Women Make Movies

03/21/2023

WMM Heads to CPH:DOX with 6 Premieres and 7 New Project Pitches

CPH:DOX 2023 is underway, and we are thrilled to have so many films from the Production Assistance Program and Program alum premiering and pitching!

PA Program films EAT BITTER (dir. Ningyi Sun) and Q***R FUTURES (a collection of three shorts produced by Jessica Devaney, Multitude Films) will have their World Premieres, and LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING (dir. Lisa Cortes) will have its International Premiere.

WMM-sponsored films will be pitching in the Forum include (dir. Sydney Fussel, Samantha Knowles); GIVE IT A SHOT (dir. Vaishali Sinha); INTERCEPTED (dir. Oksana Karpovych); RED ZONE (dir. Iryna Tsilyk); THE PRODUCTION OF THE WORLD (dir. Brett Story); and UNTITLED DWARFISM PROJECT (dir. Julie Wyman).

Read the full announcement on our blog:

For more than 45 years, Women Make Movies has championed women filmmakers and their stories. The largest distributor of films by and about women in the world, WMM also supports hundreds of independent filmmakers each year with our highly successful Production Assistance Program.

03/21/2023

Chicken & Egg Pictures' Research & Development Grant supports women and non-binary filmmakers from around the world who have directed at least two feature-length documentaries and are in the research & development stage of their next feature-length film.

💰 Up to 30 grantees will receive a $10,000 USD grant for research or a $20,000 USD for development
💖 Join the AlumNest
⏰ Apply by April 24 at 12:00 PM ET
📝 Learn more: bit.ly/CEP_RD

03/20/2023

Tonight! Storming Caesars Palace (dir. Hazel Gurland-Pooler) premieres on Independent Lens. Krystal Sotomayer with Documentary.org calls STORMING CAESARS PALACE a "powerful film [that] centers the women at the forefront of an important feminist anti-poverty movement." Check your local PBS listing for air times. https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/storming-caesars-palace/

03/20/2023

This week! Join us for our next webinar series, where experts in the field of marketing, PR, sales, and film festival strategy will teach filmmakers everything you need to know about developing a release plan, building your audience, and maximizing the reach of your film.

Sign up now to get 4 sessions for the price of 3: https://bit.ly/MakingYourFilmStandOut

Can't make it live? Links to the recording will be sent out to all registrants and available for 3 months after posted.

03/20/2023

Standing on My Sisters' Shoulders

This , celebrates the first black woman to enter the senate chambers since 100 years prior. STANDING ON MY SISTERS' SHOULDERS (dir. Joan Sadoff, Dr. Robert Sadoff, Laura J. Lipson) weaves a story of commitment, passion and perseverance. It tells the story of the women who fought for change in Mississippi and forever altered American history. Use code WHM23 for 25% off until the end of March!

“A classic portrait of the women who risked their lives to achieve Civil Rights for all Americans…a film every American should see and never forget.”

03/19/2023

Join the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute in New York City!

Over a hundred years ago, Spanish neurobiologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal made groundbreaking discoveries about the structure of the brain. Using the Golgi silver staining technique, he identified a specialized cell type—the neuron—that binds all the matter together. His surreal hand-drawn paintings illustrated how electrical signals were received and transmitted across cerebral time and space. Drawing from his short stories, this talk presents early film experiments to craft a Cajal biopic. Under the working title of "The Kiss," Cajal on screen is a time traveler that reminisces about his past and invokes the future through his dreams and fictions.

Speaker
Alexis Gambis, Assistant Professor of Biology, Film & New Media, NYUAD

To RSVP:
https://nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/.../NYUEventRegistr...

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03/19/2023

No Job For A Woman: The Women Who Fought To Report WWII

Celebrate with award-winning doc NO JOB FOR A WOMAN: THE WOMEN WHO FOUGHT TO REPORT WWII (dir. Michèle Midori Fillion), which tells the colorful story of how these three tenacious female war correspondents forged their now legendary reputations during the war—when battlefields were considered no place for a woman. Available now for purchase or booking- use code WHM23 all of March for 25% off!

“[G]ripping, dramatic, and heroic story of the “girl war correspondents” of World War II… No journalism student can fail to be inspired by this well-researched and utterly compelling documentary.”

03/18/2023

Step by Step: Building a Feminist Movement, 1941-1977

This , immerse yourself in the inspiring film NOW STEP BY STEP: BUILDING A FEMINIST MOVEMENT, 1941 - 1977 (dir. Joyce Follet), which follows the lives of eight Midwestern women, six of whom became founders of NOW. Together, their stories beautifully illustrate the continuity and diversity of 20th-century feminism. Available now for purchase or booking - use code WHM23 for 25% off all of March!

"Step by Step provides a missing piece of American history as it is traditionally taught. We need this video to teach our teachers as well as our students."

03/17/2023

Kristal Bush has never spent a day in a prison but feels its plight nonetheless. A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE (dir. Zara Katz & Lisa Riordan Seville) looks into the life of those on the outside and how they are, too, affected by mass incarceration. https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/a-woman-on-the-outside/

03/17/2023

Without a Whisper

WITHOUT A WHISPER (dir. katsitsionni fox) uncovers the hidden history of Indigenous women's profound influence on the beginnings of the women’s rights movement in the United States. To celebrate this outstanding contribution to women's history, join director katsitsionni fox in conversation with us today for a special IG Live at noon CST!

