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WMM films are broadcast on television
and cable stations all over the world. In the US, our films
have been aired on the acclaimed PBS documentary programs
Independent
Lens and P.O.V.
as well as by many local PBS stations. You can also look for
our films on
HBO and HBO's
Cinemax, Sundance
Channel, and Oxygen
Media and more. Below are just some of the highlights
from the 2005/2006 season, Sign
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via email.
Spring
2008
Fall
2007
Summer
2007
Fall/Winter
2006
Summer
2006
Spring
2006
Winter
2005/2006

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The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Broadcast on HBO, April 8
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.
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Iron Ladies of Liberia
National broadcast premiere, March 18, on the PBS series Independent Lens
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.
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Ferry Tales
Broadcast on Link TV, February 29
Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary short, this charming and often outrageous documentary reveals
a secret world in the powder room of the Staten Island Ferry – bringing together white-collar and blue-collar, sisters
and socialites in the feisty “ferry clique.” Broaching divorce, single motherhood and domestic violence, the film exposes
the realities facing working women today. More.
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Everyone Their Grain of Sand
Broadcast on Link TV, February 26, February 27
Beth Bird chronicles the struggles of the fiercely determined citizens of Maclovio Rojas, Tijuana, Mexico, as
they battle the state government's attempts to evict them from their land to make way for corporate development. Over a
three-year period, we follow the remarkably spirited and resourceful residents as they build a school by hand and persistently
petition the state for such basic services as running water and pay for their teachers. More.
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GIRL
INSIDE National broadcast premiere on MTV's Logo Channel, February 23
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.
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The Sermons Of Sister Jane: Believing the Unbelievable
Broadcast on
Link TV, January 27 and February 1From Oscar and Emmy Award winning filmmakers Allie Light and Irving Saraf
comes their latest film - an engaging portrait that sparkles with the courage, wit
and humanity of Sister Jane Kelly, who combines her deep spiritual faith with her
equally powerful commitment towards resistance and change.
More.
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SISTERS
IN LAW National
broadcast premiere, Nov. 27, on the PBS
series Independent Lens
Winner of the Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes Film Festival
and screened to acclaim at more than 120 festivals around the
world, SISTERS IN LAW is the latest documentary from internationally
renowned director Kim Longinotto, co-directed by Florence Ayisi.
More.
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A Woman
Among Warlords
(TV version of Enemies
of Happiness)
On the PBS Series Wide Angle, September 11, 9 pm EST
This inspiring film by Eva Mulvad and Anja Al-Erhayem tells
the story of 27 year-old Malalai Joya - an extraordinary, outspoken
woman, a folk hero and a women’s rights activist - who (despite
four assassination attempts) was elected to the newly formed
democratic parliament in Afghanistan in 2005. More.
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Senorita
Extraviada
On
History Channel en Espanol, September 16, 8 pm EST
Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival as
well as numerous other awards, SENORITA EXTRAVIADA, by Academy
Award-nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo,
is a haunting investigation of the more than 300 women who have
disappeared from the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico since 1994.
Most of their bodies have been discovered weeks or months later,
murdered and abused, dumped in a desert that provides few clues.
Their deaths remain a mystery, their histories almost completely
erased as authorities have ignored pleas for justice from the
victims' families, and the crimes have gone unpunished. More. |
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Ferry Tales
Broadcast on Thursday, July 5 on Channel Thirteen/WYNET in New
York City Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary short,
this charming and often outrageous documentary reveals a secret
world in the powder room of the Staten Island Ferry – bringing
together white-collar and blue-collar, sisters and socialites
in the feisty “ferry clique.” Broaching divorce, single motherhood
and domestic violence, the film exposes the realities facing
working women today. More.
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THE
KIDNAPPING OF INGRID BETANCOURT
Broadcast Premiere, September 29 on the new History Channel en
Espanol In February 2002, in the midst
of her controversial campaign for president, Senator Ingrid
Betancourt was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (FARC) and became one of the thousands of victims of
Colombia’s 40-year-old civil war. Her impassioned calls for
an end to political corruption and Colombia's vicious civil
war had made her a popular public figure, but a dangerous instigator
to many within her country's political machine. Following the
candidate up to the moments before her disappearance, this remarkable
film continues to tell the riveting story of her family's desperate
and continuing quest to free her and keep her campaign alive.
