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- DirectorDesh AmilaCurt JaimungalStarsDaniel BonevacNoam ChomskyJanice FiamengoBetter Left Unsaid (BLU) is a documentary that offers a nuanced take on political extremism. A message that is the furthest thing from flowery, and a necessary evaluation on the cross-roads the West is now facing.
- DirectorChantal AkermanStarsNatalia ChakhovskaiaA look at life in Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- DirectorJordan HillStarsHarvey WeinsteinMarc MalkinAshley PearsonHollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein becomes a catalyst for the MeToo Movement. Contains testimonials from those who knew him well such as Hillary Clinton, Emma Thompson, Heather Kerr, Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman and more!
- DirectorRi-Karlo HandyStarsPrincess ElmoreAmie KiefferKelsey L. ThomasThe documentary follows Lucy Hall, the founder of one of the nation's most successful women's treatment facilities, as she shares her story of generational addiction to help Georgia families.
- DirectorIiris HärmäStarsRiitta KujalaCatherine OthienoDaizy KimbowaFinnish Riitta, 66 and Kata from Uganda, 63 are closest of friends and together they are running sexual health and gender equality education in Uganda. Riitta has been in Uganda for 27 years. She has already passed the retirement age but returning to Finland feels daunting as her whole life is in Uganda. Suddenly Riitta and Kata find themselves trapped in chain of difficult events caused by anonymous allegation letter, addressed to Ugandan Parliament. Letter is accusing them for organizing workshops that are promoting and recruiting children to homosexuality.
- DirectorMichael GlawoggerStarsEmmaNingTohAn examination of the lives, needs, troubles, and hopes of prostitutes in Thailand, Bangladesh, and Mexico.
- DirectorTone Grøttjord-GlenneCorinne van der BorchStarsBrooke SheppardTai SheppardRainn SheppardA coming of age story about hope, belonging, and the metaphorical and literal sisterhood of young athletes Tai, Rainn, and Brooke Sheppard living in New York.
- DirectorSean FineAndrea NixStarsRachel MaddowJessica McDonaldSam MewisIt is a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's ongoing fight for equal pay.
- DirectorCheryl DunnStarsBoogieMartha CooperBruce DavidsonEverybody Street" highlights the lives and work of New York's iconic street photographers and the unparalleled city that has inspired them for decades.
- DirectorPedro KosStarsAnita CasparyHelen KelleyCorita KentA look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.
- DirectorMartin BellStarsAnnieEddieAntoineGritty documentary that looks at the lives of teenagers living on the streets of Seattle.
- DirectorAgnès VardaStarsCatherine DeneuveAgnès VardaMichel LegrandA recital becomes part of the French culture; 25 years later the performers return to the village where it was first launched.
- DirectorTherese ShechterStarsAbiola AbramsHanne BlankLena ChenIt has launched both purity balls and porn franchises, defines a young woman's morality-but has no medical definition. Enter the magical world of virginity, where a white wedding dress can restore a woman's innocence and replacement hymens can be purchased online. Filmmaker Therese Shechter uses her own path out of virginity to explore why our sex-crazed society cherishes this so-called precious gift. Along the way, we meet sex educators, virginity auctioneers, abstinence advocates, and young men and women who bare their tales of doing it-or not doing it. "How To Lose Your Virginity" uncovers the myths and misogyny surrounding a rite of passage that many obsesses about but few truly understand.
- DirectorJustin PembertonThe intimate story of a self-proclaimed 'fat hairy woman with a penis' and her 5-year search to find love and acceptance. Growing up as a small town boy who seems more like a girl, Graham is an outsider. He can see only one solution - to change his gender. Graham decides to become Ashleigh. She insists she is heterosexual and a virgin. But just as Ashleigh starts to really change her appearance, she also reveals an inner conflict and confusion about what she's really doing. Ashleigh dreads being identified as transgender and wants desperately to be accepted as normal. Ultimately she hopes that becoming a woman will make her just that - normal.
- DirectorSanjay RawalStarsKris BergenChucky CarpenterTwila CassadoreAn intimate portrait of a growing movement amongst Indigenous Americans to reclaim their spiritual and cultural identities through food sovereignty.
- DirectorJeremy GuyThe inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.
