#Domestic Violence
Trailer Watch: “The Fire That Took Her” Pays Tribute to Judy Malinowski & Others Affected by Domestic Abuse
“She told detectives over and over: he’s going to kill me,” we’re told in the newly released trailer for “The Fire That Took Her.” October is National Domestic Violence Awareness...
Under the Radar: “Women of My Billion” Examines India’s Long-Standing Gender-Based Social Injustices
How does one deal with the anger and frustration propelled by news of violent social injustices rampant in one’s country? If you’re Srishti Bakshi, you walk it off. Walk the entire length of...
Lorena Bobbitt Docuseries in the Works at Amazon
“Get Out” writer-director Jordan Peele is set to revisit one of the most sensational trials in U.S. history. His Monkeypaw shingle has a Lorena Bobbitt docuseries in development at Amazon, The...
DOC NYC 2017 Women Directors: Meet Attiya Khan — “A Better Man”
Attiya Khan is a first-time director who primarily works as an advocate and counselor for abused women and children. She has worked in women’s shelters in Canada and the United States, including...
Human Rights Watch FF 2017 Women Directors: Meet Katia Maguire and April Hayes — “Home Truth”
Katia Maguire is a director and producer of documentary films. She recently produced two projects for PBS, a film about the lives of three witnesses to the US-Mexico “war on drugs,” and a series...
Communal Spaces: May’s VOD and Web Series Picks
“Women in Sink” At times (after last week, in particular), the very idea of coexistence feels impossible under the Trump administration. Over the past few months, various groups have been told,...
“Big Little Lies” Gets Premiere Date on HBO
HBO has finally confirmed a premiere date for “Big Little Lies,” their seven-episode, star-studded limited series based on Liane Moriarty’s 2014 bestselling novel of the same name. The hotly...
Watch: Kerry Washington Stands Up Against Domestic Violence
Kerry Washington is speaking out against domestic violence. For the third year, the “Scandal” star has signed on to serve as an ambassador for the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse campaign,...
5 Ways to Stop Being Terrible When Discussing Amber Heard’s Bisexuality
Amber Heard: GabboT/Creative Commons Hey, tabloids, I get it. It probably seems almost irresistible when a rising starlet and her superstar husband break up. You probably pray daily to the divorce...
Marty, Bobby and Me: An Excerpt from ‘KooKooLand,’ a New Memoir by Gloria Norris
This excerpt from my new book, “KooKooLand,” describes a time, in the fall of 1978, when I was an aspiring filmmaker in New York City. I’d spent the previous year working for no pay on a...