What would you do if you weren't afraid to fail? Driving over 7,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York over the course of 30 days, five female filmmakers spotlight 17 positive and powerful female leaders across a variety of lifestyles and industries to inspire the next generation of strong women.

When Hazel runs away from a terminally-ill mother into Prague’s wintry fairytale-esque nightlife, Rachel Finds her. But the euphoria of their rekindled sisterhood shatters as the two talk…

"Away for 15 years, Cassandra pushes back into her daughter’s life. But it's too little, too late. Her daughter,
Kestra, has stomach cancer. She doesn’t have much time left and Kestra has ulterior motives.
She wants to re-create Kestra using an untested technology. Transference. The process of ...

Renee Thompson is trying to make it as a top fashion model in New York. She's got the looks, the walk and the drive. But she’s a black model in a world where white women represent the standard of beauty. Agencies rarely hire black models. And when they do, they want them to look “like white girls...

A group of young Afghan women strive to become world-class boxers, training without the benefit of even the most basic facilities at the national stadium, where only recently women were executed by the Taliban. They are loyal to their country, yet dare to defy its traditions. Inspired by their te...

Violence against women from a different point of view.

An introverted young girl struggles with others’ expectations and must follow her own voice if she wants to discover who she is meant to be.

Women who worked during WWII as part of the war effort, or Rosie the Riveters as they became known, recount stories and talk about their experiences. These women took on jobs traditionally reserved for men out of necessity, and in the process, challenged gender roles that ultimately changed the m...

In the early 2000s, a handful of peasant women from the mountains of southern Turkey formed a theater group, which later became the subject of the documentary, The Play. The women acted their lives in the village and changed their lives. Now, they take to the road with an adaptation of Shakespear...

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Created conceptually by Lynsey Dyer.

Released in 2014 complete with an all-female cast, this award-winning ski documentary film celebrates women who thrive in the snow.

In Lynsey’s words: “I want to give young girls something positive to look up to. I want to give them thei...

Her wilderness adventure turned into a nightmare. After skiing 200 miles along California's John Muir Trail, Jean faces death from a mountaineering accident on Mount Whitney. Broken and bleeding on the highest peak in the continental United States, she vows to realize her greatest dreams if she l...

Soodeh, a teenage school girl starts to have feelings for her schoolmate Atena, who tends to be indifferent towards her. Meanwhile, the school basketball coach finds out about Soodeh's feelings for Atena and gets jealous of them and attempts to take advantage of her, threatening her to report thi...

The main character, Yumeno Kawashima, is assaulted by a yankee, Benine. A group of three ninja girls who call themselves "Sailor Ninja Kagechiyo" happen to be there by near miss. When Kagechiyo hears what happened, she promises to avenge Yume's death. However, for some reason, Yumeno also decides...

At 16 years old, Nina is helpless with regards to her 4-month-old baby Jessie's incessant crying. Without any escape from the cries and from this new presence is her life, she ventures out from her tiny apartment in a working-class neighbourhood of Montréal for a brief escapade.

Three generationally-divided rural women manage the challenges of working on the land amidst a continually changing agricultural industry.

A filmmaker explores the life of her great-aunt, Jane Chung, an actress who made a career for herself at a time when Asian Americans faced widespread racism in Hollywood. Working mostly in small parts and as an extra, Jane’s fifty-year career reflects many of the struggles and triumphs of the Asi...

Moksha is a film that follows three Nepali women who have dedicated themselves to spreading the joy that mountain biking can give to women across the Himalayas. Follow these young women as they compete in mountain bike races across the Asian continent, claim titles as the first female MBLA certif...

Miranda Sweet of Flagstaff, AZ gives her thoughts on why local government is important and her experience running for city council.

Mamie lives in Gaspésie in a house that faces away from the sea. Her granddaughter wonders: “Why isn’t Mamie interested in me or her other grandchildren? Why won’t she give me any affection or her beautiful blanket? What happened that made Mamie so indifferent?” Just like her home, Mamie shuts he...

Struggling Chicago fashion design student Tracy (Diana Ross) goes from rags to riches when a chance meeting with hotshot fashion photographer Sean (Anthony Perkins) in the department store where she works leads to a runway life as a model in Rome. Tracy's overnight success and strong ambitions br...

Mom Fight is a comedic and heartfelt action comedy that serves as a love letter to all the moms who sacrifice themselves day in and day out for their children. 

It is the holiday season, and just like every other Christmas, it is a mad dash for people looking to pick up that last minute gift bef...

The documentary Little Big Girls by director Hélène Choquette sheds light on the phenomenon of early-onset puberty. Today, it isn’t unusual to see the earliest signs of puberty in girls younger than the age of 9, though this was not the case a few decades ago. The result, inevitably, is a disconn...

Jenny, a 40 year-old mom living in Franklin, TN, has struggled with her weight and body image since giving birth to her son, Wyatt. After endless diets and efforts to get into shape, she found something that clicked for her - CrossFit. She's now an Olympic weightlifting coach, working with young ...

Jessica Clark, a 21-year-old race car driver from Ventura, California dreams of racing in NASCAR one day. As a confident and driven woman in a male-dominated career field, she is an empowering example of a woman defying the odds.