- DirectorYaniv RokahStarsZach GalifianakisRenée ZellwegerYaniv RokahForced onto the streets in her 50s, Marie found "home" at a Santa Monica laundromat. Taking shelter there for 20 years, Mimi's passion for pink, and living without looking back, has taken her from homelessness to Hollywood's red carpets.
- DirectorKate DavisDavid HeilbronerStarsSandra BlandShavon BlandHannah BonnerAn investigation into what happened to activist Sandra Bland, who died in police custody after a routine traffic stop.
- DirectorGemma AtwalThe story of the freed female hostages of Boko Haram, detailing their lives in captivity and since their release.
- DirectorKirby DickAmy ZieringStarsSil Lai AbramsJoe BidenTarana BurkeA former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.
- DirectorJason WiseStarsRose MariePeter MarshallCarl ReinerRose Marie, the untold story of fame, love, tragedy and 90 years of American entertainment through the eyes of the woman who did it all.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyPaul PiffAnne RuethFilmmaker Alex Gibney investigates the fact that the 400 richest Americans control more wealth than the 150 million people in the bottom 50 percent of the population.
- DirectorSkye FitzgeraldStarsAida AlsadeeqOmeima Essa Salem AbdullahMekkia MahdiFilmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film provides an unflinching portrait of Dr. Aida Alsadeeq and Nurse Mekkia Mahdi as they try to save the lives of hunger-stricken children within a population on the brink of famine.
- DirectorTodd ThompsonStarsNichelle NicholsGeorge TakeiWalter KoenigNichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first Black, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.
- DirectorJen RaininRivkah Beth MedowStarsFranco StevensMelissa EtheridgeJewelle GomezAHEAD OF THE CURVE chronicles the outrageous adventures of Franco Stevens, the woman who started the most successful lesbian magazine in the world in the '90s, and her journey to understand what queer women need today.
- DirectorEamon HarringtonJohn WatkinNOT CAROL examines the scourge of postpartum psychosis through the tragic prism of the Carol Coronado murder case. In a judicial system riddled with archaic laws and chronic misunderstanding, Carol's story shines a light on a public health epidemic that is enormous in scale and no one is talking about.
- DirectorMargaret LazarusRenner WunderlichStarsJean KilbourneJean Kilbourne lectures an audience about the misogynistic portrayal of women in advertising and its role in shaping women's self-image.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyElizabeth HolmesDan ArielyThe story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company.
- DirectorAmy AdrionStarsAva DuVernayBrenda ChapmanCaroline LibrescoA documentary about discriminatory hiring practices concerning women directors in Hollywood, and an inspiring conversation with those who have succeeded against all odds.
- DirectorLekha SinghRoger Spottiswoode"Beyond Right & Wrong" looks at areas of conflict around the world and asks what it takes to forgive, and what it takes to ask for forgiveness under the most difficult of circumstances. Paired personal interviews of aggressors and victims from Northern Ireland, Rwanda, Israel, and Palestine, BEYOND RIGHT AND WRONG examines anger, understanding, remorse, tolerance, and sometimes clemency. The survivors' stories are haunting and inspiring, and the film is a meditation on justice and its role in national and personal healing.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsAlex GibneyTerry KohutGary SmithAlex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.
- DirectorLauren FashRyan SuffernStarsJennifer ChangAbbie CornishLisa DazolsInspired to seek out stories of hope, a lesbian couple decides to leave behind their successful careers and life in San Francisco to embark on a year-long journey to find the international leaders of the Gay Right's Movement in 15 countries. Their poignant personal story is reflected in the global issues they encounter on their journey.
- StarsKevin ConwaySimone PolicanoChaz RiddleBehind the discovery of every "Jane Doe" lie two stories: the story of the detectives puzzling together her identity, and the story of her family that has now lost her forever. This series weaves the two stories together, taking viewers on a unique journey of discovery, loss, and resolution, challenging the perception of how we tell crime stories and parcel out information.
- DirectorSarah PriceStarsL7Donita SparksDemetra PlakasA real time journey witnessing the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of the fierce feminist pioneers of American grunge punk: L7.
- DirectorMarcelo BarbosaAude Chevalier-BeaumelStarsIndianara SiqueiraWescla VasconcelosBiancka FernandesIndianara fights for the survival of transgender people in Brazil and braces up for one last battle.
