An exploration of the space where femininity and criminality collide. The film collages archival footage clips culled from silent films, original footage and computer-generated imagery with a series of narratives drawn from true crime confessions, early criminological texts, and the filmmaker's own reflections. The result is a cool and piercing meditation on the way the categories of "woman" and "criminal" have been constructed.
Mary Ann Toman
Director
Kaisa Ajaye
Strongarm
Jaqueline Bose
Horsethief
Molan Chow
Poisoner
Janet Dalton
Suffragette
Regina Freitas
Shoplifter
Eve Heller
Infanticide
Eileen Lopez
Blackmailer
Margot Lovejoy
Murderer
Susan Peehl
Pickpocket
Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers68%
The Crash69%
Maternal Instinct71%
Voyeur59%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time64%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
What Is a Woman?68%
Nail Bomber: Manhunt65%
Bettie Page Reveals All67%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish67%
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies64%
Room 23761%
The Cheshire Murders65%
The Menendez Brothers72%
Above Majestic73%
My Mom Jayne80%
Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes59%
Hot Girls Wanted61%
