Town Bloody Hall: First Blood in the Debate on Women’s Lib

This 1979 film by Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker chronicles the evening of April 30, 1971, when local literati and feminists packed New York City’s Town Hall to watch Norman Mailer, who had just written The Prisoner of Sex, grapple with a panel of passionate feminists. Filmmaker Chris Hegedus is joined by Jill Johnston, who was on the Town Hall panel, for a Q&A following the film.

Town Bloody Hall is presented as part of the 2007 Women Center Stage Festival.