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Choose one of the films that we saw in class in full or as an excerpt that is listed here. If we saw it as an excerpt you must watch the film in full to analyse it.

• Wicca: Ronald Hutton. Britain’s Wicca Man. 2013. https://youtu.be/QQbdXCoxC14 (27 minutes)
• Judaism: Haim Tabakman. Eyes Wide Open. Israel: Doster. 2010. (93 minutes).
• Judaism: Anat Zuria. Purity; Breaking the Codes of Silence Israel: Amithos Films. 2002. (65 mins)
• Christianity: Cassie Jaye. “Daddy, I Do” USA: Jayebird Productions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj9FXcent3k (90 min).
• Christianity: Francine Pelletier and Christine Willigns. A Cure for Love. NFB. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQno0GKm54Q. 2008. (59 minutes)
• Islam: Jennifer Kawaja. Under one sky: Arab women in North America talk about the hijab. Montreal, PQ: National Film Board of Canada, 1999. 40 minutes
• Islam: Parvez Sharma. A Jihad For Love. First Run Features. 2007. http://catalogue.library.carleton.ca/record=b2952571

Goals of the Assignment:
1. Apply religious studies approaches to the film and relevant course sources.
2. Demonstrate your comprehension of relevant course materials including key terms and concepts
3. Learn how to use film as a resource for critically thinking about religion.
4. Develop your critical thinking and writing skills

Your film analysis should include the following
1. Framing: introduce your film as a source for learning about gender and sexuality in this tradition. Be sure to cite the film fully and include the following.
a. Film subject: In one to two sentences, what is this film about?
b. Film type: What type of film is this? (documentary / feature film)
c. Tradition: Which religious tradition or community does it represent? What time period does it represent? What is its cultural context? Where is the film set? (be as specific as possible)
d. Perspective: Who made the film? What perspectives do they bring to the subject? Who is the intended audience?
2. Description: What story does this film tell about this particularly religious tradition generally, and about gender and sexuality specifically. Does the film use a faith-based approach? What evidence does the film use? How precisely does the film focus on particular religious communities in historical and cultural context? Minimum 5 facts from film.
3. Analysis: How well does the film tell this story? Given what you know about the religious tradition and gender and sexuality in the tradition from course materials, what is effective and what is missing from the film? Connect your evaluation of the film’s ability to teach about gender and sexuality in this religious tradition to a minimum of 3 relevant course materials (lecture, readings, films etc.).
4. Reflection: Conclude by reflecting on film as a medium for learning about religion and gender and sexuality. What are its strengths and weaknesses?

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