Calamity, a childhood of Martha Jane Canary

Tonight at 9:00pm at Constantia Open Air Cinema (Solonos Michailidi 15, Palouriotissa, Nicosia). Entrance free. With Greek subtitles.

Calamity, a childhood of Martha Jane Canary

Director: Rémi Chayé (2020 / France, 88’)

Animation Film

Synopsis: 1863, Martha Jane Cannary, her father, and her sisters, are traveling with a caravan across the American West to Oregon. When her father is injured by their horse, she feels compelled to step up and take responsibility for their family's carriage. However, the leader of their group, Abraham, assigns his son Ethan to take over for Martha's father instead. Conflict ensues between Martha and Ethan as she fights to break free of the gender role assigned to her, while he struggles to earn his father's approval. Martha decides to secretly spends her nights training to lasso and ride a horse, and making pants for herself—something that was taboo since women were expected to wear dresses and skirts.

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