Join us for a special hometown screening of the short documentary OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage at 21c Museum Hotel Chicago. Watch the trailer here.
This film follows Chicago artist Whitney Bradshaw as she photographs women mid-scream in healing and cathartic group sessions where long-silenced stories conjure rage, sorrow, and joy. An activist and sexual abuse survivor, Whitney uses her art to fuel action for women’s rights, culminating in a grassroots fight for abortion access in Ohio. The film offers a visceral rallying cry for the revolutionary power of women’s voices.
Directed by Clare Major and produced by Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow, co-founders of Frankly Speaking Films, the film premiered at the Frameline Film Festival in June 2024.
After the 30-minute film, director Clare Major and film subject Whitney Bradshaw will participate in a half-hour moderated discussion and Q&A.
Tickets are free — RSVP today to reserve your spot!
We look forward to sharing and discussing this important film with you.
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Clare Major (she/her) is the director of OUTCRY: Alchemists of Rage and a cinematographer who specializes in handheld observational camerawork and in stories that illuminate the intersection of cultures and the lives of women and girls. Recent cinematography credits include Oscar-shortlisted short doc HOLDING MOSES and Peabody nominee and Emmy winner BELLY OF THE BEAST. In 2020 Clare was named one of DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" filmmakers to watch.
Whitney Bradshaw (she/her) is an artist, activist, educator, curator, former social worker and mother who lives and works in Chicago. Currently the curator of the Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Whitney was previously an Artist-in-Residence with Chicago Public Schools, chair of the visual art conservatory at the Chicago High School for the Arts, curator of the renowned LaSalle Bank Photography Collection, and an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago. Her photographs have been widely exhibited and published across the United States.
