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Straight/Curve: A Must-See Documentary That Explores Society’s Unrealistic Beauty Standards And Their Damaging Effects On Women And Girls

wyskMay 18, 2018

Straight/Curve, a documentary film that explores society’s unrealistic beauty standards and their damaging effects on women and girls, is now available for down...

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#EndTheBacklog: ‘I Am Evidence’ Documentary Examines The Rape Kit Crisis

wyskApril 15, 2018

"It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands of rape kits sit untested in police and crime lab storage facilities across the country." The Joyful Heart Foundation...

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‘Being Serena’: Official Trailer For New Documentary Series On The Powerhouse Tennis Champion

wyskApril 6, 2018

Being Serena is a new five-part documentary series that chronicles tennis champion Serena Williams "at a pivotal moment in her personal and professional life." ...

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See Amandla Stenberg As Sixteen-Year-Old Ruby In Big Screen Adaptation Of Alexandra Bracken Novel, The Darkest Minds

wyskApril 2, 2018

Based on New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken’s novel of the same name, The Darkest Minds is set to hit the big screen on August 3, 2018. Directe...

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The Miracle Season: True Story Of Iowa City’s West High School Girls Volleyball Team Offers Inspiration

wyskMarch 29, 2018

Opening nationwide on April 6, Miracle Season is a story of resilience and inspiration. Starring Helen Hunt, Tiera Skovbye, Danika Yarosh, Erin Moriarty, Will...

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Melissa McCarthy Stars As Real-Life Literary Forger Lee Israel In ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’… Official Trailer

wyskMarch 17, 2018

This just released official trailer offers a first look at the film adaptation of author Lee Israel's Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Memoirs of a Literary Forger wit...

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The ‘RBG’ Documentary Trailer Is Here!

wyskMarch 8, 2018

Co-directed and produced by Julie Cohen and Betsy West, "RBG" the documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life and legacy, has released it...

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Anna Deavere Smith ‘In Notes From The Field’, A One-Woman Show About The School-To-Prison Pipeline

wyskFebruary 27, 2018

Award-winning writer and actor Anna Deavere Smith, who you may know as Nancy McNally on The West Wing and Gloria Akalitus on Nurse Jackie, has created Notes Fro...

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Powerful Documentary “On Her Shoulders,” Featuring Yazidi Activist & Survivor Nadia Murad, Takes Home Director Sundance Prize

wyskJanuary 30, 2018

While the Grammy’s hashtag #GrammysSoMale continues to trend, women topped the winners list at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Among the women directors and...

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