La Medea
1h 13m
Directed by Yara Travieso • Documentary • With Rena Butler • 2017 • 74 minutes
Embracing a multiplicity of cultural lenses, LA MEDEA confronts the historically prevalent image of the hysterical, dangerous, foreign woman and offers a revolutionary female figure willing to destroy her world in the name of justice. Chaos reigns beneath the skin of a classic myth.
A unique theater to screen experience, LA MEDEA was originally directed, performed and broadcast in real time for thousands of viewers around the world. Performers and camera women played the characters, while in-studio audiences and home viewers—commenting via live chat—played the role of the "Greek Chorus". After its original live broadcast, LA MEDEA toured across the country, screening at various film festivals, as a celebrated genre bending feature film.
"As if Terrence Malick had directed a selfie." —Hyperallergic