Kimberly Alvarenga
Fashion Resistance to Militarism
USA, 2006, 10 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Lesbian, Local Filmmakers / Subjects
Language: English
DIRECTOR: Kimberly Alvarenga
I searched on Google for “women of color, film director� and this link http://www.qwocmap.org/festival2007/sched_dir.html was one of the first to come up.
I chose Alvarenga because her movie “Fashion Resistance to Militarism� (described as “A fresh and provocative look at the military's influence on fashion and popular culture. Kimberly Alvarenga was raised in the San Francisco and directs the Economic Justice and Human Rights Program at the Women of Color Resource Center in Oakland.�) might speak to something that bothers me- the increasing acceptance of camouflage and military uniform-styled clothing marketed toward children. I think this “trend� is only serving to desensitize us to violence and war. (ok, I’ll get off my soapbox now)
Kimberly Alvarenga is difficult to find biographical info on. I searched on www.imdb.com and found nothing. The best biography I could cobble together from various websites is that Kimberly Alvarenga is living and working in the Bay area and is an advocate for the rights of women, esp. women of color. I also can’t seem to find a compete list of her films; this was the most inclusive bio I could find:
Kimberly Alvarenga -Women of Color Resource Center
Country/Countries: United States
About Kimberly Alvarenga -Women of Color Resource Center
Kimberly Alvarenga is the Director of the Economic Justice and Human Rights Program at the Women of Color Resource Center. Kimberly has over 10 years of experience working directly with and on behalf of low-income women and other underrepresented communities in their struggle for economic security. She is a member of Women’s Leadership Circles, commissioner on the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Commission and part of the San Francisco Women’s Building Program Committee.
Kimberly’s first short film Espejo premiered in 2005 at the San Francisco Queer Women of Color Film Festival and was also featured at Frameline 29 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival and the 2005 Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
From: http://imaginingourselves.imow.org/pb/Profile.aspx?id=5528&lang=1&storyid=1266