Street Heroines, directed by Alexandra Henry, will screen on March 31 at the Sun Valley Film Festival in Sun Valley, Idaho. Henry is repped by Valiant Pictures for commercials and branded content.
Following TooFly, Fusca, and Magrela, Street Heroines captures the spirit of female street artists from around the world, shining a light on their mission for creative expression and their quest to overcome sexism through art. Punctuated by historical anecdotes from pioneering NY-based artists Lady Pink, Claw Money, Swoon, Lady Aiko, and iconic graffiti photographer Martha Cooper, Street Heroines chronicles the collective outcry of female street artists from around the world. The film was produced by Jordan Noël Hawkes, who grew up in Sun Valley where she graduated from Sun Valley Community School before studying film at Occidental College. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese, which was an asset during the filming process for Street Heroines which was shot on location to capture the artists’ creativity and cultural expression.
Director Henry is a New Mexico-raised and Brooklyn-based multilingual director. She was selected for SHOOT's 2019 New Directors Showcase on the basis of Street Heroines.
The majority-female filmmaking team on Street Heroines includes Henry, producer Hawkes and EP Zahra Sherzad; the film is presented in partnership with Some Serious Business and with support from New York Foundation for the Arts.
Established in 2012, the Sun Valley Film Festival runs March 30-April 3 and guests can attend live in the theater or virtually from the comfort of their own homes.
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