Women On Film
June, 1994
The makers of the 16 documentary films that competed at the Sundance Film Festival in January had plenty to say on such subjects as gays in the military (Coming Out Under Fire), ghetto kids recruited as basketball stars (Hoop Dreams) and Sixties civil rights activists (Freedom on My Mind). In a field of worthy contenders, women filmmakers were much in evidence, and the Playboy Foundation's Freedom of Expression Award was split between two exceptional entries: Heart of the Matter, a sensitive stu...