CinemaOSMovie · 0h 6m

Margaret Kilgallen: Heroines

I'd like to change the emphasis of what's important…when looking at a woman

90%(1)Documentary

"I especially hope to inspire young women, because I often feel like so much emphasis is put on how beautiful you are, and how thin you are, and not a lot of emphasis is put on what you can do and how smart you are. I'd like to change the emphasis of what's important when looking at a woman." Filmed in San Francisco in 2000, Margaret Kilgallen (1967-2001) discusses the female figures she incorporated into many of her paintings and graffiti tags. Loosely based on women she discovered while listening to folk records, watching buck dance videos, or reading about the history of swimming, Kilgallen painted her heroines to inspire others and to change how society looks at women. Three of Kilgallen's heroines—Matokie Slaughter, Algia Mae Hinton, and Fanny Durack—are shown and heard through archival recordings. Kilgallen is shown tagging train cars with her husband, artist Barry McGee, in a Bay Area rail yard and painting in her studio at UC Berkeley (source: Art21).

Directed byIan Forster

Coming soon
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 6m
Language
EN

Featuring

Cast & crew

Creative team
Directed by
Ian Forster
Produced by
Ian Forster

Keep watching

More like this

Wordsmiths

Wordsmiths

2019 · Film

California's Golden Beginning9.0

California's Golden Beginning

1948 · Film

Bondy-Sur-Toile

Bondy-Sur-Toile

2018 · Film

Madrid 24/7

Madrid 24/7

2010 · Film

Pinto con lata

Pinto con lata

2011 · Film

Silvana5.0

Silvana

2017 · Film

Art and Life: The Story of Jim Phillips7.0

Art and Life: The Story of Jim Phillips

2024 · Film

A Film for Discussion

A Film for Discussion

1973 · Film

Freeports: The Beauty Of Tax Free Storage7.0

Freeports: The Beauty Of Tax Free Storage

2021 · Film

Pablo Picasso et Françoise Gilot : la femme qui dit non6.1

Pablo Picasso et Françoise Gilot : la femme qui dit non

2020 · Film

Rape Is A Social Disease

Rape Is A Social Disease

1975 · Film

Outtakes from Jo

Outtakes from Jo

2025 · Film

Women Composers

Women Composers

1976 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

The Last Repair Shop7.5

The Last Repair Shop

2024 · Film

Crumb7.6

Crumb

1995 · Film

I Am Divine7.3

I Am Divine

2014 · Film

Madonna: Truth or Dare6.2

Madonna: Truth or Dare

1991 · Film

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles7.8

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

2021 · Film

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)8.4

Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)

2026 · Film

TINA7.7

TINA

2021 · Film

Miss Americana7.8

Miss Americana

2020 · Film

Buck7.2

Buck

2011 · Film

Western Stars7.0

Western Stars

2019 · Film

42 Up7.6

42 Up

1999 · Film

You Can See Everything9.1

You Can See Everything

2026 · Film

Whitney7.3

Whitney

2018 · Film

Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy8.9

Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy

2025 · Film

Heart of a Dog6.5

Heart of a Dog

2015 · Film

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger6.9

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger

2026 · Film

Daft Punk Unchained7.2

Daft Punk Unchained

2015 · Film

Katy Perry: Part of Me7.1

Katy Perry: Part of Me

2012 · Film

The Beach Boys6.7

The Beach Boys

2024 · Film

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story7.3

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

2019 · Film