Acting Like Women
Blending personal reflection, vibrant archival footage, and the rebellious energy of a cultural revolution, filmmaker and performance artist Cheri Gaulke revisits the groundbreaking feminist art movement that emerged from Los Angeles's Woman’s Building in the 1970s and 1980s. As a young Midwesterner newly arrived in California, Gaulke found herself at the center of a community of artists who transformed the boundaries of art, activism, and public life. Alongside pioneering figures such as Judy Chicago, Suzanne Lacy, Barbara T. Smith, and Faith Wilding, these artists challenged the sexism of the art world and forged radical new forms of performance, collaboration, and social engagement. Confronting issues of violence, sexuality, motherhood, spirituality, and power, they embraced the belief that the personal is political and used art as a catalyst for cultural change. Executive produced by Lily Tomlin, Acting Like Women combines rare archival footage with reflections from the artists themselves to capture a pivotal moment in American art history. Both an exhilarating portrait of a revolutionary creative community and a testament to its enduring influence, the film reveals how a generation of women reshaped culture, and why their work remains as vital today as ever.DocumentaryPT1H30M2026-10-02enCheri Gaulke
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