Rocky Young Park was transformed into “Barbie Land” on Thursday, May 15.
As part of the Pierce College Film Club’s Feninomemon series about women’s empowerment, members picked movies that correlated with the theme.
“Barbie” was directed by Greta Gerwig and follows the story of a “stereotypical” Barbie who lives in Barbie Land, where all women are in a position of power. She then experiences the real world, where the gender dynamics are completely different. This film correlates to the theme as it is about validating women’s experiences and emotions as well as showcasing women’s leadership which challenge societal norms and empower women.
Film Club Vice President Gia Lydon explained the reasoning behind choosing a theme for screenings.
“We like to do film screenings based on topics that matter currently in our society and sometimes in politics,” Lydon said. “We like to do it on issues we can talk about afterwards, so we can have really good discussions about it. Things with a lot of themes that are really important to us and I feel like ‘Barbie’ encompasses that.”
Film Club Adviser Ken Windrum broke down the process of what goes into planning an event such as this.
“A variety of things. You got to get the rights to the film, which means you got to raise money or get money from the Associated Student Organization (ASO) and ASO helped us with this event,” Windrum said. “Picking the date, picking the films. We voted on a ton of titles and these were the three winners.
Students are encouraged to join the film club as all are welcome, no sign-up needed. Students just have to show up to the meetings and they become a member.
Film Club Historian Tyler Lee talked about his role as serving as the historian.
“As a historian, I am documenting the history of the club. Part of my interest is photography and it’s coming out here and taking photos of different events and helping uplift the club in different ways,” Lee said. “I’ve also taken liberty outside the original scope of my role and helped create new events and coordinate those for people and just have fun with it.”
Windrum gave his thoughts on how an event such as this can bring the community on campus closer together.
“This campus has never really recovered completely from COVID,” Windrum said. “We still don’t have people here the way we used to. College life can be so alienating, all you do is take a class and leave. I’m just hoping people could get to be friends and have some fun together. Community is such an important thing. I love the fact that we’re all going to sit out here.”
