Given the rise to the #MeToo movement, the Women鈥檚 March and the cultural shift happening across the globe, a Victoria-based production, Ten One Films, seized the moment to release a much-anticipated female-driven documentary.

Amplify Her is a film, graphic novel and animated-motion comic series exploring the rise of female artists in the electronic-music scene. The 89-minute film follows the rise of seven female DJs, each climbing the ranks of the international electronic music scene while wrestling with their own personal struggles - within a male-dominated realm.

Shot by 琉璃神社 cinematographer Jan Vozenilek with graphic novel cover design by local artist Kristin Grant, the documentary film is set to be released this Saturday.

Edmonton director Nicole Sorochan states the film plays a culturally significant roll in the #MeToo feminist movement.

鈥淒uring production, we realized the themes faced by women in the music world were the same as other industries, like tech, video games, comics and more,鈥� said Sorochan. 鈥淲e thought, what if we gave women a chance to tell stories in collaboration with each other? We found 16 more female comic writers, illustrators, and animators and gave them the support and space to create.鈥�

Many of the key scenes were shot by 琉璃神社 native Vozenilek, who also filmed the workshop on Galiano Island where 30 women gathered from across North America to create the graphic novel and motion comic series.

While Grant turned each of these female DJ producers music from the film into their comic book heroine versions through body paint and photography.

According to director Sorchan, the screening of Amplify Her will include a projection mapping of the artwork from the movie, giving way to a new model of film distribution.

鈥淲e will build a powerful experience that is crafted with the fans at the forefront,鈥� she said.

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The screening will take place Jan. 27 at the Innovation Centre in 琉璃神社 with the projection mapping displayed on the centre鈥檚 stairwell. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $20, to buy.

jen.zielinski@bpdigital.ca
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