- DirectorDaniel HalperinStarsDita Von TeeseCherry DollfaceAngelique NoireFeature length Documentary on the Contemporary Pinup Girl Lifestyle and The Miss Viva Las Vegas Pinup Contest - 'Celebrating every woman's right to total body acceptance, to be self-confident and to be gorgeous!'
- DirectorJonathan CipitiMegan HarringtonStarsTrish Olsen DuceJud HeathcoteBarbara Malia KippIn an era when gender discrimination in sports was the norm, Coach Selvig built a “house” of inclusion and empowerment at the University of Montana by recruiting female athletes from ranches, farms and Native reservations.
- DirectorDanishka EsterhazyStarsNiamh WilsonJorja CadencePatrice GoodmanAn immigrant bride to a battered wife into an unlikely media sensation.
- DirectorCynthia HillStarsKit GruelleDeanna WaltersStacy CoxOklahoma Cop Deanna was kidnapped by Robbie, her estranged husband, and beaten in the cab of his truck over a harrowing four-day journey. They were pulled over by police and she was taken to the hospital. In spite of Deanna's devastating injuries, Robbie was not arrested. Private Violence, a feature-length documentary, follows Deanna's journey as she rebuilds her life and fights to place Robbie behind bars. Accompanying Deanna is Kit Gruelle, a domestic violence victim turned advocate who navigates the complex world of domestic violence courts, shelters, and law enforcement.
- DirectorAndrew BujalskiStarsRegina HallHaley Lu RichardsonDylan GelulaThe general manager at a highway-side ''sports bar with curves" has her incurable optimism and faith in her girls, her customers and herself tested over the course of a long, strange day.
- DirectorJenny PopplewellStarsNickole AtkinsonJim BenemannLuke EppleIn 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.
- DirectorWolfgang BüldStarsViv AlbertineBeate BartelBudgieThe essence of the punk movement through performances & interviews of some of punk rock's most important bands, including interviews and performances.
- DirectorKristy Guevara-FlanaganStarsLynda CarterJane EspensonMichelle FrankThe history of fictional female heroes in Western media from Wonder Woman's creation onward.
- DirectorLeslee UdwinStarsAsha DeviBadri SinghSatendraThe life and death of Jyoti Singh, an Indian medical student whose violation and murder by gang rapists exposed the violent misogyny of Indian society.
- DirectorMaro ChermayeffStarsAmerica FerreraNicholas KristofDiane LaneHALF THE SKY is a passionate call-to-arms, urging us not only to bear witness to the plight of the world's women, but to help to transform their oppression into opportunity. Our future is in the hands of women everywhere.
- DirectorCynthia WadeStarsLaurel HesterStacie AndreeDane B. WellsIn the last weeks of her life, Lieutenant Laurel Hester has one goal - to leave her hard-earned pension to her life partner Stacie. Without it, Stacie will lose their house. For once the law is not on Laurel's side. Time is running out.
- DirectorPaula EiseltStarsAmy AckermanHadassah EllisAilin ElyasiA group of tenacious Hasidic women in Brooklyn take matters into their own hands to change their own community from within, smashing the community patriarchy by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.
- DirectorLeanne PooleyStarsJazz ThorntonDocumentary following a suicide-survivor who has become an advocate for suicidal young people as she makes a web series about a friend who took her own life.
- DirectorErin Lee CarrStarsJessica ThomasJim ArnottDavid BlanchardIn this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.
- DirectorJeremiah ZagarStarsJoaquin PhoenixNicole KidmanHelen HuntA small-town murder in New England became one of the highest-profile cases of the twentieth century. As the first fully televised court case, the Pamela Smart trial rattled the consciousness of America. From gavel to gavel, a nation tuned in, and reality TV was born. Pulsating with sex, drugs, betrayal, and murder, the trial inspired 20 years of television shows, books, plays, and movies, including To Die For, starring Nicole Kidman and directed by Gus Van Sant.
- DirectorMichèle OhayonStarsKeith BallingerAmy BondJenyne ButterflyAcademy Award Nominated director Michèle Ohayon's Verite film follows women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds who heal trauma and body image shame through sensual dance and daring pole dance artistry.
- DirectorMonika TreutStarsAnnie SprinkleBeth StephensStafford20 years after Gendernauts, Monika Treut seeks out the pioneers of the transgender movement back then to find out how their lives and their activism have evolved, how they have grown into their identities and how their energy continues to have an impact today. GENDERATION not only traces altered life plans but also paints an incisive portrait of the United States at the end of the Trump era.
