After the screening, Andrew Bujalski — the director — will hold a Q&A. This film is part of Eckerd's International Cinema Series. Credit: via Eckerd College

After the screening, Andrew Bujalski — the director — will hold a Q&A. This film is part of Eckerd’s International Cinema Series. Credit: via Eckerd College

Follow a day in the life of a manager at a “Hooters-style” restaurant in Support the Girls. While you might expect this to be a film about all the ways these restaurants demean women — and how their chicken wings aren’t really that good anyway — this film tells a story of empowerment and how the women who work in these establishments support each other. A Q&A with filmmaker Andrew Bujalski follows.

Support the Girls | Eckerd College’s Miller Auditorium, St. Petersburg | Nov. 16: 7 p.m. | eckerd.edu/international-cinema

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This article appears in Nov 8-15, 2018.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...