POWERFUL AND AUTHENTIC

CATCHING SIGHT OF THELMA & LOUISE DIVES OFF THE EDGE INTO THE TRUTH OF WOMEN’S EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD.
This award-winning documentary revisits the journey of Thelma & Louise through the lens of viewers who saw that iconic film in 1991 and shared intimate, personal, stories at that time. The same women and men were tracked down 25 years later. Are their responses different now? What has changed in the way women are treated?

Letters written by viewers in 1991 after seeing Thelma & Louise

  • Quote from a questionnaire: There have been many times in my life where I felt that there was no way out either.
  • Quote from questionnaire: Any negative feelings I may have had while watching Thelma and Louise could only be attributed to how badly women are treated and how acceptable it is.
  • Quote from questionnaire: I really identified with the rape scene because that could have been me or any woman I know.
  • Quote from questionnaire: My favorite scene was when the women blew up the tanker of the obnoxious truck driver. I got such vicarious satisfaction from this scene.
  • Quote from questionnaire: The ending - I desperately hoped they would get to Mexico. The man I saw it with liked it, but said he could never relate to women with their accents.

Letters written by viewers in 2020 after seeing Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise

“Ridley Scott’s classic raised questions we’re discussing today around feminism and the #MeToo Movement”

LA Times

“Fascinating… reveals subtleties and ambiguities that eluded many viewers in 1991.”

The Hollywood Reporter

“From a production standpoint, Catching Sight is amazing. …multi-layered; heart-breakingly frank.”

Arts Beat LA

“So much more than I was expecting; Powerful; Beautifully composed; Emotionally charged.”

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Ms Magazine Q&A with Jennifer Townsend

Director shares deeply personal experiences about the making of the documentary.

Ms. Magazine

“We are taken through emotions that are raw, humorous, introspective, and inspiring.”

LA Weekly