Women S Rights Movies

A salute to women in history who have used their bodies in protest when they haven’t been permitted to use their voices, this film reflects...

Motherhood: a subject so deeply ingrained in our society, we take it for granted as part of the natural order. It's assumed all women want children,...

Inside the very first girls' school in a small Afghan village, education goes far beyond the classroom as the students discover the differences...

When a young social elite at the turn of the nineteenth century explores life as a modern woman, she risks losing the man she loves and a certain...

Everyone was surprised at the triumph of Hamas in the last Palestinian elelctions, but the bigger surprise was that the women were behind that...

If you don’t laugh, you’re dead

1979. Four female workers have lunch break inside the ladies' room, at a metallurgical factory. Between laughs and scuffles, each one has a secret of...

Passionate Politics is a one-hour documentary that profiles activist Charlotte Bunch, from idealistic young civil rights organizer to lesbian...

Focusing on five of them, this documentary pays tribute to the wealthy women who, under the Ancien Régime, promoted scholars and artists, and...

Four women are on an existential journey in Morocco, connecting with local women from all walks of life bonding in sisterhood, and share their common...

Tells a story about a blurry photo of a woman who works in the media industry in Indonesia. This movie has several perspectives. One point of view is...

This film exposes the daily humiliation regularly faced by women in U.S. prisons using firsthand accounts of inmates at the North Carolina...

Mina is a young woman who has three daughters and now she is 9 months pregnant. She loves her life very much. Her husband would like to have a boy,...

Why must a woman change her surname after marriage or divorce? This autoethnographic film explores the issue of women’s changing surnames in...

Xóchitl is an indigenous woman who must fight for her freedom before the birth of her baby, since she finds herself trapped in an abusive...

The daughters of Title IX discover that pervasive gender-based stereotypes and discrimination persist within the high stakes professional world of...

When filmmaker Gina Hara sets out to explore the hidden half of nerd culture, she struggles through unexpected resistance. Welcome to the world of...

This film explores the complexity of female infanticide in southern India and shows steps that are being taken to eradicate the practice. Every year...