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home women make movies distribution search the catalog new releases streaming on kanopy streaming on docuseek collection highlights special offers host a screening download catalogs ordering information submit a film production assistance program program overview fiscal sponsorship directory of projects webinars workshops member login resources filmmaker resources study guides publicity materials blog the latest events calendar about about us staff and board jobs and internships press room contact donate support wmm support our projects the tallest dwarf broadcast premiere on independent lens monday april 6 2026 more info wmm new release father s day read more wmm new release uvalde mom read more wmm new release lesbian custody read more wmm new release widow champion read more wmm new release the inquisitor read more support women make movies your tax deductible donation to women make movies will help more diverse women get their films made and seen donate now deeyah khan white right women make movies champions women filmmakers and their stories fiscal sponsorship the signature component of our production assistance program which supports women filmmakers from concept to completion show our films host a screening and bring our new award winning and festival favorite films to a theater school or cultural center near you buy our films browse our acclaimed collection of nearly 700 acclaimed films licensed by thousands of educational and community groups each year fund our films help women s stories reach the screen by making a tax deductible donation to our fiscally sponsored projects webinars workshops learn valuable information about the business of filmmaking from industry professionals latest releases women make movies acquires powerful groundbreaking films from women around the world throughout the year looking for simone chronicling simone de beauvoir s journey writing the groundbreaking feminist text the second sex this film links her pioneering ideas to modern women s struggles hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more a shot at history after leading her all female team to develop a lifesaving covid 19 vaccine dr nita patel returns home to india to fulfill a childhood promise she made to her father and heal the parts of herself she sacrificed along the way hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more the unfixing a mother faces overwhelming challenges of personal and global loss as her children inherit a world plagued by environmental crises her journey transforms grief into a new story one that sees loss as an opportunity to forge a future of resilience and togetherness hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more my sextortion diary trapped in a digital blackmail labyrinth after her computer is stolen director pati franquesa documents the real time persecution to maintain bodily autonomy and survive hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more sally sally gearhart was a charismatic radical lesbian activist author and academic who spearheaded the 1970s and 80s lesbian feminist movement yet her remarkable contributions have been largely unrecognized this documentary changes that hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more my stolen planet farah an iranian woman was born in 1979 at the end of the islamic revolution shortly after the fall of the pahlavi dynasty drawing on personal archives and 8mm archival recordings of strangers lives she contrasts moments of private joy with public defiance to show lives of women under the regimented oppression in tehran hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more is there anybody out there while navigating daily discrimination a filmmaker who inhabits and loves her unusual body searches the world for another person like her and explores what it takes to love oneself fiercely despite the pervasiveness of ableism hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more bye bye tiberias years after leaving her palestinian village to pursue an acting career in france emmy nominated hiam abbass succession ramy blade runner returns home with her daughter in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more my name is andrea a hybrid feature documentary about controversial feminist writer and public intellectual andrea dworkin who offered a revolutionary analysis of male supremacy with iconoclastic flair decades before metoo dworkin called out the pervasiveness of sexism and rape culture and the ways it impacts every woman s daily life hosted streaming 1 year 3 year and life of file institutional streaming is provided by 1stlook powered by docuseek or purchase a dvd or digital site license for your own collection learn more loud enough after surviving a life threatening sexual assault and being dismissed by the legal system college student madison smith and her tight knit kansas family take on the local prosecutor to fight for justice and systemic change learn more razing liberty square eight miles inland of miami s beaches liberty city residents fight to save their community from climate gentrification their land sitting on a ridge becomes real estate gold learn more marianne set in the context of france s laïcité france s version of secularism marianne follows seven muslim women challenging bans on wearing hijabs headscarfs face coverings and abayas at school and in public their stories resonate globally urging viewers to reevaluate liberty feminism and western identity learn more esther newton made me gay a feature documentary about the pathbreaking cultural anthropologist dog agility enthusiast and iconic butch lesbian esther newton learn more what about china offering a journey into the wealth of china s traditional architecture while exploring the hinterlands of self and other in their encounter the film addresses the process of harmonising rural china due to the country s great uprooting it seeks to engage the viewer further by asking what exactly is disappearing and how learn more 80 years later through multigenerational conversations 80 years later engages with the racial inheritance of japanese american family incarceration during world war ii learn more a mother apart how do you raise a child when your own mother abandoned you in a remarkable story of healing and forgiveness jamaican american poet and lgbtq activist staceyann chin radically re imagines the essential art of mothering learn more widow champion thrown out of her home and off her land by her in laws a kenyan widow becomes a fighter for women s land rights in a deeply patriarchal community her story explores the delicate balance between a deep rooted culture and a changing world learn more lesbian custody giving access to a forgotten chapter of queer history and their own shared past retired filmmaker frances reid and her stepdaughter julie stevens revisit reid s groundbreaking 1977 documentary in the best interests of children about lesbian mothers fighting for custody of their children learn more memories of a penitent heart twenty five years after her uncle miguel dies of aids a filmmaker tracks down his estranged lover now a franciscan monk unearthing a buried history of faith secrecy and unresolved family grief learn more landfall an intimate and lyrical portrait of trauma resilience and resistance in post hurricane maría puerto rico landfall exposes the island s deepening economic and environmental crises and its fraught colonial relationship with the united states learn more myth of the black woman the myth of the black woman explores the damaging images imposed on black women from the hypersexual jezebel to the lovable nurse to the sassy stereotype revealing how these myths were engineered and how black women are actively reclaiming their identities and narratives today learn more more from wmm featured filmmaker anayansi prado featured film s uvalde mom jobs and internships sponsored projects workshops webinars support wmm about wmm women make movies has a 50 year history of supporting women filmmakers and distributing artistically significant films to audiences with an intentional focus on uplifting the voices of underrepresented women and enriching society with a mission of increasing gender equity in the film industry we support women filmmakers with production assistance and tailored distribution strategies we have a long history of supporting women of color differently abled women lgbtqia people and other communities too rarely represented both on screen and behind the camera stats our achievements 59 612 screenings 2 883 filmmakers 86 countries learn more latest from our blog in memoriam ruby duncan we mourn the loss and celebrate the monumental life of ruby duncan june 7 1932 april 26 2026 a fierce visionary who transformed the landscape of economic justice in america and the center of wmm release storming caesars palace dir hazel gurland pooler a fearless organizer and the heart and soul of the las vegas welfare rights movement ruby proved that poverty read post four films from wmm s production assistance program at tribeca exciting news from tribeca we are thrilled to celebrate four films made with the support of women make movies production assistance program screening at this year s tribeca film festival the following two films will have their world premieres in competition the gymnasts of fisherman colony dir habiba nosheen the birth of a gymnastics team in pakistan provides an inspiring spark of light for a small group of girls on read post wmm at hot docs 2026 15 films to watch we re excited to announce that 15 wmm films and filmmakers will have premieres at the 2026 hot docs canadian international documentary festival ten films from wmm s production assistance program and five new films from program alum will screen at the festival wmm s executive director debra zimmerman will be in attendance at the festival love apptually will have its world premiere at the festival shalini kantayya director of wmm acclaimed releases coded bias and tiktok boom turns her lens on the read post women make movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders follow us contact us 212 925 0606 212 925 0606 x3600 orders email protected email protected subscribe stay up to date send support us donate privacy policy shopping cart