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Jul 9, 2021 · Her Socialist Smile: Directed by John Gianvito. With Noam Chomsky, Carolyn Forché. Author, activist, lecturer, and crusader for those with disabilities, the extraordinary Helen Keller was unable to see or hear, yet through hard work became highly accomplished and famously outspoken.
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- Documentary
- John Gianvito
- 2021-07-09
Nov 24, 2020 · In his new film, John Gianvito meditates on a particular moment in early 20th-century history: when Helen Keller began speaking out passionately on behalf of progressive causes. Beginning in 1913...
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- Traveling Light Productions
In Her Socialist Smile, he researches how, beginning in her early 30s, the pioneer leftist thinker fervently and eloquently spoke out on behalf of many progressive causes, from the rights of women and the disabled, to international socialism and world peace.
Jul 8, 2021 · The new documentary “Her Socialist Smile,” written, directed and shot by John Gianvito, is a fascinating and challenging exploration of Keller’s political thought. Gianvito’s formal ...
Her Socialist Smile. DOCUMENTARY. Though her life generated voluminous literature, most people ignore the fact that iconic deaf-blind author Helen Keller (1880–1968) was one of the most passionate socialist advocates of her time.
- John Gianvito
- Noam Chomsky
Her Socialist Smile. Directed by John Gianvito | 93 mins | 2020. A spare, quietly impassioned, experimental documentary that, in exploring the relationship between cinema and the written word, brings us as close we can hope to get to the private mental and moral universe of Helen Keller.
Jul 16, 2021 · “Her Socialist Smile,” writer-director John Gianvito’s experimental biopic of one of the most influential women of the 20th century, revives them for modern examination.