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.

03/16/2023

WMM-sponsored Onlookers film will have its international premiere at Cinéma du réel - Festival international du film documentaire at the Centre Pompidou! Congratulations Kimi Takesue! http://ow.ly/YnFx50NkE1b

03/16/2023

Now until March 31st, tune into our , virtual film festival to listen to the stories of q***r women, Indigenous women, and women of color who have raised their voices to elevate that of others. https://bit.ly/wmm_WHM2023

03/16/2023

Learn how to maximize the audience of your film with expertise from David Magdael, CEO of David Magdael & Associates, Inc.. This is the first session in our four-part series: MAKING YOUR FILM STAND OUT IN A CROWDED MARKET. Sign up for the series now to get four sessions for the price of three: https://bit.ly/MakingYourFilmStandOut

03/16/2023

📣 Now accepting applications for the Original Voices Shorts Pitch, a collab between NBCU Academy x IF/Then Shorts x NBC News Studios. Five non-fiction teams will receive $6,000 and the opportunity to pitch their projects. One team will also receive a $100,000 in financing and a commission deal from NBC News Studios. Apply here: bit.ly/origvoice

Eligible filmmakers are US-based documentarians who identify as, or showcase stories highlighting social issues affecting, women, LGBTQ+ folx, communities of color, and people with disabilities regardless of career stage.

03/16/2023

📣 Original Voices Shorts Pitch, a collab between X X , offers 5 teams $6k + the opp to pitch their projects. 1 team will receive $100k + commission deal from NBC News Studios. Apply: bit.ly/origvoice

03/16/2023

A real-life "Handmaid’s Tale," BIRTHRIGHT: A WAR STORY (dir. Civia Tamarkin) examines how women are being jailed, physically violated, and even put at risk of dying as the war on women is turning pregnant women into criminals and infringing upon women's reproductive rights. Available this for purchase or book a screening! Use code WHM23 for 25% - valid until the end of March! https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/birthright-a-war-story/

03/15/2023

This Friday, we will be speaking with director, katsitsionni fox! Join us Friday at noon cst/1pm est for this powerful conversation. Watch the film for free before our talk through our Women’s History Month virtual film festival happening now. Register to watch with link in the bio.

03/14/2023

Fannie Lou Hamer's America

Celebrate w/ Fannie Lou Hamer's America (dir. Joy Davenport), a look into a real-life trailblazer who came to be known as one of the greatest civil rights leaders. Buy/book now! Use code WHM23 all of March for 25% off!

Fannie Lou Hamer’s America 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 explo...

03/14/2023

Check out our March E-News - https://mailchi.mp/wmm/wmm-feb23-enews-700580

03/14/2023

Filmmakers, producers, creators, Sunny Side of the Doc wants you! Pitch your docu-project in one of seven highly coveted pitching sessions and get straight into financial discussions with +300 top execs!

📅 Submit by April 6, 2023
https://bit.ly/SSD23_CallforProjects

03/13/2023

How do you make your film stand out in an oversaturated market? Join us with experts in the fields of marketing, PR, sales, and film festival strategy to learn how! Sign up now to get four sessions for the price of three: https://bit.ly/MakingYourFilmStandOut

03/13/2023

The Archivettes

For over 40 years, The Le***an Herstory Archives has striven to combat le***an invisibility by rescuing discarded history. During , pay tribute to second-wave feminism and intergenerational connection with THE ARCHIVETTES (dir. Megan Rossman) that calls for continued activism in a politically charged moment. Purchase or book a screening now! Use code WHM23 for 25% off until the end of March.

For more than 40 years, the Le***an Herstory Archives has combated le***an invisibility by literally rescuing history from the trash.

03/12/2023

Celebrate w/JANE: AN ABORTION SERVICE (dir. K. Kirtz & N. Lundy). A look into "Jane", the Chicago-based women's health group that performed nearly 12K safe illegal abortions for years with no formal medical training. Purchase/book now - use code WHM23 for 25% off https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/jane-an-abortion-service/

03/11/2023

Who's Afraid of Kathy Acker?

Through a mix of animation, archival footage, and interviews, WHO’S AFRAID OF KATHY ACKER (dir. Barbara Caspar) centers on the late outlaw writer and punk icon Kathy Acker, whose candid and distinctive voice and writing challenged assumptions about gender roles, sexuality, and the literary canon. Purchase or book a screening this ! Use code WHM23 all of March for 25% off!

“Thoughtful and creative....conveying to the viewer the galvanizing, seductive and complicated nature of [Acker’s] persona.”

