First Weekenders Club
The Birds Eye View First Weekenders Club promotes the all-important opening weekend of feature films created by women.
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About
WHY? HOW?...
Find out why supporting women filmmakers on their opening weekend is so important and how we can show the love simply by going to see their films.
Out Now
Mugabe and the White African
8th January 2010
Michael Campbell is one of the few hundred white farmers left in Zimbabwe since President Robert Mugabe began his violent 'Land Reform' program in 2000. Since then the country has descended into chaos.
Out Now
Brothers
22nd January 2009
When a decorated marine goes missing overseas, his black-sheep younger brother cares for his wife and children at home - with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family.
Coming Soon
Valentine's Day
12th February 2009
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
"The Birds Eye View First Weekenders Club is an excellent initiative- reminding audiences of their power to make a difference at the box office and to influence the success of women directed features"
Gurinder Chadha
"By going to see films made by women on their first weekend, women could eventually make a difference to the numbers of stories told by women that we are able to see any night of the week. "
Natasha Walter, The Guardian