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DOLORES

Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. The fight continues...

Director: Peter Bratt

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 96 min.

Year of production: 2017

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Picture a Scientist

PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a documentary on women scientists overcoming bias, revolutionizing science, on a journey to meet diverse scientific luminaries

Director: Ian Cheney | Sharon Shattuck

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 97/56 min.

Year of production: 2020

Activism Education Science Women

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Half the Sky

Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Director: Maro Chermayeff

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 240 min.

Year of production: 2012

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Pray the Devil Back to Hell

The dramatic success story of the women's peace movement of Liberia

Director: Abigail Disney | Gini Reticker

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 72 min.

Year of production: 2008

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Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam

In the '60s, hippies ignited a sexual revolution. In 2020, Seyran Ateş, a Turkish-German feminist imam, faces fatwas and bullets for sparking a similar change in Islam. Her global journey fights extremism, fostering peace and love within the faith. Join her revolution!

Director: Nefise Özkal Lorentzen

Language: Chinese, English, German, Norwegian, Turkish (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 55 min.

Year of production: 2021

Activism Asian Studies Conflicts Current Affairs Gender Globalization Human Rights Law and Justice LGBTQIA+ Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Politics Religion and Spirituality Sexuality Social Justice Society Women

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RBG

Hero. Icon. Dissenter. RBG explores the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Director: Betsy West | Julie Cohen

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 98 min.

Year of production: 2018

Activism American History Biography Gender History Jewish Studies Law and Justice Personal Story Politics Society Women

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Girl Rising 5th Anniversary Edition

The updated film features new research on girl’s education, video updates on the girls, and videos from the Girl Rising movement featuring students, teachers, and community leaders taking action for girls’ education

Director: Richard E. Robbins

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 101 min.

Year of production: 2017

Activism Education Gender Globalization Human Rights Society Women Youth

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The Invisible War

A groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military

Director: Kirby Dick

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 98 min.

Year of production: 2012

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The World Before Her

A provocative portrait of Indian women and their current cultural conflicts.

Director: Nisha Pahuja

Language: English, Hindi (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 57 / 90 min.

Year of production: 2012

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Roll Red Roll

Roll Red Roll is a true-crime thriller that goes behind the headlines to uncover the deep-seated and social media-fueled "boys will be boys" culture at the root of high school sexual assault in America.

Director: Nancy Schwartzman

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 81 min.

Year of production: 2018

Activism Crime Current Affairs Law and Justice Media Personal Story Sexuality Society Sports Technology Women Youth

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She Rises Up

Gladys Yupanqui in Peru, Magatte Wade in Senegal, and Selyna Peiris in Sri Lanka are 3 women transforming their communities through business. Their stories reveal the power of local entrepreneurs and the barriers women face in accessing economic opportunities

Director: Maureen Castle Tusty

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 91 min.

Year of production: 2024

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My Name Is Happy

Kurdish singer Mutlu Kaya’s journey from Turkey’s Got Talent star to shooting survivor fighting for justice against femicide. The documentary highlights her resilience as she heals, finds strength in her family, and empowers women through music and activism.

Director: Ayşe Toprak | Nick Read

Language: Turkish (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 82 min.

Year of production: 2022

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Tempestad

The emotional journeys of two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico and of the love, dignity and resistance that allowed them to survive.

Director: Tatiana Huezo

Language: Spanish (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 105 min.

Year of production: 2016

Cinema Conflicts Creative Human Rights Latin American Studies Personal Story Politics Women

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Battleground

As the nation faces the end of Roe v. Wade, follow three women leading formidable anti-abortion organizations to witness the enormous influence they wield at the intersection and future of abortion and politics in America.

Director: Cynthia Lowen

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 103 min.

Year of production: 2022

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Budrus

It takes a village to unite the most divided people on earth. Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat.

Director: Julia Bacha

Language: English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 82 min.

Year of production: 2010

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The 8th

The 8th traces Ireland’s campaign to remove the 8th Amendment – a constitutional ban on abortion, forging a new progressive path when reproductive rights are threatened all over the world

Director: Aideen Kane | Lucy Kennedy | Maeve O’Boyle

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 95 min.

Year of production: 2020

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We Iranian Women

Through exclusive testimonies and clandestine videos, We Iranian Women gives voice to courageous women in Iran who risked their lives to share their stories. The film chronicles their ongoing battle against patriarchy, corruption, and rigid religious and ideological beliefs

Director: Sabina Fedeli | Anna Migotto

Language: English, French, Italian, Persian (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 61 min.

Year of production: 2023

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Motherboard

Director Victoria Mapplebeck’s 20-year chronicle of motherhood, as a single parent to her son, Jim, captures life’s highs and lows. Shot across generations of smartphones, the film offers a raw look at resilience, growth, and the power of family amid hardship.

