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- DirectorSarita KhuranaSmriti MundhraStarsSima TapariaA Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
- DirectorPaula EiseltStarsAmy AckermanHadassah EllisAilin ElyasiA group of tenacious Hasidic women in Brooklyn take matters into their own hands to change their own community from within, smashing the community patriarchy by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City.
- DirectorYu GuStarsRobin AbcarianBeverly AlexanderJune Russell BeeteFootball and feminism collide in this documentary that follows former NFL cheerleaders battling the league to end wage theft and illegal employment practices that have persisted for 50 years.
- DirectorPaula EiseltTonya Lewis LeeStarsHelena GrantTwila MilesNeel ShahFollowing the deaths of two young women due to childbirth complications, two bereaved families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises today: the US maternal health crisis.
- DirectorJen RaininRivkah Beth MedowStarsFranco StevensMelissa EtheridgeJewelle GomezAHEAD OF THE CURVE chronicles the outrageous adventures of Franco Stevens, the woman who started the most successful lesbian magazine in the world in the '90s, and her journey to understand what queer women need today.
- DirectorUga CarliniStarsChristia VisserAlison BothaDe Klerk OelofseRaped. Disemboweled. Nearly decapitated. Dumped on the outskirts of a nature reserve, dead - or so they thought. She needed a hero that night, so that's what she became. This is Alison's tale. A tale of monsters, miracles and hope.
- DirectorFreida Lee MockStarsJill AbramsonJoe BidenJohn CarrA profile of Anita Hill, the African-American lawyer who challenged Clarence Thomas' nomination to the US Supreme Court and thus exposed the problem of sexual harassment to the world.
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsWilla FordPatrick Ryan AndersonRichard HerdA biopic depicting the tragic life of Playmate and television personality Anna Nicole Smith, whose life ended abruptly from a fatal drug overdose.
- DirectorAshley JoinerStarsMichael CashmanGeorge MontagueLisa PowerRare archive footage and interviews across a spectrum of historical campaigns and current activists in the United Kingdom celebrate the LGBTQ+ Pride movement's landmark achievements.
- DirectorAlex LehmannStarsNoah BrittonEthan FinlanJack HankeIn this coming of age documentary, four friends on the Autism spectrum whom have bonded through humor and performed as the comedy troupe "Asperger's Are Us" will prepare for one final, ambitious show before going their separate ways.
- DirectorDavid GregoryStarsChris TheobaldNorman AbbottBarrie GoldAn in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
- DirectorLisaGay HamiltonStarsBeah RichardsBill CobbsOssie DavisA profile of the African-American actress Beah Richards, who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
- DirectorErika CohnStarsLynn AcostaPamela BakerTeresa BrownWhen an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women's prisons, they wage a near impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.
- DirectorDawn Gifford EngleStarsBetty WilliamsBrenden MacDonaldThis is the story of a young mother living in Northern Ireland fifty years ago, as her country teetered on the brink of civil war. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, "Betty Williams: Contagious Courage" shows how average people can overcome their fear, and how one person can make a difference in a violent and unpredictable world.
- DirectorRita KotziaStarsRoss McKenzieDavid GoldbloomPeter LevineChallenges conventional wisdom about mental illness and drug therapy through the raw personal journey of a man diagnosed as bipolar.
- DirectorKhalik AllahFrom red light districts to lush rain-forests, 'Black Mother' is a loving and lyrical ode to Jamaica and its people, a visual poem that is at once deeply felt love letter and ecstatic street-corner prayer.
- DirectorSebastian JungerNick QuestedA group of migrants seeking a better life heads to the United States moving drugs and money all across the border.
- DirectorDaniel HalperinStarsDita Von TeeseCherry DollfaceAngelique NoireFeature length Documentary on the Contemporary Pinup Girl Lifestyle and The Miss Viva Las Vegas Pinup Contest - 'Celebrating every woman's right to total body acceptance, to be self-confident and to be gorgeous!'
- DirectorLinda Bloodworth-ThomasonStarsCindy BitneyDavid CroneJessica MitchellShane Bitney Crone's plans to marry Tom Bridegroom in California after the same-sex marriage law is passed takes a tragic turn when his partner of six years accidentally dies and Tom's family refuses Shane from attending the funeral.
- DirectorLee HirschStarsAlex LibbyLona JohnsonKelby JohnsonA documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.
- DirectorMichael LucasScott SternStarsMichael LucasAs most of the world moves forward toward gay equality, Russia is seemingly heading backward. Antigay sentiment and legislation are spreading rapidly throughout the country. In 2013, the Russian parliament passed a ban on so-called 'gay propaganda' that effectively makes nearly any public discussion of gay equality a crime. It is my hope that this documentary will educate viewers to their reality.
- DirectorMurray SipleStarsMurray SipleThis documentary follows a group of homeless men who have combined bottle picking with the extreme sport of racing shopping carts.
- DirectorHolly TuckettKendall WilcoxStarsJennifer DobnerMark LawrenceJim MaglebyA surprise federal court ruling in 2013 legalized gay marriage for Utah - triggering a fierce battle in a state where Mormon church values control the Legislature and every aspect of public life.
- DirectorBryan TuckerStarsAngela TuckerA trans-racial adoptee finds her birth mother, and meets the rest of a family who did not know she existed, including her birth father. A story about identity, the complexities of trans-racial adoption, and most importantly, closure.
- DirectorChristian SondereggerStarsCobyJacob HuntSara MoundIn a small town in the Midwest, Suzanna, age 23, is transitioning into a man, Coby, while his family struggles to cope.