3 things to do today at the Florida Film Festival
The struggles and triumphs of women and women-impersonators take center stage at the Florida Film Festival on Wednesday.
Turning the Tables: Renegade Women
of Early Cinema (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Enzian, free) — This panel will feature film critic Elizabeth Weitzman of The Wrap and the New York Daily News. The author of “Renegade Women in Film & TV” will discuss five female creators of the silent film era. The event is open to the public, so not just ticket and pass holders, but seating is limited, so think about getting there early.
Radium Girls (7 p.m., Regal Winter Park Village, 95 minutes, $12) — Executive producers Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner present this story of the women who fought against the unsafe working conditions in turn-of-the-century factories where they painted watch dials with radioactive materials. One has to wonder what industrial practices we engage in today that will sound as absolutely oblivious as that. This competition narrative feature stars Joey King of TV’s “Fargo.”
Spider Mites of Jesus: The Dirtwoman
Documentary (9:30 p.m., Enzian, 101 minutes, $12) — Donnie Corker, AKA Dirtwoman, lived his life to a weird version of the fullest. Born with spinal meningitis and living as a 300-pound drag queen, Corker delighted the residents of Richmond, Va., with antics that would make Roger Corman say, “Slow down.” This documentary on the eccentric character will be preceded by the documentary short “The School of Beauty and Long Life.”