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- DirectorJessica ValeStarsLeymah GboweeEllen Johnson SirleafLouis JohnsonA look at the high profile case of Liberian Olivia Zinnah, who died in 2012 of complications from a rape that occurred when she was just 7 years old.
- DirectorDamon VignaleStarsPamela MasikKim RossmoAn artist faces public outrage as she struggles to mount a large-scale exhibition of paintings based on a police poster of missing women, 26 of whom are found murdered on a serial killer's farm.
- DirectorJason Y. LeeStarsEdward Young LeeJason Y. LeeSave My Seoul follows two Korean-American brothers as they discover rampant prostitution and sex trafficking in Seoul, South Korea. With the use of hidden cameras and access to pimps, johns, and sex-workers, Eddie and Jason explore and unravel the complexity of the sex trade in Seoul. They learn that this problem is rooted in issues far deeper than lost girls and lustful men. Instead, it's a consequence of the broken Korean culture that turns a blind eye to and condones one of the biggest human injustices of our generation.
- DirectorTerra RentonDocumentary feature following one woman's quest to uncover why her biological clock hasn't started ticking, before she runs out of time. Armed with insight from those that write and think about the current state of affairs for mothers, Terra, 32, confronts her own ambivalence towards children head on and offers up some baby food-for-thought to a new generation of women: the baby busters.
- DirectorFrancis AmatStarsKatrina AdamsStacey AllasterTracy AustinUnraveling Athena is a feature documentary that chronicles the journey that Women Tennis Champions pass through - from small child with a large racket, to ranked player, and ultimately to WTA number one in the world, and beyond - her Journey after reaching the pinnacle The film explores the ingredients, the common themes and qualities, that account for the remarkable achievements of these women, from different generations, nationalities and personalities. Interweaving the lives of these champions the film creates a single, unified narrative of modern day contemporary heroines. Unraveling Athena will also introduce us to the journey of the brain, a topic never discussed in sports films. Unraveling Athena is the story of a journey, not only in professional tennis, but a journey of life that can inspire us on many levels.
- StarsVirginia Roberts GiuffreDaniel BatesSigrid McCawleyEpstein, a multimillionaire businessman, is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking underage girls.
- DirectorSung-a YoonStarsWela Mae C. BundaMary Beth C. CampoHilda D. CoronelThe question of domestic slavery in our globalized world, while emphasizing those women's determination, sisterhood and the strategies they find to face the obstacles that awaits them in the near future.
- DirectorInna BlokhinaStarsAnna BaderJeannie ChesserSylvia EarleExplore the lives of nine women from around the world who share a passion for the ocean.
- DirectorCynthia LowenStarsCarrie GoldbergAnita SarkeesianSoraya ChemalyAfter their lives are overturned by vicious online harassment, three women seek justice from the internet.
- DirectorStacey LeeStarsAnna LunoeNervoNightwaveFilmed over the summer festival season, Underplayed presents a portrait of the current status of the gender, ethnic, and sexuality equality issues in dance music.
- DirectorAndrea Blaugrund NevinsStarsAmy SchumerAli WongIliza ShlesingerHysterical is an honest and hilarious backstage pass into the lives of some of stand-up comedy's most boundary-breaking women, exploring the hard-fought journey to become the voices of their generation and their gender.
- DirectorGwen van de PasStarsGwen van de PasIngeborg AnsingMichael BeersGwen van de Pas returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.
- DirectorMariana OteroWhen confronted with their lingerie factory (Starissima) going bankrupt, the employees attempt to take it over by forming a cooperative. Soon questions about fundamental economic and social issues pop up amidst the bras and panties. Through this adventure together they discover a new freedom.
- DirectorKirby DickStarsKirby DickKimberly PeirceDarren AronofskyKirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board.
- DirectorFredrick MunkStarsBelinda LaneJustin TheobaldJaimieThe line between justice and revenge blurs when a devastated family uses social media to track down the people who killed 24-year-old Crystal Theobald.
- DirectorAaron KoppAmanda KoppStarsGcina MhlopheFive children in Swaziland dive into their imaginations to create an original African tale about a girl on a dangerous quest.
- DirectorNancy BuirskiStarsCynthia ErivoRecy TaylorRobert CorbittMrs. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. Unbroken, she spoke up and fought for justice with help from Rosa Parks and legions of women.