More.
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SISTERS
IN LAW Broadcast
Wednesday, October 11 on the More4 Channel, UK
Winner of the Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes Film Festival
and screened to acclaim at more than 120 festivals around the
world, SISTERS IN LAW is the latest documentary from internationally
renowned director Kim Longinotto, co-directed by Florence Ayisi.
More.
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THE
LOST TRIBE Broadcast
Saturday, October 21 on the Logo Channel
While ex-Mormon-lesbian-atheist Sue-Ann Post has carved out
a name for herself as a stand-up comic in Australia, she has
been estranged from her family ever since she decided to abandon
her Mormon upbringing. When she publicly demanded to be excommunicated
from the Mormon church on a national TV talk show, she got what
she asked for—leaving her completely ostracized from her Mormon
community. More.
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KEEP
NOT SILENT Broadcast
June 12 and 22 on the Sundance Channel Winner of an Israeli
Oscar for Best Documentary, Ilil Alexander’s stunning debut
film boldly documents the clandestine struggle of three women
fighting for their right to love within their beloved Orthodox
communities in Jerusalem. All three are pious, religiously committed
women. All three are lesbians, and members of a secret support
group called “Ortho-dykes.” More.
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FAR
FROM HOME
Broadcast Sunday, July 2 on WGBH, Boston While
busing is a rapidly-fading memory in most American schools,
it continues to be a reality for over 3,000 Boston students
every year. Kandice is one of them, an African-American teenager
who has been bussed to a predominantly white suburb since kindergarten.
In this revealing doc, she takes us inside her triumphs, struggles,
and conflicted feelings about traversing these two worlds. She
also reveals her family’s long history of integrated education
and activism. More.
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QUICK BROWN FOX
Broadcast June 29 and July 3 on KCTS, Seattle
Who are you if you can’t remember who you are? QUICK BROWN
FOX explores how memories define us and how Alzheimer’s
can indiscriminately steal one’s identity and family history.
Ann Hedreen’s personal investigation into her mother’s battle
with Alzheimer’s disease combines a moving family journey with
an insightful look at the science and politics of Alzheimer’s—a
disease that now affects more than 18 million people worldwide.
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SUMMER OF THE SERPENT
Broadcast Premiere August 5 on the Sundance Channel This beautiful
short drama exquisitely explores the unlikely bond that develops
between two people from different worlds. When an unexpected
Japanese newcomer arrives, eight-year-old Juliette transforms
a lonely summer day by the pool into an imaginative
adventure. More.
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NALINI BY DAY, NANCY BY NIGHT
Broadcast August 2 and 5 on WYBE,
Philadelphia This award-winning documentary
follows the filmmaker, an Indian immigrant living in the U.S.,
as she delves into the phenomenon of outsourcing of telephone
support service jobs to India. Interspersing animation, archival
footage, personal narrative, and live action, this witty film
raises important questions about politics of identity and globalization.
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GOD
SLEEPS IN RWANDA
Broadcast Thursday, August 10 on HBO The 1994
Rwandan Genocide left the
country nearly 70 percent female, handing Rwanda’s women an
extraordinary burden and an unprecedented opportunity. An inspiring
story of loss and redemption,
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA captures the spirit of five courageous
women as they rebuild their lives, redefining women’s roles
in Rwandan society and bringing hope to a wounded nation. More.
