As the theme song to Netflix’s “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” says, “females are strong as hell.” This month’s crowdfunding picks highlight the strength and courage women possess, from films centered on women finding courage to documentaries highlighting the incredible bravery women showcase daily.

Co-directors Anne Munger and Zoe Hamilton will explore India’s complex family planning policies in “Nasbandi,” directly engaging with and focusing on the women who are most affected by controversial policies such as sterilization. The other documentary choice, “Unapologetic,” focuses on the courageous lives of three young black women fighting for justice in Chicago. These real life stories highlight the strong women who surround us, not just the characters we see on screen.

This month’s choices for narrative films also feature women finding courage in hard situations. “Top Ramen” tells the story of two young sisters who must survive for a night after their activist mother has been arrested. “One Up” tackles the coming of age story with a young woman coming to terms with her sexuality. And “Memory Box” plays with expectations and tension as a young woman works at a memory recreation facility and must find out how far she is willing to go.

Here are September’s women-helmed and centric crowdfunding picks.

“Nasbandi” — Directed by Anne Munger and Zoe Hamilton

In India, one in three women use sterilization as a primary form of birth control. “Nasbandi” is focused on a community of mothers living in rural Maharashtra, and the effect that this controversial and arguably coercive family planning policy has on their lives. It will also tackle the pressures women seeking birth control face from family members, health workers, and the community. The film is a continuation of the short documentary of the same name that Munger released in 2014. You can support the film on Indiegogo here.

“Unapologetic” — Directed by Ashley O’Shay

“Unapologetic” is a feature length documentary that shows the triumphs and struggles of three young black women — Janaé Bonsu, Bella Bahhs, and Page May — fighting for black liberation in Chicago. The film follows them through three different campaigns over the course of a year: the firing of Dante Servin, the off-duty cop who killed Rekia Boyd; the removal of State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, who had a history of not prosecuting cops; and #SayHerName, the movement to make state violence against black women and girls more visible. You can support the film on Indiegogo here.

“Top Ramen” — Written and Directed by Rebecca Hertz

From Emmy award winner Rebecca Hertz comes a short film about how the trauma we face as children can transform us in positive ways. Based on a true story, the film centers on the two young daughters of a radical political activist who is arrested. Left to fend for themselves during the night their mother spends in jail, the sisters’ relationship changes dramatically. You can support the film on Indiegogo here.

“One Up” — Written by Julia Thompson

Hadley, a boarding school ice hockey star, is reckoning with her sexuality in this coming of age story. Julia Thompson, who wrote and produced this film as her thesis from Columbia University, wanted to explore female identity and how society shapes the way we view sexuality and gender. On the film’s Indiegogo page, she writes “My intention with ‘One Up’ is to create a story that mirrors the universal sense of confusion we experience during adolescence and to communicate the impulsive and confusing nature of that period in life rather than a clear and conclusive sense of growth.” You can support the film here.

“Memory Box” — Co-Written and Directed by Audrey Ewell

Gender and power are at the center of this psychosexual sci-fi thriller from the filmmaking team of Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites. Isabelle, a young mother, works at a memory recreation facility where actors recreate the memories of their clients. Her job is threatened when a client pushes her to break rules and she must figure out how far she is willing to go. Dreams and reality become tangled with memory and audiences must wonder who really is pushing who. Aites passed way earlier this year, and Ewell is crowdfunding to make sure that his final film is completed. You can support the film on Indiegogo here.