Presented by the Bijou Film Board, as part of Bijou's After Hours series.
FREE for UI students (present student ID at box office) and $8.00 for the general public!

Every After Hours show includes a PRIZE DRAWING before the screening!

"Bring no preconceived notions to Girlfriends, a riveting first feature from director Claudia Weill that is a comedy, a social drama and a dead-center portrait of the 1970s."—Candice Russell, Miami Herald

"A little indie gem and lo-fi miracle whose emotional force catches you glancingly."—Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

"The phenomenon is all too rare: a film that seems too short rather than too long, a film that makes you want more and leaves you feeling that you would like to see it all over again next week."—Colin Bennett, The Age (Australia)

When her best friend and roommate abruptly moves out to get married, Susan (Melanie Mayron), a bar mitzvah photographer on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, finds herself adrift in both life and love. Could a new job be the answer? What about a fling with a married, older rabbi (Eli Wallach)? Girlfriends is a wonder of American independent filmmaking whose remarkably authentic vision of female relationships has become a touchstone for makers of an entire subgenre of films and television shows about young women trying to make it in the big city. This 1970s New York time capsule from Claudia Weill captures the complexities and contradictions of women’s lives and relationships with wry humor and refreshing frankness.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the FilmScene Box Office in advance at (319) 358-2555 or boxoffice@icfilmscene.org.