03/10/2023

BLACK FEMINIST (dir. Zanah Thirus) sets out to shine a light on the complexities and power of Black feminism. This , delve into what it means to be a Black woman in America. Now available to purchase/book for screenings! All of March - use code WHM23 for 25% off! https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/black-feminist/

03/10/2023

This , explore stories from women worldwide from the comfort of your home with our VIRTUAL film festival. Running from March 6 - March 31, sign up now: https://www.wmm.com/celebrating-womens-history-month-virtual-film-festival-sign-up/

03/10/2023

Making your film stand out competitively in today’s media market is no easy feat! In our next webinar series, experts in the field of marketing, PR, sales, and film festival strategy will teach filmmakers everything you need to know about developing a release plan, building your audience, and maximizing the reach of your film. Sign up now to get four sessions for the price of three: https://bit.ly/MakingYourFilmStandOut

03/09/2023

TONIGHT 8/7c: Witness the creation of a great American activist, Fannie Lou Hamer. Using archival footage & Hamer's speech and songs, : An America ReFramed Special tells the story of terror, hope, and reckoning in the US. Don't miss the encore broadcast on WORLD Channel https://bit.ly/ARF_FannieLouHamerA Black Public Media Fannie Lou Hamer's America

03/09/2023

womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu

While small steps towards creating a more diverse Hollywood are being made, there is still a vast need for representation of WOMEN and WOMEN OF COLOR.

Dr. Martha M. Lauzen, Professor at San Diego University and Founder/Exec Director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film, recently published "It's a Man's (Celluloid) World" report which examines the representation of female characters in the top grossing films of 2022. The report shows that women accounted for only 37% of all SPEAKING characters in 2022, a mere 3% increase from 2021, amongst other findings.

Further look into the ongoing disparities between men and women in Hollywood concerning race/ethnicity, marital and occupational status, and personal versus professional goals and roles.

03/09/2023

NEW Webinar Series! Making Your Film Stand Out in a Crowded Market Begins March 23! - https://mailchi.mp/wmm/newwebinarseries-0323

03/09/2023

Tomorrow, join us as we talk with the Storming Caesars Palace team on our IG Live. Director Hazel Gurland-Pooler and Ruby Duncan's daughter and activist Sondra Phillips-Gilbert lets us in on this remarkable story that is heading on an Independent Lens | PBS tour. The conversation begins March 10 at 1 pm EST/ 10a PST

03/09/2023

Belly of the Beast

Uncover the legal secrets that target BWOC in California's women prisons with a lawyer determined to find the answer with BELLY OF THE BEAST (dir. Erica Cohn) this . Available to purchase/book for screenings! Use code WHM23 all of March for 25% off!

Filmed over seven years with extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, BELLY OF THE BEAST exposes a pattern of illegal sterilizations, modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons.

03/08/2023

WMM Filmmakers Receive Chicken & Egg Grant Awards

Chicken & Egg Pictures announced the recipients of their 2023 Chicken & Egg Awards, and six of the eight filmmakers selected are WMM filmmakers and Program alum! Congratulations to our filmmakers Angela Tucker (prod. Belly of the Beast) and Rea Tajiri (Wisdom GONE WILD, HISTORY AND MEMORY: FOR AKIKO AND TAKASHIGE, YURI KOCHIYAMA: PASSION FOR JUSTICE), as well as Program alums Nico Opper, Sabaah Folayan, Ilinca Calugareanu and Sonia Kennebeck! Read more:

Six of the eight filmmakers selected are WMM filmmakers and Program alum. Congratulations to our filmmakers Angela Tucker and Rea Tajiri, as well as Program alums Nico Opper, Sabaah Folayan, Ilinca Calugareanu and Sonia Kennebeck.

03/08/2023

Celebrate Women's History Month with a Virtual Film Festival from Women Make Movies!

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03/08/2023

Riddles of the Sphinx

This , dive into RIDDLES OF THE SPHINX (dir. L. Mulvey & P. Wollen), a landmark fusion of feminism and formal experimentation that seeks to create a non-sexist film language. All of March, use code WHM23 for 25% off!

"Initially the soundtrack is devoted to her rhyming, circular stream of consciousness; only as her husband announces that he is leaving her does it break into synch-sound. Throughout, Louise's oblique progress with motherhood is depicted in a series of thirteen 360-degree panning shots. The effect i...

03/08/2023

Join us this in amplifying films BY women & ABOUT women with our virtual film festival! Today, , until 3/31, you can watch 11 films that demonstrate the power which women hold. Register now: https://bit.ly/wmm_WHM2023

03/07/2023

Category: Woman director Phylis Ellis and Women Make Movies invite you to join us tomorrow for a special screening of . Join athletes and allies around the world as we learn more about bodily autonomy in sports. Sign up to watch! https://www.wmm.com/categorywoman-virtual-screening-sign-up/

03/06/2023

ALL WE'VE GOT (dir. Alexis Clements) explores physical spaces created by LGBTQI women’s communities across the U.S. that serve as grounds to share and celebrate LGTBQI culture, kinship, and social justice. Buy/book for screenings this ! Use code WHM23 for 25% off until the end of March. https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/all-weve-got/

03/06/2023

Join us for a special IG Live with Storming Caesars Palace director Hazel Gurland-Pooler and Sondra Phillips, daughter of Ruby Duncan, as part of a special Women's History Month Celebration. The conversation begins at 12p CST/1p EST on our Instagram!