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Mar 10, 2023
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Celebrate International Women's Day & Women's History Month!

 

Join us for a virtual film festival!

March 8 - 31, 2023

Join us for a virtual film festival in celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month! Don't miss your chance to watch powerful films like STORMING CAESARS PALACE (dir. Hazel Gurland-Pooler), which chronicles real-life superhero, Ruby Duncan, as she fights the welfare system and becomes a White House advisor, WITHOUT A WHISPER (dir. Katsitsionni Fox), about the influence of Indigenous women on the early women's rights movement, and  FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA (dir. Joy Davenport, exec. prod. Monica Land) a portrait of Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, Fannie Lou Hamer, one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.



And join us each Friday this month on our Instagram for a special IG Live with featured filmmakers of the festival at 1pm ET/10pm PT. Sign up to attend our virtual film festival here.



The WMM Women's History Month Virtual Film Festival is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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FEATURED SELECTIONS
STORMING CAESARS PALACE

A film by Hazel Gurland-Pooler

Available March 8 - 12, 2023

 

STORMING CAESARS PALACE chronicles the extraordinary life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House advisor. Ruby, along with Mary Wesley, Alversa Beals, and low-income mothers across the country form the National Welfare Rights Organization to fight for an adequate income, dignity, and justice. Together, they introduced a Guaranteed Income campaign in 1969 which, with feminist Gloria Steinem at their side, became part of the Democratic platform in 1972.

"The powerful film centers the women at the forefront of an important

feminist anti-poverty movement."

Krytal Sotomayor, Documentary.org
 
FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA

A film by Joy Davenport

Executive produced by Monica Land

Available March 8 - 31, 2023

 

FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA, a documentary executive produced by her grand-niece Monica Land, and winner of Best TV Feature Documentary or miniseries at the IDA Awards, is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Through public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.

"A powerful film, one that illustrates the challenges and sacrifices so many faced in fighting for the right to vote." - Sylvia Bugg Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS

 
CATEGORY: WOMAN

A film by Phyllis Ellis

Available March 8 - 31, 2023

 

After 18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya's victory at the 2009 World Championships, her personal medical records were leaked to the international media.  The public scrutiny of her body, driven by racism and sexism, brought into question her identity as a woman and as a great champion. CATEGORY: WOMAN follows four athletes forced out of competition by regulations that profile and target women athletes, and the subsequent devastation to their bodies, and livelihoods.

"As it is, this doc’s subjects are passionate advocates, its story is infuriating and it has an undeniable power of its own." - POV Magazine

 
RUNNING WITH MY GIRLS

A film by Rebekah Henderson

Available March 8 - 31, 2023

 

Tired of watching local governments ignore their communities’ interests, five diverse female activists decide to run for municipal office in Denver — one of the fastest gentrifying cities in the country. It begins when Shontel Lewis wins a transit board seat, inspiring four women who worked on her campaign – Dr. Lisa Calderón, Candi CdeBaca, Shayla Richard, and Veronica Barela – to make the unusual decision to run as a cohort. They quickly realize that in politics, large sums of money can convince voters to overlook scandals, empty promises, and shallow relationships with the community. 

"An intimate and unfiltered look at the challenges faced by political outsiders."

Denver Film Festival
 
WITHOUT A WHISPER - KONNON:KWE

A film by Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk)

Available March 8 - 31, 2023

 

WITHOUT A WHISPER - KONNON:KWE is the untold story of the profound influence of Indigenous women on the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the United States. Follow Mohawk Bear Clan Mother Louise Herne and Professor Sally Roesch Wagner as they seek to correct the historical narrative about the origins of women’s rights in the United States.

"A great introduction to the beginning of the women’s rights movement and provides wonderful insight into the matriarchal structure of the Haudenosaunee people." 

Educational Media Reviews Online
 

These films, and more, are also available to watch throughout the festival!

An intimate and inspiring portrait of Rep. Barbara Lee

A profoundly personal mixed-media experience inside the ADHD mind

A deeper look into the abortion rights movement

A look into the legacy of mass incarceration and women caregivers

A beautiful look into the life and work of Barbara Hammer

A riotous documentary about the explosion that happened when punk met feminism

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