- DirectorJiayan 'Jenny' ShiStarsBrendt ChristensenYingying ZhangAfter a young Chinese student goes missing on an American university campus, her family travels to the U.S. for the first time, hoping to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.
- DirectorJoshua BakerStarsLouis TherouxVictoriaAshleighMeet women in UK, legally providing sexual services, either to make a living or to supplement their income, potentially earning hundreds of pounds per hour.
- 20181h 18m6.6 (258)63MetascoreDirectorDana Adam ShapiroStarsCindy BennettMuhammad AliVonciel BakerThe never-before-told story of Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely-loyal den mother of the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
- DirectorJonathan BlankStarsFinkArjan RoskamDavid SedarisThe documentary that answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal health care the nightmare we've been warned about? The answer may surprise you.
- DirectorEmily AbtBruce HenselA transgender man and woman face the challenges of maintaining relationships,
- DirectorOvidieStarsAlissiyaLeyla BenthoGrégory DorcelThe wonders of internet has made the shady industry of pornography rich, but is now in death cramps due to the piracy ruining the market, and forcing the participants to perform more extreme sex.
- DirectorTim K. SmithStarsDave AbramsonBruce BennettBronwyn BishopSEX AND BROADCASTING is a feature length documentary about New Jersey's WFMU, the world's strangest and most unique radio station, and one man's attempt to keep it alive in the face of recession, the persistent threat of commercial media, and the challenges that come with keeping a rebellious group of outsiders together.
- DirectorAndrea Blaugrund NevinsStarsRichard DicksonKristina DuncanMichelle ChidoniBarbie, the most popular doll ever created is a fashion icon and a target for feminists. This features new footage, access to Barbie's biggest reinvention, and examines 60 years of women through the lens of an 11.5-inch plastic doll.
- DirectorSaul J. TurellStarsCarl KingAgnes AyresTheda BaraThis insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent-movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie "True Heart Susie," starring Lillian Gish, to "Love Me Tonight" (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy) and to Elizabeth Taylor in "A Place in the Sun" (1951), plus many, many more.
- DirectorBrad ColeyRESCUED FROM THE STREETS OF SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, ORPHANED GIRLS FIND THEIR VOICES IN POETRY AS THEY HEAL TRAUMAS OF THEIR PAST AND PREPARE TO TRANSITION INTO AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE.
- DirectorTamara Mariam DawitStarsTsehai TesfamichaelAbrehet AsefaTamara Mariam DawitA personal investigation into the mysterious life of the director's Aunt Sally, an Ethiopian aristocrat-turned-communist-rebel who disappeared after the revolution that lead to the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie.
- DirectorJenny AshStarsLaura DodsworthA bold, feminist film about how the vagina has shaped our view of the world and the shame around female sexuality. Women from 19 to 77 years old talk about puberty, menstruation, birth, motherhood, infertility, menopause, pleasure, sex, pain, trauma, gender, sexuality, cancer, rape and FGM.
- DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandAnastasia MikovaStarsNorma BastidasGabriela MelgozaShantel NasirWOMAN is a worldwide project giving voice to 2000 women in 50 different countries.
- DirectorFenton BaileyRandy BarbatoStarsLinda LovelaceHarry ReemsDennis HopperAn examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact.
- DirectorRicki SternAnne SundbergStarsDonna HowardJohn SeagoBrigitte AmiriA deep historical look at one of the most controversial issues of our time, highlighting the abortion debate from various points along the ideological spectrum in a winding story of abortion in America.
- DirectorJohanna DemetrakasStarsBella AbzugLaurie AndersonPhyllis CheslerFeminists: What Were They Thinking? takes aim at our current culture revealing all too vividly the urgent need for continued change.
- DirectorMike LernerMaxim PozdorovkinStarsNadezhda TolokonnikovaMariya AlyokhinaYekaterina SamutsevichFollows the court case of three members of the Russian feminist punk protest group Pussy Riot after their performance in a Russian Orthodox cathedral.
- DirectorJennifer Hall LeeThis is the story of the women's liberation movement from 1963-1970. In 2004 a woman whispered to me 'Are you a feminist?' She was embarrassed to ask me. I tried explaining to her that it was good to be a feminist, but I lacked a detailed visual history. I had no 'snapshots' in my mind from which to grab. I decided to interview many of the feminists who made that revolution happen. I made it as a woman would, I traveled around the country and talked to the feminists from that time. I connect these stories with my story as a feminist and a mother of a small girl who wants her to know the history of the women's movement.