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"WMM
PRESENTS" Spring & Summer Series On
Manhattan Neighborhood Network, Channel 34 NY
Catch classic WMM films on NY Cable! Every other Wednesday, MNN
screens WMM shorts and feature docs that celebrate the lives of
girls around the world. Look for films including
LOCKIN' IT UP and THE
CINEMATIC JAZZ OF JULIE DASH, among others. Download
complete schedule (PDF format)
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TROOP
1500
Broadcast March 21 on Independent Lens
Their mothers may be convicted thieves, murders and drug dealers,
but the girls of Troop 1500 want to be doctors, social workers
and marine biologists. Meeting monthly at Hilltop Prison, this
unique Girl Scout troop brings scouts together with with inmate
moms -giving them a chance to rebuild their relationships. More. |
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QUEEN
OF THE MOUNTAIN
Broadcast March 26 on Channel
Thirteen/WNET
Theresa Goell began her career as an archaeologist with four
strikes against her: she was female, divorced, a Jew working
with Muslims and hearing impaired. But she pursued her passion
at Nemrud Dagh, an isolated mountaintop in Southwestern Turkey
that had eluded archaeologists for centuries. The film captures
her epic adventure through archival footage, oral history and
family memorabilia. More. |
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Winter
2005/2006
MAID IN AMERICA
Premieres
11/29 on Independent Lens
They clean other people’s homes and raise other women’s
children—often leaving their own families behind. There
are more than 100,000 domestic workers from Latin America working
in Los Angeles today. Three years in the making, MAID IN AMERICA
follows the lives of three such women, each with distinct
backgrounds, working situations and aspirations. More.
SHOUTING
SILENT
On
Showtime
SHOUTING SILENT explores the South African HIV/AIDS epidemic
through the eyes of Xoliswa Sithole, an adult orphan who lost
her mother to HIV/AIDS in 1996. Xoliswa journeys back home in
search of other young women who have also lost their mothers
to HIV/AIDS and are now struggling to raise themselves (and,
in many cases, their siblings) on their own. More.
THE
MAN WHO STOLE MY MOTHER'S FACE
On
the Sundance Channel
Winner for Best Documentary (tie) at the Tribeca Film Festival,
this gripping film chronicles filmmaker Cathy Henkel's search
for justice for her mother, who was the victim of a brutal rape
in Johannesburg that went unpunished for over a decade. In an
effort to help her mother heal, Henkel and her crew return to
Johannesburg to confront her mother’s attacker and others
who let the crime go unpunished. More.
RUTHIE AND CONNIE On
MTV's Logo Channel Directed by Oscar-nominated Deborah Dickson,
this heartwarming documentary follows two very funny, rather
traditional housewives who turned their lives upside down when
they left their husbands and children and moved in with each
other. Twenty years later, the two Jewish lesbian grandmothers
made history winning domestic partner benefits for all New York
City employees. More.
FORBIDDEN
LOVE
On
MTV's Logo Channel
Compelling, often hilarious and always rebellious, the ten
women interviewed in Forbidden Love paint a portrait of lesbian
sexuality and survival during the sexual dark ages of the 1950s
and '60s. Against a fascinating backdrop of book covers from
lesbian pulp novels, tabloid headlines, archival photographs
and film clips, these women recount stories about living and
loving in their clandestine world. More.
TREYF
On
MTV's LOGO Channel Treyf —“unkosher” in Yiddish—
is an unorthodox documentary by and about two Jewish lesbians
who met and fell in love at a Passover “seder”.
With personal narration, real and imagined educational films,
and haunting imagery, filmmakers Alisa Lebow and Cynthia Madansky
examine the Jewish identity of their upbringings and its impact
on their lives. More.
A
BOY NAMED SUE
On
MTV's LOGO Channel
Julie Wyman's compelling documentary chronicles the transformation
of a transsexual named Theo from a woman to a man over the course
of six years. The film successfully captures Theo's physiological
and psychological changes during the process, as well as their
effects on his lesbian lover and community of close friends.
Taking full advantage of the unlimited access she received into
an extraordinarily personal process, Wyman carefully composes
a moving story about gender identity, relationships, and how
even things that seem permanent can change. More.
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Senorita
Extraviada
On
the Oxygen Network
Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival as
well as numerous other awards, SENORITA EXTRAVIADA, by Academy
Award-nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo,
is a haunting investigation of the more than 300 women who have
disappeared from the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico since 1994.
Most of their bodies have been discovered weeks or months later,
murdered and abused, dumped in a desert that provides few clues.
Their deaths remain a mystery, their histories almost completely
erased as authorities have ignored pleas for justice from the
victims' families, and the crimes have gone unpunished. More. |
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