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We’re excited to share that several WMM films and filmmakers have been recognized on Ms. Magazine’s list of the Best Feminist Documentaries of 2024! The list includes WMM release RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE, directed by Katja Esson, whose films we have been distributing for more than 20 years. This powerful documentary dives into the devastating...
Zeinabu irene Davis’s landmark film COMPENSATION— distributed by Women Make Movies from its release in 1999 until 2023, when it was restored and released by The Criterion Collection—has been selected for preservation in the prestigious National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. This recognition affirms the enduring cultural, historical, and artistic importance of Davis’s work,...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlist for the 97th Oscars, and we are thrilled to celebrate the recognition of SUGARCANE (dir. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie), made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program. Shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature, this powerful and timely film investigates the abuse,...
Sundance has announced its 2025 line-up, and 11 films made by WMM filmmakers and Program alum, including four from the WMM Production Assistance Program, will premiere at this year’s festival! Two of the Production Assistance Program films will have their world premieres in the U.S. Documentary Competition: LIFE AFTER (dir. Reid Davenport, prod. Colleen...
Friends in L.A., mark your calendars for a special opportunity to watch two films by renowned, longtime Women Make Movies filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha. On Saturday night, December 14 at 7:30 PM, Minh-ha’s first feature film Naked Spaces – Living Is Round (1985), which has long been distributed by Women Make Movies and was recently restored...
We’re happy to announce that four films from our Production Assistance Program have received grants from the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre! These awards highlight the incredible talent and vision of women filmmakers creating impactful stories across a variety of genres. The following WMM-supported projects have been recognized: Fiction Feature: FAMILIAR TOUCH...
Women Make Movies (WMM) returned this week to Montreal to participate in the RIDM Montreal International Film Festival. WMM’s Executive Director Debra Zimmerman, and Leonard Cortana, Inclusion Programs and Strategic Partnerships Manager at EURODOC, presented the opening keynote of the DOC FORUM: Toward a Fairer, More Inclusive Industry. INTERCEPTED (dir. Oksana Karpovych), a powerful documentary...
SUGARCANE (dir. Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat), made with the support of our Production Assistance Program, is taking the awards circuit by storm. At this year’s Critics Choice Documentary Awards, the film, which delves into the harrowing abuse of Indigenous children, received a remarkable eight nominations, the most for any film this year. It...
Women Make Movies is thrilled to celebrate two incredible wins at the 2024 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), highlighting the remarkable work of WMM-supported filmmakers. WMM new acquisition MY STOLEN PLANET, directed by Farahnaz Sharifi, received the esteemed Beeld & Geluid IDFA ReFrame Award, accompanied by a €5,000 prize. Using the essayistic style of...
