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  • The Veil

    Movie

    A young and pretty girl suffers horrific disfigurement for alledgedly dishonouring her family.

  • The Honeys and Bears

    Movie

    Members of the Harlem Honeys and Bears, a synchronized swim team for seniors, describe the freedom of the water.

  • The Girls of Meru

    Movie

    Over five years, acclaimed filmmaker Andrea Dorfman follows the heartbreaking yet uplifting story of the girls of Meru and their brave steps toward meaningful equality for girls worldwide.

    In Kenya, one in three girls will experience sexual violence before age 18, yet police investigations are t...

  • The Fetch

    Movie

    What happens when you hurt someone she loves? The Fetch is a micro thriller about water scarcity and power, set in an alternate near future California. On this day, one mother decides she's had enough and will do anything to protect her daughter.

  • The Empowerment Project

    Movie

    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.

  • The Disenchantment of a Young Adult and a Wild Child

    Movie

    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…

  • The Counterfeit Mind

    Movie

    "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 ...

  • The Colour of Beauty

    Movie

    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...

  • The Boxing Girls of Kabul

    Movie

    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...

  • Strength Is Not Enough (La Forza non Basta)

    Movie

    Violence against women from a different point of view.

  • Snowflake

    Movie

    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.

  • She's Electable Melissa Young

    Movie

    Melissa Young is running for Town Council in Mendham New Jersey. She is a uniquely qualified candidate!

  • Rosie: Stories from the Home Front

    Movie

    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...

  • Queen Lear

    Movie

    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...

  • Pretty Faces

    Movie

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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...

  • Our Town. Unfiltered. - Jean Muenchrath

    Movie

    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...

  • Origami

    Movie

    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...

  • Ninja Girls Kagechiyo

    Movie

    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...

  • Nina
    Movie

    Nina

    Movie

    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.

  • My Place

    Movie

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

  • More Than a Face in the Crowd

    Movie

    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; Freedom through the Mountains

    Movie

    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 and Local Government

    Movie

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

  • Mamie

    Movie

    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...