Newcastle University

Artist filmmaker Ulrike Kubatta’s work focuses thematically on issues of female power and its representation. Within this field, she draws on historical events and figures and transforms those into experimental narratives, drawing on formal elements derived from the popular visual culture of film and television. Her Film, SHE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE MOON will be screened at the Star and Shadow in the evening on Wed 29th October 2008 Doors open 7pm. Screening 7.30pm.

Kubatta’s work has been screened internationally in galleries, museums and film festivals. She Should Have Gone To The Moon, her most recent film, is funded by the Arts Council England. She Should Have Gone To The Moon presents a uniquely personal chapter in the history of the space race. It tells the astonishing story of the pilot and pioneer, Jerri Truhill, who was trained in 1961, as part of NASA’s top secret Mercury 13 programme, to become one of the First Lady Astronauts.

The documentary is a lyrical journey propelled by childhood aspirations, shattered dreams and a lifelong battle against female stereotypes and male prejudice.

Director Biographical note: Ulrike Kubatta is a filmmaker based in London. She’s received a BA(Hons) in Filmmaking from Central St. Martin’s School of Art & Design and an MA from the Art Institute of Chicago.

http://www.virb.com/ulrikekubatta