curse (Flora Ng, Alexia Bazavan) @thefemalecurse.film_ https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bUaz2VXjND0 6min 19s &#8211; 16:9 Synopsis The Female Curse (2024) is a short experimental film that explores the shared inner thoughts and emotions faced by all women, and the shared suffering of being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1744,"featured_media":1126,"parent":101,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-868","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-untold-stories","tag-untold-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1744"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1612,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/868\/revisions\/1612"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/art-beats-festival-24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}