27 Feb 2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.
Fashion As A Social Control
A look at the ways fashion has been used to socially control women in Canada, both historically and in the 20th century.
Top Billed Cast
Jacki Warnock Narrator / Model
Linda Covit Model
Jill Davis Model
Mhoire Murdoch Model
Barbara Steinman Model
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