Director: Victoria Mapplebeck

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 87 min.

Year of production: 2024

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RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words

The improbable story of how Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who couldn’t get a job after graduating at the top of her law class, became a revered Justice of the Supreme Court and icon for gender equality and human rights

Director: Freida Lee Mock

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 89 min.

Year of production: 2021

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Preconceived

Where does someone turn when facing an unplanned pregnancy? The film is a window into the enigmatic centers that some call “pregnancy resource centers” and others call “fake clinics.”

Director: Sabrine Keane | Kate Dumke

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 81 Min.

Year of production: 2023

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Surge

Is it a moment or a movement? Surge follows three, diverse female candidates who each ran in uphill battles to flip their deep red districts to blue in the historic, barrier-breaking 2018 midterm elections

Director: Hannah Rosenzweig | Wendy Sachs

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 93 min.

Year of production: 2020

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I’m Doing My Job

I’m Doing My Job follows 6 young, female South Asian & Black emergency medical physicians’ lives throughout the pandemic in NYC.

Director: Aneri Shah

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 47 min.

Year of production: 2022

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DRAW FOR CHANGE! (Series)

Six female cartoonists from Mexico to Syria defy censorship with powerful satire on social justice, facing threats and violence. Their stories of resilience, filmed by top female directors, showcase art’s role in activism and the unbreakable drive for truth.

Director: Alisar Hasan | Alaa Amer | Nada Riyadh | Anna Moiseenko | Sama Pana

Language: Arabic, English, Russian (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 4 x 54 min.

Year of production: 2023

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Trapped

With U.S. abortion clinics are fighting to survive, what remains of a woman's right to choose?

Director: Dawn Porter

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 83 min.

Year of production: 2016

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The Hunting Ground

A startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families.

Director: Kirby Dick

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 102 min.

Year of production: 2015

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Born Free: Birth in America

If birth and pregnancy are a lens on how society values its women, why has it become a fight that American women are losing?

Director: Paula James Martinez

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 95 min.

Year of production: 2022

Activism American History Children Current Affairs Family Gender Health Human Rights Humor Law and Justice Mental Health Social Justice Society Women Youth

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$avvy

$avvy explores why it’s critical for women to understand and take control of their personal finances.

Director: Robin Hauser

Language: English (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 56/79 min.

Year of production: 2020

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Sabine Weiss, One Century of Photography

Sabine Weiss (1924-2021) created a monumental body of work: thousands of faces, top fashion collections, and global photo reports. As a 20th-century witness focusing on society's margins, she was a Humanist photography icon. This film captures her final words and legacy.

Director: Camille Ménager

Language: French (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 58 min.

Year of production: 2022

Arts and Culture History Personal Story Photography Society Women

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Between Revolutions (Între Revoluții)

Two friends separated by political revolutions find connection through letters, defying distance and turmoil.

Director: Vlad Petri

Language: Persian, Romanian (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 69 min.

Year of production: 2023

European History Gender History Human Rights Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Politics Women

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Kamay

The story of a Hazara family’s fight for their civil rights and truth regarding their daughter’s death, becomes a race for their lives under the advancing Taliban

Director: Ilyas Yourish

Language: Persian (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 107 min.

Year of production: 2024

Asian Studies Conflicts Education Human Rights Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Politics War Women Youth

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Bambi, a French Woman

From birth in Algiers, Marie-Pierre wanted to wear dresses, rejecting her given name, Jean-Pierre. At 17, discovering a drag show changed her life. Becoming Bambi, she became a cabaret legend in 50s and 60s Paris.

Director: Sebastien Lifshitz

Language: French (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 83 min.

Year of production: 2021

Arts and Culture Biography French Cinema and Culture Gender History LGBTQIA+ Personal Story

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Judged Bodies: The Fight for Reproductive Rights (Cuerpos Juzgados)

In El Salvador, where abortion is completely illegal, women who have had obstetric emergencies have been sentenced to up to 40 years in prison. The Citizen Group fights for women’s reproductive rights and works to free women unjustly imprisoned.

Director: Mariana Carbajal

Language: Spanish (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 69 min.

Year of production: 2022

Activism Biography Crime Health Human Rights Investigative Journalism Law and Justice Latin American Studies Women

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To See You Again (Volverte a ver)

Against a backdrop of epidemic levels of disappearances and deaths in Mexico—an estimated 360,000 have died since 2006—a group of women put pressure on the government in this powerful portrait of female solidarity.

Director: Carolina Corral Paredes

Language: Spanish (with full English subtitles available)

Running Time: 93 min.

Year of production: 2020

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