Never heard of the Bechdel Test?

Heard of it, but don’t know exactly what it is?

It’s about movies. And women. And what they talk about. And to whom.  But watch the video below to get a full explanation!

The inspiration, author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel:

Check out this video from Feminist Frequency‘s Anita Sarkeesian which brilliantly explains what the test is and why it’s important.

Also, be sure to take a look at the Bechdel Test Movie List site to see which films do and do not pass.  You can even submit your own reviews of films!

Frozen River (2008), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), The Descent (2005) and Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994) are a few Bechdel Test-passing films I like.

Which are some of your favorite movies that pass the Bechdel Test?

Have you MADE a film that passes the test?  Send me a link to your website!