As emphasised by both Barbara Santi, director of Gentle, Angry Women, and the documentary's participants both young and old, it's remarkable (and disheartening) how a protest of the scale and duration of Greenham that only concluded in 2000 seems to barely register in the public consciousness a mere quarter of a century on. The film's principal objective is to underline the wide-ranging significance of the protest, both politically and personally, and both at the time and in the present.
Last week, I went along to Chapter for a screening and to hear Santi and young activist Poppy talk about how the project came about, how it panned out and how it's been received. Buzz report here.
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