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A First Look At The Charlie’s Angels Reboot

wyskJune 27, 2019

Hello Angels! Earlier today, Sony dropped the first trailer of the upcoming “Charlie’s Angels” reboot from director Elizabeth Banks. As the story g...

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Her Story, Her Words, Her Way: Autistic Teen Makes Triumphant Directing Debut With UNSPOKEN Documentary

wyskJune 26, 2019

"I need people to know what it's like to be autistic." First-time filmmaker Emma Zurcher-Long triumphantly succeeds in doing just that through UNSPOKEN, the po...

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Award-Winning Documentary ‘Roll Red Roll’ Examines Steubenville Rape Case And The Culture of Sexual Assault

wyskJune 17, 2019

Roll Red Roll is the chant for Steubenville, Ohio’s Big Red high school football team. It’s also the name of the award-winning “true-crime thriller, which...

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Ask For Jane: The True Story Of The Underground Network That Helped Women Get Safe Abortions

wyskJune 13, 2019

As we watch more and more states try to ban abortion, Ask For Jane reminds us what it was like before Roe v Wade. Based on real events, Ask for Jane tells ...

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‘Nailed It’: The 20 Vietnamese Refugee Women Who Sparked The Multibillion Dollar Nail Salon Industry

wyskMay 7, 2019

Premiering today, May 7, is Nailed It, a new documentary by filmmaker Adele Free Pham that uncovers the history of the Vietnamese nail salon. In every city,...

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Sneak Peek Of Toni Morrison Documentary “The Pieces I Am”

wyskMay 2, 2019

As committed fans of Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison, we are very excited for the new documentary film The Pieces I Am, which chronicles the legendary...

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“At The Heart Of Gold” – New Documentary Explores The U.S. Gymnastics Scandal That Rocked The World

wyskApril 26, 2019

The new documentary, At The Heart Of Gold: Inside The USA Gymnastics Scandal "shines a light on the shocking stories of gymnast survivors who made courageous e...

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A New Society: How 300 Social Experts Are Addressing Gender Inequality

Guest ContributorApril 25, 2019

By Mously Lo - “If you ask me whether I am an academic or an activist, I would have to say both. I cannot imagine one without the other,” muses women’s rights ...

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‘Knock Down The House’ Doc Headed To Netflix, Spotlights Four Women Who Ran Against Establishment Democrats In 2018 Midterms

wyskApril 23, 2019

In 2018, four women - Amy Vilela in Nevada, Cori Bush in Missouri, Paula Jean Swearengin in West Virginia, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York - ran prima...

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