The Women and Gender Studies Program will premier the film “Olmo and the Seagull” on Tuesday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m. in the Science Hall Atrium. Not yet released in the United States, the film is a co-production from Brazil and Denmark with French, Italian and Spanish languages spoken throughout. The screening is free and open to the public.
The synopsis of the film is: “A journey through the labyrinth of a woman’s mind, ‘Olmo and the Seagull’ tells the story of Olivia, a free-spirited stage actress preparing for a starring role in a theatrical production of Chekhovs ‘The Seagull.’ As the play starts to take shape, Olivia and her boyfriend, Serge, whom she first met on the stage of the Theatre du Soleil, discover she is pregnant. Initially, she thinks she can have it all until an unexpected setback threatens her pregnancy and brings her life to a standstill. Olivia’s desire for freedom and success clashes with the limits imposed by her own body and the baby growing inside her. The months of her pregnancy unfold as a rite of passage, forcing the actress to confront her deepest fears.”
Click here to watch the movie trailer.
Submitted by: Tanya Loughead, associate professor, philosophy