Women S Rights Movies

BRIDE KIDNAPPING documents in harrowing detail four such abductions, from the violent seizures on city streets and the tearful protests of the women,...

Many have heard of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the legendary artist from the 70s and 80s. But some may not know that his mother Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was...

The story of those Italian women who, for eighty years, have fought against power in all its forms.

Five girls grow up in China during the first years of the twentieth century. When they become adults they have to learn that women are almost without...

Pussy Riot make a comeback after a long absence to stand with Ukraine. Their story and their struggle are told through archival footage and...

The words of the women and the rhythm of their lives in the seclusion of family compounds suggests both the satisfying and the limiting aspects of a...

Nearly three years have passed since the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in Iran. Many who took part in the 2022 (1401) demonstrations paid a heavy...

The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of one on the most important events in Western civilization: the birth of an idea that continues to shape...

Inés works as a seamstress in a sweatshop where pregnancy tests are periodically administered. When she becomes pregnant, she is sure that her...

An unprecedented access to a number of Saudi women in the capital city of Riyadh as they embrace the freedom that comes from being behind the...

This film follows a group of free-spirited, courageous, and inspired women who feel a deep calling to serve as Catholic priests. Despite their...

In the years following the Civil Rights movement and the passage of Title IX in 1972, Dr. Donnis Thompson (a headstrong African-American female...

A woman of nobility battles patriarchal norms in order to improve educational access for women in early 1900s Indonesian society.

Confronted with trauma, women contain, compartmentalize, distract, and ultimately carry on— lessons learned from a society of partially blind...

Béatrice Dalle, Lio, Brigitte Fontaine, Corinne Masiero, Aïssa Maïga, Virginie Despentes, Maria Schneider, Gisèle Halimi,...

Interview with multi-disciplinary artist Liv Edwards discussing her work The World Turning Honest which focuses on Women's reproductive rights,...

Based upon the life of activist and trade unionist (and later MP) Sonja Davies. The film covers her life up to 1956, when, at age 33, she was...

A female ultra runner struggles to finish a 100-mile ultramarathon race when her troubled past puts her extraordinary willpower to the test. Ultra...

The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark...