III CIMCiH (International Conference of Hispanic Women Filmmakers)
In person at Clark University and Online
Organization: Clark University / CIMCiH
III CIMCiH - "Dissidences" - October 24 & 25, 2025 - In person and Online
Throughout history, women in Hispanic cinema have often carved out spaces of resistance —on screen and beyond. In this third edition of our conference we turn our gaze to dissidences: acts of defiance, voices from the margins, narratives that challenge dominant structures. Whether through fictional characters who disrupt the status quo, filmmakers who reinvent the industry’s rules, or cinematic languages that defy convention, we seek to explore the many ways in which women’s filmmaking has questioned, reimagined, and subverted the norm. This is a call to reflect on rebellion as both an aesthetic and political act, an individual and collective stance, a force of transformation.
Where do we locate dissent in Hispanic women’s cinema? How do filmmakers, past and present, resist and reshape the field? What forms does disobedience take in narratives, in production modes, in audience reception? How does cinema become a site of counter-hegemony, of radical storytelling, of alternative visions? We invite scholars to engage with these questions and to contribute to the discussion on dissidences in Hispanic women’s cinema through diverse critical perspectives.
Suggested topics include but are not limited to:
Women filmmakers on the periphery: geographical, industrial, aesthetic, or ideological margins
Subversive storytelling: unconventional narratives, characters, and structures
Counter-hegemonic visual languages and radical cinematic practices
Feminist and queer disobediences in Hispanic cinema
Independent, underground, and self-managed film production
Censorship, resistance, and activism through film
Women disrupting traditional film industries and institutional frameworks
Forgotten or erased figures: recovering dissident voices from (Film) History
Alternative spectatorships: audiences, reception, and new ways of engaging with film
U.S. Latinas and film
Hispanic women filmmakers around the world
Pedagogical experiences: teaching films by Hispanic women filmmakers
Creative processes: teams behind and in front of the camera
Women in film production and distribution
Interactions/ Filmic collaborations across the Hispanic world
Hispanic women filmmakers in other languages
More details and submissions: www.cimcih.com
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