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In honor of Disability Pride Month, Women Make Movies proudly presents IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? directed by Ella Bee Glendining. This powerful documentary follows Ella’s quest to find others who share her rare disability, short femurs, and no hip joints. Having never seen anyone with a body like hers, Ella embarks on a global...
“Aunt Fannie Lou experienced things that many people today can’t even begin to imagine: The atrocities of Jim Crow and segregation, gross miscarriages of justice and the constant threat of intimidation and death. Her vision of equal rights for everyone has yet to fully materialize. But her sacrifices and her efforts to achieve that goal should...
WMM release ESTHER NEWTON MADE ME GAY (dir. Jean Carlomusto) has been prominently featured in a recent article on Medium titled “Esther Newton Won’t Make You Gay,” written by Melinda Blau. This insightful article accompanies a special episode of the Crow’s Feet podcast, “Finally Celebrated: Esther Newton’s Journey from Outlier to LGBTQ.” Clips from the...
On Monday, June 17 at 7 PM, Film Workers for Palestine and Co-Presenters SAG-AFTRA & Sister Guild Members for Ceasefire, Arab Film & Media Institute, Peace Is Loud, and The Solidarity Index at DCTV ‘s Firehouse Cinema NYC will screen WMM release BYE BYE TIBERIAS (dir. Lina Soualem), along with MEMORY OF THE LAND (dir. Samira...
BlackStar Film Festival Festival just announced its lineup, and 6 WMM films and filmmakers are premiering. Following nearly sold-out and extended theatrical runs in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami, BYE BYE TIBERIAS (dir. Lina Soualem), will have its Philadelphia premiere at the BlackStar Film Festival. Check out our blog for additional screening dates...
We are thrilled to congratulate ABORTION & WOMEN’S RIGHTS 1970s (dir. Catha Maslow, Jane Pincus, Mary Summers & Karen Weinstein) for winning the Best Creative Documentary Short at this year’s Women’s Voices Now Film Festival. This groundbreaking film, originally released in 1970, is the first ever made about the struggle for abortion rights in the...
Updated May 28, 2024 Originally posted April 22, 2024 The Official 2024 Tribeca Film Festival selections have been announced, and 9 films from WMM filmmakers will premiere (8 will have their world premieres!). The Tribeca Film Festival, now in its 23rd year, will take place Wed, June 5, 2024 – Sun, June 16, 2024. ...
Making It Work: Success and Sustainability Conversations with Award-Winning Filmmakers Thursdays, June 6 – June 27 | ZOOM This winter, in one of our most successful webinar series ever, we talked with and celebrated WMM filmmakers who were nominated for documentary Academy Awards. This Summer we will continue the conversation with a series of immersive...
Sheffield International Documentary Festival, the UK’s leading documentary festival, just announced its lineup, and 13 WMM films and filmmakers are premiering and pitching. Four films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program are premiering: AN ARMY OF WOMEN – Directed by Julie Lunde Lillesæter. Produced by Natalya Sarch, Arne Dahr, Julie Lunde Lillesæter;...
