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Switzerland — Not So Neutral When It Comes to Gender
Petra Volpe’s The Divine Order earned this bold female filmmaker a shot at an Academy Award, selected as the Swiss entry for Best Foreign Language film in 2017 and is a must see feminist film that serves as both an inspiration and cautionary tale to us all. Now available on NETFLIX and AMAZON PRIME, it […]
Not All Women are Alone Equally: The Women of the Film Roma
Alfonso Cuaron’s celebrated film ROMA is a visually beautiful and expertly shot film that has garnered great critical acclaim. It’s a poetic tribute to the women who raised him: his mother is represented by the character Sofia, and the family caretaker is an indigenous Mexican woman named CLEO. Cuaron sought to make a film which […]
Women With The Right Stuff: 2 Feminist Documentaries
When we consider male-dominated professions that have traditionally excluded women and racial minorities, the list would undeniably include both NASA and the legal profession. In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court, the first time ever a woman achieved that honor and distinction. For women with an interest in science and space […]