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New Trailer For RBG Film “On The Basis Of Sex”… You’re Going To Want To See This!

wyskDecember 20, 2018

As if we weren't excited enough when the documentary RBG hit the big screen earlier this year, we have ordered our tickets and are ready to see the much ant...

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“Maria by Callas”… New Documentary On The Legendary Opera Singer Told Her Own Words

wyskNovember 8, 2018

Time magazine called her "a woman for whom the term prima donna could have been invented" and the "undisputed queen of the world’s opera". This weekend, the lif...

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Aretha Franklin Documentary Filmed 46 Years Ago, Is Finally Getting Released

wyskNovember 6, 2018

In the early 70s, director Sydney Pollack documented Aretha Franklin and the making of a live album at the New Temple Missionary Church in Los Angeles, CA. The ...

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Women Killing It: Award-Winning Filmmaker Sarita Khurana Tells South Asian Stories On The Big Screen

Sally HubbardOctober 23, 2018

"You can find ways to make things happen for yourself and things you feel passionate about by finding the right collaborators and people who are going to suppor...

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Yazidi Survivor Nadia Murad, Subject Of ‘On Her Shoulders’ Documentary, Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

wyskOctober 5, 2018

Today it was announced that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 has been awarded to two individuals for their respective efforts "to end the use of sexual violence a...

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ANITA: If You’ve Not Seen Freida Lee Mock’s 2013 Documentary About Anita Hill, You Should

wyskSeptember 28, 2018

On October 11, 1991, then 35-year-old, University of Oklahoma law professor, Anita Hill went before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Clarence Thomas Su...

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‘Black Women in Medicine’ Documentary Chronicles The Unsung Journeys Of Black Female Doctors

wyskSeptember 25, 2018

The feature documentary film to chronicle the lives of women who challenge stereotypes, race, gender, class, and culture to achieve their dream of becoming physicians. ...

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“Love, Gilda”… A Documentary Celebrating The Life And Legacy Of The Great Gilda Radner

wyskSeptember 21, 2018

When Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer in 1989 I was 20 years old, having grown up with Roseannadanna, Emily Litella and her other one-of-a-kind characters, I...

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Dozens of Native American Women Have Disappeared in Montana

wyskSeptember 19, 2018

Since January 2018, dozens of Native American Women have disappeared in Montana. In this short film from Gen , reporter Kris Reyes explores why this is happenin...

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