Once A Fury

Some of us stood back at a safe distance, while this radical group of women embodied the work and relationships that shaped present day uprisings. The timeless gift this film delivers happens in the living rooms of women who founded The Furies collective. We hear revealing conversations that lead us into profound understanding between the women, and how they've learned. Brave and real, the film gives us time to go inside, reflect, animating our own passion, insight and courage.

Each woman speaking shows us what it meant to BE the fulcrum of a movement. Their conversations are still changing how we see ourselves and who we unite with to take action. The extremism of their work is highly relevant today, shaking us out of stagnant, frozen perspectives. This is an important film in women's history. The intimate style gives it amazing depth, and permission to notice how many different feelings we can hold simultaneously, and how powerful women are together.

Jacqueline Rhodes' Once a Fury is a most informative lesbian feminist documentary. I love that the film simultaneously provides information on The Furies' newspaper, what and who they were fighting for, and what their message was, as well as the history of The Furies and how they formed, the issues that arose within the group, and how and why the group separated. The information - the education - this documentary offers, is entirely thought-provoking and has amplified my personal interest in feminisms, especially what could be considered radical feminism. In light of the recent events in DC (and over the past few years, really), it also raises questions for me: "When is a revolution a good idea?" or "When is a revolution simply a power play and terrorist act?" and "Why weren't even a fraction of the women who formed The Furies mentioned in FX's Mrs. America?" This film kindled many thoughts and emotions for me. I love their indication of what it meant to be a lesbian, especially within the realm of a feminist movement. The ideas "those women" had/have are still relevant today. Much of their ideologies are still applicable to women today, most especially LGBTQ+ and women of color. If you are interested in lesbian feminism, the feminist movement(s), and/or radical feminisms, add this film to your watchlist and make every effort to see it. This is truly an incredible documentary!