Futurist Women

A futurist re-imagining of embodied trauma, set in a world where women are equal, there is no abuse, and you are free to be who you want to be. Futurist Women is a short film poem, made in collaboration with 13-year old girls, and a group of women who have experienced domestic violence.

Over 12-weeks, Eelyn and her collaborators - including an all-female production team - devised the film through collective research, exploring women’s activism, through poetry, costume design and the creation of fictional characters. Stories of migration, struggle and achievement were transposed  to create a new mythology.
 
Eelyn was commissioned by the Barbican to devise a project for their Art of Change season, which marked 100 years since some women received the right to vote.