
Feminist,activistandjournalistJudyRebickhasbeenamajorrepresentativeofprogressiveCanadasincethe1970s.Shecampaignedvigorouslyfortherighttoabortionandintheearly1990sheadedthebiggestwomen'sorganisationinCanada.Sherevealshowperiodsofstrugglewereinterspersedwithboutsofseriousdepression,thecauseofwhichcanbetracedbacktochildhoodtraumas.<br/> Inthisessayisticportraitofhermadebyexperimentalfilmmaker,friendandkindredspiritMikeHoolboom,aneclecticvisualcollageaccompaniesRebick’svoiceasshereflectsonpoliticalandpersonalthemesfromherlife.Arrangedinsixparts,eachopeningwithamomentfromherpubliclife,thefilmrevealsfacetsofherexperiencethroughimpressionisticSuper-8footage.Theresultingfragmentarychronicleofhalfacenturyofpoliticalstruggleagainstconservatismandneoliberalismisalsothestoryofastrongwomanwho,inrevealingherpersonalhistory,performshermostrevolutionarydeedtodate.