- DirectorMaya GallusJustine PimlottDerby Crazy Love takes viewers inside the adrenaline-filled world of women's roller derby. Meet Smack Daddy, Suzy Hotrod, Bonnie Thunders, Raw Heidi, Kamikaze Kitten, Iron Wench and other bad-ass warriors who are changing how we look at women in sport and femininity, one booty block at a time.
- DirectorSini AndersonStarsKathleen HannaCarrie BrownsteinKim GordonA look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
- DirectorJoan BradermanStarsEmma AmosIda ApplebroogPatsy BeckertThe Heretics uncovers the inside story of a pivotal force in the "second wave" of the Women's Movement. Director Joan Braderman, who followed her dream of becoming a filmmaker to New York City in 1971, where she joined the feminist art collective Heresies at the epicenter of the 1970's art world in lower Manhattan, charts the collective's story for the first time in a feature-length film or video. Unlike more traditional "documentaries," the film is framed with striking new digital motion graphics. Consisting of intimate interviews with former collective members, archival footage from the 1970s, and documents of the Heresies collective, which published HERESIES: A Feminist Publication on Art and Politics from 1977 to 1992, The Heretics views the collective in the context of the larger second-wave movement, which was made up of thousands who met in small, private group settings to discuss issues and launch programs and actions relevant to women. The hundreds of Heresies members-now scattered around the globe and working as artists, writers, architects, painters, filmmakers, designers, editors, curators, and teachers-speak intimately about the extraordinary times they shared, challenging the terms of gender and power and re-imagining the lives of generations to come.
- DirectorJens HoffmannStarsOtto BauerAudrey HollanderBelladonna9to5 - Days in Porn focuses on the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry "The Adult Entertainment industry". It depicts their stories, each one different, unadorned and authentic, without glorification or prejudice. It delivers deep insight into their personal lives - from glamorous to grotesque - strange, fascinating, offensive, absurd and sometimes funny moments all at once.
- DirectorMarion LipschutzRose RosenblattStarsYvonne CaudilloShelby KnoxRene MaquilleurA 15-year-old girl's transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent feminist parallels her fight for sex education and gay rights in Lubbock, Texas.
- DirectorTherese ShechterStarsElaine AlvarezLetty Cottin PogrebinTherese ShechterWhen did feminism become a bad word? Why is it that young independent, progressive women in today's society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving and very personal journey into the heart of Feminism, circa 2005. Armed with a video camera and an irreverent sense of humor, Therese talks with Feminist superstars, rowdy frat boys, liberated Cosmo girls and Radical Cheerleaders, all in her quest to find out whether Feminism can still be a source of personal and political power.
- DirectorLouisa AchilleStarsMarilyn ChambersVeronica HartNina HartleyProvocative, enlightening and revealing, The Naked Feminist challenges the myths surrounding women in the porn industry while exploring preconceived notions of control, pleasure and exploitation.
- DirectorDelphine SeyrigStarsDelphine SeyrigJill ClayburghMarie DuboisFamous actresses talk about their role in the movie industry, and the demand to "be beautiful and shut up".
- DirectorSut JhallyStarsJean KilbourneJean Kilbourne discusses the representation of women in advertisements.
- DirectorChris HegedusD.A. PennebakerStarsNorman MailerGermaine GreerDiana TrillingInfamously macho author Norman Mailer shares a 1971 NYC panel with an audience of intellectual women and famous feminists receiving a lively critique revealing the sophisticated political, literary discourse of early Women's Lib movement.
- DirectorLorraine GrayFrom December 1936 to February 1937 members of the United Auto Workers organized a sit-down strike inside the General Motors Fisher Body 1 and 2 plants in Flint, Michigan. They ultimately won recognition of their union and improved wages and conditions. "With Babies and Banners" tells the story of the Women's Emergency Brigade, composed of female GM workers and the wives of men involved in the sit-down strike, which not only provided support services (like running the union kitchens that provided food to the strikers occupying the plants) but did picket duty themselves. It intercuts footage from 1937 with interviews with the same women 40 years later, still active in union politics and still pressuring the UAW to acknowledge women as equals.