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Official Trailer: The Rape Of Recy Taylor, A Documentary

wyskJanuary 8, 2018

If you were watching the Golden Globes last night, you may have heard Oprah Winfrey, during her acceptance speech of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, mention a woman...

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Meet Canadian Civilian Hanna Bohman And The All-Women Army Fighting For Women’s Rights In Syria

wyskNovember 15, 2017

"Right now, there are 10,000 women fighting life-or-death battles against ISIS for the liberation of women in the Middle East." Among them is Hanna Bohman, a Ca...

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New ‘Bombshell’ Documentary Tells Extraordinary Story of Hedy Lamarr… Icon. Immigrant. Inventor.

wyskNovember 9, 2017

Born November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria, Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler starred in her first film (a German project) at age 17, eventually landing in Hollywood, wher...

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16-Year-Old Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Make Film Chronicling Lives Of Teens Living With Mental Illness

wyskOctober 30, 2017

Tina Tieu is a 16-year-old who is passionate about social justice. Her experience living with her own diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder has made her a voca...

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JANE: New Goodall Documentary Shows Work Of Young Woman Who Unlocked The Secrets Of Early Humans

wyskOctober 15, 2017

click Goodall image above - twice - to play JANE trailer... "In 1962, virtually nothing was known about chimps in the world. One woman went where no man dare...

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‘The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson’, A Documentary On The Pioneering LGBTQ Rights Activist

wyskSeptember 19, 2017

Marsha P Johnson was one of the icons of the gay rights movement in the 1960s, she, along with her best friend and fellow activist Sylvia Rivera, formed the fir...

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Gaga: Five Foot Two [Trailer]… New Documentary Spotlights Pop Icon’s Life And Battle With Fibromyalgia

wyskSeptember 18, 2017

As news quickly spread this week that Lady Gaga has had to postpone the European leg of her Joanne World Tour due to “severe physical pain that has impacted her...

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63-Year-Old Pole Dancer Mary Caryl Giltner Puts Her Own Spin On Aging

wyskAugust 18, 2017

“If someone would have told me at any decade of my life that in my 60’s I would be dancing on a pole, I would have thought they were crazy.” Meet Mary Caryl ...

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New Film ‘Step’ Documents Girls’ High School Step Team Striving For Success In Dance & Life

wyskJuly 31, 2017

Based on this trailer, STEP is definitely going to be a must see. ...

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