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The Thelma-Furiosa Spectrum

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 a.k.a. How the Kick-Ass Woman Broke Out of the Pigeonhole + Q&A

In this talk, independent film researcher Adam Dobay places a number of films on the spectrum between Thelma & Louise and Mad Max: Fury Road, and looks at how each have tried to break out of the pigeonhole of the “woman with gun” trope while asking whether there is now an opportunity to embed new stories about gender roles in our reality.

When? 9th April @ 14:00
Where? The Joker, Brighton

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Poster art by: @blind.hen

In this talk, independent film researcher Adam Dobay places a number of films on the spectrum between Thelma & Louise and Mad Max: Fury Road, and looks at how each have tried to break out of the pigeonhole of the "woman with gun" trope while asking whether there is now an opportunity to embed new stories about gender roles in our reality.

About Adam Dobay

Adam Dobay is an independent film analyst specializing in film storytelling and story patterns with a background in mythology and screenwriting. Starting over a decade ago, Adam has held over 400 talks from Japanese anime to Hollywood’s pop mythology, and ran an undergraduate course on anime at the Dharma Gate Buddhist College.
Follow The Moon Rabbit is a project to reveal new ways to look at outstanding works of film and to help people gain new insights into the films that have shaped their lives.

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