We’re thrilled to share big news from Women Make Movies: 6 of the 25 documentaries (more than 20%!) premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year are by WMM filmmakers! This milestone speaks to the vision and global storytelling power of the WMM community.
Two films made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program will have their World Premieres:
🎬 FLANA (dir. Zahraa Ghandour) — World Premiere
🎬 NUNS VS THE VATICAN (dir. Lorena Luciano) — World Premiere
Also premiering are two new films by PA Alum: Laura Poitras‘s COVER-UP (co-directed with Mark Obenhaus) and Chai Vasarhelyi‘s new film LOVE+WAR (co-directed with Jimmy Chin).
And two other World Premieres are by filmmakers whose earlier works are distributed by WMM:
🎬 TRUE NORTH by Michèle Stephenson (director of WMM release STATELESS); and
🎬 THERE ARE NO WORDS by Minsook Lee (director of WMM release MY TOXIC BABY).
From first-time festival debuts to new works from Oscar®-winning and acclaimed alumni, this slate reflects the depth and range of filmmakers uplifted by WMM across both our Production Assistance and Distribution programs. WMM’s Executive Director, Debra Zimmerman, will be attending from September 4th until the 10th.
Huge congratulations to all the teams premiering at TIFF. We can’t wait to cheer you on in Toronto!
