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Going Home

by Victoria Vorosciuc | December 2, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Exactly two years ago (1 Dec 2008), the team of Filmmakers and Producers from A Grandmother's Tribe made the exciting journey back to Kenya to keep a promise made to the Grandmothers that we wou … Read More»

The Heart to Lead, Women as Allies for the Greater Good...a new film for empowering women

by schoolforwonder | September 23, 2010 at 10:16 PM

The Heart to Lead is a new film from the org Imagine the Good. This is a phenomenal film that features dialogues with women and a free workbook for community building. … Read More»

For the Next Seven Generations

Carol Hart | Laughing Willow Company , 2009 | Global

Like the healing medicines prepared by the grandmothers in this film, Carol Hart’s documentary is a salve, infused with prayer and purpose for a wounded planet. Read More »

My Toxic Baby

Min Sook Lee | Women Make Movies, 2009 | Canada

Imagine a world in which everything in a child’s environment, from the product rubbed into her gentle skin, to the toys she puts in her mouth, are a ticking time bomb of dangerous toxins. Read More »

Kick in Iran

Fatima Abdollahyan | Brave New Work Film Productions, 2009 | Iran

Iran has a new heroine: Sara Khoshjamal, the first female to represent Iran in the Olympics. Read More »

Tapestries of Hope

Michealene Cristini Risley | Fresh Water Spigot, 2009 | Zimbabwe

Michealene Cristini Risley and Betty Makoni share a powerful connection: They were both sexually abused as children and were told to keep quiet about it. Read More »

El General

Natalia Almada | Women Make Movies, 2009 | Mexico

In El General, a set of tapes inherited from her grandmother launches director Natalia Almada on a journey through family memory and Mexico’s troubled past. Read More »

Club Native

Tracey Deer | Women Make Movies, 2008 | Canada

Tracey Deer’s documentary, Club Native, displays a beautiful montage of strong, confident, and talented Mohawk women who have all had to make complicated decisions in their lives based on what being Native means to them. Read More »

Afghan Star

Havana Marking | Zeitgeist Films, 2009 | Afghanistan/UK

Afghan Star is a lively portrayal of the bravery and determination among the youth of Afghanistan. Havana Marking’s first feature documentary records a revolution in action by following the lives of contestants on Afghanistan’s first televised talent competition after 30 years of Taliban rule. Read More »

Lemon Tree

Eran Riklis | IFC Films, 2008 | Israel/Palestine

Winner of the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival Audience Award and the Israeli Film Academy Award for best actress, Lemon Tree, with its subtle humor and sunny cinematography, is a delightful, yet devastating film. Read More »