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Download Photos		3 Times Divorced A film by Ibtisam Salh Mara'ana Produced by Timna Goldstein Hattab & Gon When Gaza-born Khitam’s abusive Arab Israeli husband divorces her and gains custody of her six children, she suddenly finds herself fighting two heartbreaking battles: against the Sharia Muslim court to get her children back, and against the state of Israel, which considers her an illegal resident and denies her protection that could literally save her life. More. Hot Docs Int'l Documentary Festival DOK Leipzig
Download Photo		Bloodlines A film by Cynthia Connop A moving meditation on guilt and reconciliation, this film explores the unwritten cost of war and genocide on future generations – of both victims and perpetrators. Bettina Goering, descendent of Nazi war criminal Herman Goering, comes to Australia to meet Ruth Rich, artist and the daughter of Holocaust survivors. With astonishing honesty and courage, both women attempt to reconcile the traumas in their bloodlines. More.
View Trailer Download Photos		The Education of Shelby Knox A film by Marion Lipschutz & Rose Rosenblatt Shelby Knox is a devout Baptist teenager who has pledged abstinence until marriage. When her interest in politics leads to her involvement in a campaign for comprehensive sex education in her town's public schools, and then to a fight for a gay-straight alliance, she must make a choice: Stand by and let others be hurt, or go against her parents, her pastor, and her peers to do what she knows is right. More. Sundance Film Festival,         Excellence in Cinematography South by Southwest, Audience Award
Download Photos		Finding Dawn A film by Christine Welsh FINDING DAWN puts a human face on a tragedy that has received precious little attention – and one which is surprisingly similar to the situation in Ciudad Juárez, on the other side of the U.S. border. Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh embarks on an epic journey to shed light on these murders and disappearances of the estimated 500 Aboriginal women who have gone missing or been murdered in Canada over the past 30 years that remain unresolved to this day. More. Amnesty Int’l Film Festival Vancouver,          Gold Audience Award Seattle Human Rights Film Festival
View Clip Download Photos Download Press Kit		Four Wives – One Man A film by Nahid Persson Produced by Setareh Persson & Nahid Persson From Nahid Persson, the filmmaker of the award-winning PROSTITUTION BEHIND THE VEIL, comes an intimate portrait of a polygamist family in a rural Iranian village. Persson reveals the intricacies of the relationships between the four wives, their husband, their astoundingly free-spoken mother-in-law and their numerous children. More. Locarno Int'l Film Festival, Critic's         Week AFI Silverdocs
Download Photos Download Press Kit		Girl Inside A film by Maya Gallus Produced by Justine Pimlott and Maya Gallus Following Madison during three years of her transition from male to female, heartwarming GIRL INSIDE highlights Madison’s loving relationship with her glamorous 80-year-old grandmother. Their conversations raise profound issues about the nature of gender, femininity, and sexuality. Sometimes funny, sometimes painful, this sweet coming of age story is both a portrait and an exploration of what it means to be a woman. More. Hot Docs Int'l Documentary Festival NewFest - The NY LGBT Film Festival
View Trailer Download Photos Download Press Kit		The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo A film by Lisa F. Jackson Shot in the war zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this extraordinary film shatters the silence that surrounds the shocking plight of women and girls who, caught in this country’s intractable conflict, are being systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army. More. Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury        Prize: Documentary London Human Rights Watch Film        Festival, Best of Fest
View Clip Download Photos Download Press Kit		Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go A film by Kim Longinotto Acclaimed filmmaker Kim Longinotto has once again turned her compassionate lens onto people living in extraordinary circumstances. This time, she sensitively captures the struggles of emotionally traumatized children who attend Oxford boarding school Mulberry Bush – their last chance to try to turn their lives around. More. Int’l Doc Fest Amsterdam (IDFA),               Special Jury Prize   Britdoc, Best British Feature        Documentary
Download Photos		Iron Ladies of Liberia A film by Siatta Scott Johnson and Daniel Junge Produced by Henry Ansbacher & Jonathan Stack After surviving a 14-year civil war and a government riddled with corruption, Liberia is ready for change. On January 16, 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was inaugurated President – the first freely elected female head of state in Africa. As the filmmakers explore a historic transition from authoritarianism to democracy, the viewer is treated to a joyous, inspirational testimony of the political power of women's leadership and diplomacy. More. AFI Dallas Int'l Film Festival,          Target Ten Filmmaker Award: Best Doc Int’l Doc Fest Amsterdam (IDFA)
Download Photos		Motherland Cuba Korea USA A film by Dai Sil Kim-Gibson How do we decide where is home? For millions of immigrants, loyalties are divided between the land of their birth and the country in which in they choose to live. Feeling increasingly isolated in her adopted homeland of the United States, pioneering documentarian Dai Sil Kim-Gibson travels to Cuba to discover stories from a relatively unknown group in the Asian diaspora – Korean Cubans. More. Pusan Int’l Film Festival, South Korea San Francisco Int’l Asian-American          Film Festival
Download Photos		My Daughter the Terrorist A film by Beate Arnestad Produced by Morten Daae An exceedingly rare, inside look at an organization most of the world has blacklisted as a terrorist group, this fascinating documentary was made by the first foreign film crew given access to the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) of Sri Lanka. Following two women who are part of LTTE’s elite force, this sobering and timely film offers important insights into the psychology and motivations of people who are firmly committed to doing what many find unthinkable. More. DOCNZ Int’l Doc Film Festival,         Special Mention Message to Man Int’l Film Festival,          Best Feature-Length Doc
View Clip Download Photos		My Home - Your War A film by Kylie Grey Produced by Denoux Films Productions MY HOME - YOUR WAR offers an exceptional look at the effect of the Iraq war through the eyes of an ordinary Iraqi woman. Shot in Baghdad over three years that span the time before, during and after the invasion of Iraq, this profoundly moving film brings a perspective that – until now – has rarely been available to U.S. audiences. The film vividly portrays how the Iraq war has created a situation where the rise of fundamentalism is putting women’s rights increasingly at risk. More. Gold World Medal, Best Doc in NY European Independent Film Festival,        Best Int’l Documentary
Download Photos		Tillie Olsen - A Heart in Action A film by Ann Hershey This revelatory documentary is an inspiring homage to Tillie Lerner Olsen – a renegade, revolutionary, distinguished fiction and non-fiction writer, feminist, humanist, labor organizer and social activist. Politically active, class conscious, deeply joined to the world, Tillie countered the very core of American writing by immortalizing the lives of working class women and single mothers. More.
Download Photos Download Press Kit		To See If I’m Smiling A film by Tamar Yarom Winner of both the Audience Award and the Silver Wolf Award at the International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA), TO SEE IF I’M SMILING powerfully explores the darker side of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict through the testimonies of six female soldiers about their compulsory military service in the Occupied Territories. More. Int’l Doc Fest Amsterdam (IDFA),         Silver Wolf Award & Audience Award Hot Docs, Special Jury Prize
Download Photos		The Women's Kingdom Xiaoli Zhou, Produced by Xiaoli Zhou & Brent E. Huffman Keepers of the last matriarchal societies in the world, Mosuo women in a remote area of China enjoy great freedoms and carry heavy responsibilities. This film is fascinating portrait of a society of powerful women whose future is on the brink of change. More. Student Academy Award, Silver Medal San Francisco Women’s Film Festival,         Best Editing