An exploration of the space where femininity and criminality collide. The film collages archival footage clips culled from silent films, original footage and computer-generated imagery with a series of narratives drawn from true crime confessions, early criminological texts, and the filmmaker's own reflections. The result is a cool and piercing meditation on the way the categories of "woman" and "criminal" have been constructed.
Director:
Kaisa Ajaye
Strongarm
Jaqueline Bose
Horsethief
Molan Chow
Poisoner
Janet Dalton
Suffragette
Regina Freitas
Shoplifter
Eve Heller
Infanticide
Eileen Lopez
Blackmailer
Margot Lovejoy
Murderer
Susan Peehl
Pickpocket
Maja Zrnić
Prostitute