Since its inception, the Production Assistance Program has assisted in the completion of hundreds of projects, including Oscar-winning documentary CITIZENFOUR by Laura Poitras, Oscar nominee STRONG ISLAND by Yance Ford, and Sandi Tan’s SHIRKERS, which won the World Cinema Documentary Competition Award for Best Directing at Sundance in 2018. In the last 5 years, WMM’s PA Program has helped 136 films reach completion and assisted filmmakers in raising more than $28,000,000 from government, foundation, corporate or individual, and crowd-funded sources.
Below you can browse, learn more about, and support select films fiscally sponsored through our Production Assistance Program. You can take part in helping women’s visions reach the screen by making a tax-deductible donation to any of the projects featured here. With your help, we can continue to see advancements in feminist filmmaking every day. Hopefully, with our collective efforts to support these artists, more opportunities and celebrated accomplishments will continue to flourish.
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Fire Through Dry Grass
On a tiny island 500 yards from Gracie Mansion, five men who use wheelchairs and write poetry about running the streets take on the city, the system, and the virus to stay alive and protect 500 vulnerable nursing-home residents.
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ALIS (working title)
Eight teenage girls who lived on the unforgiving streets of Bogota, close their eyes and dream up Alis, a fictional character. Their soulful narrative reveals amazing perseverance to break the cycle of violence and embrace a better future.
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The Sky Is Red
From 1968 to present day, the strange counterculture world of ultimate frisbee has been a backdrop for incredible change. In The Sky Is Red, five underrepresented and marginalized individuals push for racial, class, and gender equity in the sport.
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Counted
"Counted" exposes the horrifying experience that incarcerated pregnant women endure and follows the advocates, doulas, and doctors on a mission to end prison birth.
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Girls of Tomorrow (working title)
At an all-female college in New York City, students from diverse backgrounds are reinventing politics, power, solidarity, gender and activism. Their feminism is innate and their battle cry is “now”. These are the faces of tomorrow, the young women who will be shaping our future. Girls of Tomorrow is a
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MIGNON
A coming of age story of two girls in a 90’s department store that unfolds into an unexpected game of power.
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Dermalian
The Dermalians, an alien culture long after humans, discover the ruins of the New York Public Library, and enamored of human culture, they establish the NYPL as an archaeological site for the study of why humans became extinct.
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Hear, Eat, Home
New York-based Syrian clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh and other immigrant artists part of the Silkroad Ensemble, tell stories of home, identity and overcoming adversity through music and food.
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The Feeling of Being Watched
When journalist Assia Boundaoui investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood in Chicago, she uncovers one of the largest FBI terrorism probes conducted before 9/11 and reveals its enduring impact on the community.
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DAY OF A STRANGER
DAY OF A STRANGER is a short film about Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, one of the most influential spiritual writers of the twentieth century. Through rare audio recordings, this film explores the final years of Merton’s life from 1965-1968, when he lived as a hermit in the Kentucky woods.
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Coded Bias
Merging cinema vérité and graphic visual elements, the film captures MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that most facial recognition software does not accurately see dark-skinned faces. Through Joy’s transformation from scientist to tireless advocate, Coded Bias sheds light on the impacts of AI on civil rights.
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Tomboy
TOMBOY shines a light on four women drummers, making their mark in a field that was once the exclusive domain of men. The narratives of these trailblazing musicians interweave, launching a dialogue on gender and artistry, which extends far beyond the musical sphere.
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Happy Birthday, Marsha!
Happy Birthday, Marsha! commemorates Black trans activist and performer Marsha "Pay It No Mind" Johnson and her role in instigating the 1969 anti-policing riots at the Stonewall Inn, a watershed event for the gay liberation movement.
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13
13 is a poetic exploration of the lives of thirteen year olds across the globe, each facing distinct geographical and personal challenges while balancing the universal uncertainty inherent in growing up. Presented as a series of intimate vignettes artfully woven together, 13 offers a unified glimpse into a new generation.
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The Subversive Sirens
The Subversive Sirens documentary follows the inner lives of six artists and activists who break out into the world of synchronized swimming as an act of political warfare.
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From Here
Set in Berlin and New York, FROM HERE is a hopeful story of four young artists and activists from immigrant families redefining belonging in an era of rising nationalism globally.
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