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ONE WOMAN AGAINST THE CONSPIRACY! To the outside world Joanne is just a bookstore owner, but The Conspiracy knows different. She's dangerous. She's a Bellwether; a quiet leader who is well on her way to being her whole self. When they kidnap her, to break her and make her conform, they discover Joanne is something so much more than even she ever knew. The Bellwether is a modern rite of passage story which most women have to go through to become a whole human being: How does one be oneself in the face of massive misogyny and hatred, both overt and institutionalized. The elevated thriller is also the world's first solo character film (a movie with only one on-screen character) that features a woman. Media Cast & Crew Director: Christopher Morrison Additional Details Label: BIG PIECES Genre: Mystery/Thriller Language: English Run Time: 86:13 mins Region: 1 Release Date: 04/13/21 UPC: 760137445692
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The Bellwether (2020)
71 min
To the outside world Joanne is just a book-store owner, but the Conspiracy knows different. She's dangerous. She's a bellwether: a quiet leader who is well on her way to being her whole self. When they kidnap her to break her to make her conform, they discover that Joanne is something so much more than even she ever knew. Joanne is a feminist, one-room, one-character elevated genre thriller. It is a modern rite of passage story which most women have to go through to become a whole human being: How does one be oneself in the face of massive misogyny and hatred (both overt and institutionalized). It is also the world's first one-person film (a movie with only one on-screen character) that features a woman.