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Women Make Movies is pleased to share that director Rajani Mani has been selected to receive this year’s Women Make Movies’s Award at DocsBarcelona for her film BEFORE THE FEAST. The award is given to the best project by a woman director who pitched at Docs Barcelona Industry Days. The award is given to the best...
WMM release REBEL DYKES (dir. Harri Shanahan, Siân A. Williams) is being spotlighted by PinkNews — the world’s most-read LGBTQ+ publisher — as part of this year’s Lesbian Visibility Week. The feature comes at a critical moment, following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that defines “woman” solely by biological sex, a move that many LGBTQ+...
We’re excited to share that WMM release RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE, directed by Katja Esson and broadcast on PBS’s Independent Lens, has been nominated for a 2025 News & Documentary Emmy®. Esson, whose films we’ve been distributing for over 20 years, brings a powerful lens to the story of Liberty Square, the first segregated public housing...
The Peabody Awards just announced its nominees in documentary, news, public service, and radio podcast categories for its 85th competition. We are happy to announce that out of over 1,000 submissions, SUGARCANE (dir. Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat), made with the support of WMM’s Production Assistance Program, is one of the nominees! SUGARCANE...
We were moved to see four films distributed by Women Make Movies included in The New York Times recent roundup of this century’s critics’ favorites, The Movies We’ve Loved Since 2000—a curated reflection on the most impactful films of the last 25 years. These documentaries expose truths, amplify voices too often unheard, and ignite the...
Looking for powerful, independent documentaries that challenge the status quo? Women Make Movies has 26 thought-provoking films now streaming on The Documentary Channel— a relaunch of the prior, highly successful linear cable television channel of the same name offering an alternative streaming space for bold, independent storytelling. Explore award-winning classics like LAS MADRES (dir. Lourdes...
We are thrilled to announce that FAMILIAR TOUCH (dir. Sarah Friedland), made with the support of Women Make Movies’s Production Assistance Program, will open the prestigious 54th edition of New Directors/New Films, presented by The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center. This highly anticipated festival will run from April 2 to April...
After being Palestine’s entry to the 2024 Oscars and receiving nominations for Best Documentary in both the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the European Film Academy Awards, WMM Release BYE BYE TIBERIAS (dir. Lina Soualem) is now one of six films nominated for Best Documentary in the César Awards, the French equivalent to the Oscars....
The jury’s selections are in from Park City! Three WMM Production Assistance Program films took home awards: U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary SEEDS (dir. Brittany Shyne, prod. Danielle Varga) — An exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South, revealing the fragility of legacy and the importance of owning land. Danielle Varga also received...
