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Los Angeles Premiere of ACTING LIKE WOMEN
Feature Documentary from Filmmaker/Artist Cheri Gaulke
Free-to-the-Public Screening at The Getty Center
WHO:
Available for Quotes / Interview: Writer/Director, Producer Cheri Gaulke
WHAT:
ACTING LIKE WOMEN Free-to-the-public screening (Reservations are required)
Special viewing of archival objects from the Woman’s Building
Accompanied by a pre-screening conversation between Director Cheri Gaulke and Getty Research Institute chief curator Glenn Phillips from 1:00-3:00pm (PT).
ACTING LIKE WOMEN Feature Documentary Debut of Artist/Filmmaker Cheri Gaulke Executive Produced by Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner
WHERE:
The Getty Center: 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA
Date & Time: Sunday, July 23, at 3:00 pm (Pacific Time), 2026
WHEN:
Please contact See-Through Films if you would like to schedule a Zoom or in-person interview with Filmmaker Cheri Gaulke
WHY:
The highly personal, first-person filmmaking of ACTING LIKE WOMEN addresses themes of feminist, activism, performance art, LGBTQ+, herstory, and art. A rebellious art form, exploding onto the scene in the late 1970s and 1980s gave birth to the “performance art as protest” movement seen around the world today. Led by female, feminist, artists determined to bring women’s bodies and voices into the art world, from a foundational feminist art space called The Woman’s Building in Los Angeles, the radical rebellion gave rise to powerful activism at the apex of the Women’s Movement.
TEASER:
LOGLINE:
Revisiting the groundbreaking feminist performance art movement in 1970s Los Angeles, one artist spotlights the inspirational, transformational, radical community exploding the narrative and status quo.
SYNOPSIS:
Through interviews, archival footage, and personal reflections, feminist artist Cheri Gaulke revisits the 1970s Los Angeles foundational art space, The Woman’s Building, laying bare how a collective of artists transformed their bodies and voices through performance art into a powerful tool for activism, reshaping the cultural landscape for generations of women.
The film includes the voices of over 50 artists including Suzanne Lacy, Judy Chicago, and Senga Nengudi; the works of The Waitresses, Sisters Of Survival, and Feminist Art Workers among others, as well as the music of artists such as Billie Eillish, The Linda Lindas, and Phranc. Original Score is composed by Miriam Cutler.
