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Trailer Watch: Sandra Alvarez Takes a Look at the “InHospitable” U.S. Hospital System

“Today, what we see is that everyone but the one percent is at risk of financial disaster, from even a relatively minor healthcare encounter,” we are told in the new trailer for...

Television

Sam Bee & Soledad O’Brien Have Comedic Docuseries About Women’s Healthcare Crisis in the Works

If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. That seems to be Samantha Bee and Soledad O’Brien’s take on the dumpster fire that is U.S. women’s healthcare. Bee and O’Brien are...

"Aftershock," co-directed Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee

Interviews

Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt – “Aftershock”

Tonya Lewis Lee is a director, producer, and writer whose work through storytelling often explores the personal impact of social justice issues such as civil rights and criminal justice. Paula Eiselt...

"Last Flight Home," directed by Ondi Timoner

Interviews

Sundance 2022 Women Directors: Meet Ondi Timoner – “Last Flight Home”

Ondi Timoner is an internationally-acclaimed filmmaker who has the rare distinction of winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance twice – for “Dig!” (2004), about the collision of art and...

Interviews

DOC NYC 2021 Women Directors: Meet Sandra Alvarez – “InHospitable”

Sandra Alvarez has spent her career directing and producing a wide spectrum of documentary and television programs for CNN, Netflix, Sundance Channel, History Channel, BBC America, A&E Network,...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: “The Deadliest Disease in America” Highlights Racism in Healthcare

“By a show of hands, who really believes that racism exists in healthcare?” Crystal R. Emery asks in a new trailer for “The Deadliest Disease in America.” Directed and...

Interviews

Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Andrea Testa – “Mother-Child”

Andrea Testa is an Argentinian-born filmmaker. She made her feature documentary debut with 2016’s “Pibe Chorro.” Her 2016 feature film “The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis,” co-directed...

Films

“The American Nurse” Doc Is Now Streaming for Free to Honor Nurses Battling the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kino Lorber is paying tribute to nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. The distribution company has announced that it is offering a free streaming re-release of Carolyn Jones’...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors

Full Frame 2018 Women Directors: Meet Laura Green & Anna Moot-Levin— “The Providers”

Laura Green’s shorts have played at numerous festivals, including Palm Springs Shortfest, Aspen Shortsfest, Sarasota Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, and Outfest. Anna Moot-Levin’s...

Films, News, Women Directors, Women Writers

Tessa Thompson and Lily James Team Up for Nia DaCosta’s “Little Woods”

Tessa Thompson and Lily James have signed on to topline “Little Woods,” Nia DaCosta’s feature directorial debut. The two actresses will play sisters in the indie film,...

Films, News

Movie About Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger in the Works

Astory centered on the woman behind one of the most important organizations in the U.S. and abroad is coming to the big screen. A press release has announced that Black Bicycle Entertainment’s...

Festivals, Films, Interviews, News, Women Directors

TIFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Emmanuelle Bercot — “150 Milligrams”

Emmanuelle Bercot’s previous directing credits include “Clément,” “Backstage,” “On My Way,” and “Standing Tall.” Bercot’s films have earned her many awards and honors,...

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