Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
Orlando, um rapaz da nobreza, é ordenado pela rainha Elizabeth para permanecer jovem eternamente. De forma milagrosa, é o que acontece. Orlando vive por séculos através da história, vivenciando diversos relacionamentos e experiências diferentes, culminando, na mais extrema delas, a mudar de sexo.
Um relato da sensacional história verídica da interrupção do concurso Miss Mundo de 1970 pelo crescente Movimento de Libertação das Mulheres, um evento que foi notícia principal em todo o mundo. Durante um dos programas de TV mais populares do mundo, assistido por 100 milhões de espectadores, o Libbers interrompeu espetacularmente a transmissão. Não apenas isso, quando a ordem foi restaurada, num cenário de manifestações Anti-Apartheid, a primeira mulher de cor foi coroada Miss Mundo.
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
A young Saudi doctor campaigns for a seat on the municipal council, finding confidence as she combats prejudice.
Os conventos de Maria Madalena na Irlanda eram administrados pelas freiras da Misericórdia em nome da Igreja Católica. Acolhiam raparigas enviadas pelas famílias ou por orfanatos, que ficavam aí encerradas e eram obrigadas a trabalhar para expiar os seus pecados. As penas que tinham de cumprir eram ilimitadas. Algumas mulheres viveram e morreram nos conventos. O último convento encerrou na Irlanda em 1996. O filme baseia-se no ponto de vista de quatro destas jovens nos anos 60, uma época de libertação de costumes para as mulheres. No entanto, estas jovens católicas viviam num pesadelo quase medieval.
O filme dramatiza a greve que aconteceu em 1968 nas fábricas da Ford, quando mulheres protestaram contra a discriminação sexual e em favor da igualdade de remuneração.
As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, Abby Johnson was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women on their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman's right to choose led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.
Em Tel Aviv, a jovem Shira está prestes a casar com um rapaz de boas famílias, por quem ela está apaixonada. No entanto, pouco antes do casamento, Esther, a irmã mais velha, morre durante o parto. Agora a preocupação da família é encontrar uma nova noiva para Yochay, o viúvo de Esther. Com medo de ver o genro e o neto deixar o país, a família de Shira prepara um outro plano: desfazer o casamento de Shira e obrigá-la a casar com Yochay.
Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the Islamic Republic ordering Leila to fake an injury and lose, or she will be branded a traitor of the state. With her own and her family’s freedom at stake, Leila is faced with an impossible choice: comply with the Iranian regime as her coach Maryam implores her to do, or fight on, for the gold.
In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity are guaranteed to the man who retrieves it. This time, Petrunya dives into the water on a whim and manages to grab the cross before the others. Her competitors are furious - how dare a woman take part in their ritual? All hell breaks loose, but Petrunya holds her ground. She won her cross and will not give it up.
In an America where more and more women and trans people are losing legal bodily autonomy, the history of Bill Baird’s long fight for women’s right to abortion is as relevant as ever. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rebecca Cammisa doesn’t just give us a portrait of Baird, but also creates a historical register of allyship and activism that those fighting to uphold freedom and choice can access, and perhaps emulate.
Marie violates tradition in a small German town of Lauscha, to become the first female glassblower in in 1890. Her glass ball decorations find a new market in America.
Doaa el-Adl, the first woman to be awarded the esteemed Journalistic Distinction in Caricature, serves as a catalyst for transformation within the predominantly male-dominated realm of Egyptian political cartoonists. Challenging patriarchal norms, she routinely confronts censorship, harassment, and even threats to her life. In a remarkable fusion of documentary, cartoons, and animation, Egyptian director Nada Riyadh breathes life into el-Adl's most renowned works. This dynamic and fearless presentation delves into the issue of violence against women, stretching the boundaries of freedom of speech in a society often characterized by restrictions. Through her exceptional talent, el-Adl not only champions women's rights but also serves as an inspiration for societal change.
Pussy Riot make a comeback after a long absence to stand with Ukraine. Their story and their struggle are told through archival footage and interviews with the group’s members.
A group of women and non-binary journalists, bucking the white male status quo, launch The 19th*—a digital news startup that asks who has been omitted from mainstream coverage and how they can be included.
Documentary film about the controversial movement of women seeking ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. More and more women are answering a spiritual calling to take on the vestments of priesthood and seek equality in the religion they love. These daring women have risked banishment, loss of livelihood, and even excommunication to take part in what the Church calls illicit ordinations. The Vatican has vowed to end this threat to the male hierarchy, even forbidding the mere discussion of female priests. The papacy has reached a time of crisis and the controversy over women's role, and their place in the Church, must be addressed if the Vatican is to have any relevance in the 21st century.
Nora is a young housewife and mother, living in a quaint little village with her husband and their two sons. The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about. Nora’s life is not affected either; she is a quiet person who is liked by everybody – until she starts to publicly fight for women’s suffrage, which the men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.
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 tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now, with dazzling archival footage and interviews with the former players.