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Amazon Prime Video
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7.3
/9841/
72
/136/
70
/125/
3.7
/4747/
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/101/
87
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Osama (2004)
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
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Amazon Prime Video
79
7.3
/1827/
73
/63/
73
/31/
3.7
/4964/
100
/52/
80
/10/
84
/13/
cc age 11+

Writing with Fire (2021)
In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues and within the confines of their own homes, redefining what it means to be powerful.
poster
79
7.4
/7155/
74
/84/
69
/90/
3.8
/6993/
94
/64/
79
/99/
85
/28/

The Circle (2000)
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
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Kanopy
73
7.4
/9026/
68
/128/
72
/132/
3.8
/14065/
85
/53/
80
/124/
86
/21/

Ten (2002)
A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.
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The Roku Channel
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71
7.3
/9149/
70
/116/
69
/122/
3.9
/11175/
94
/85/
74
/360/
85
/25/
cc age 14+

Offside (2006)
During the 2006 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain, numerous young women are caught and rounded up for dressing as men so they could gain access to the game. Guarded by several soldiers in a holding pen, the women attempt to keep updated on the score.
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Kanopy
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6.3
/1204/
59
/54/
60
/31/
3.3
/4508/
69
/52/
89
/14/
58
/15/

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022)
Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 80 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.
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Kanopy
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6.6
/98145/
69
/2238/
69
/1858/
3.7
/191248/
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/149/
60
/3838/
45
/40/
cc age 15+

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
poster
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7.9
/193/
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87
/6/
3.9
/1934/

The Day Iceland Stood Still (2025)
When 90% of Iceland’s women walked off the job and out of their homes one morning in 1975, they brought their country to its knees and catapulted Iceland to the forefront of today's global fight for gender equality. Unexpectedly funny, laced with evocative animation and powerfully told by the women who lived it – this is the true story of 12 hours that launched a revolution.
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Kanopy
81
10
7.7
/125/
80
/2/
90
/2/
3.9
/709/

Writing Hawa (2025)
Afghan documentary maker Najiba Noori offers not only a loving and intimate portrait of her mother Hawa, but also shows in detail how the arduous improvement of the position of women is undone by geopolitical violence. The film follows the fortunes of Noori’s family, who belong to the Hazaras, an ethnic group that has suffered greatly from discrimination and persecution.
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The Roku Channel
78
10
7.3
/81/
90
/2/
80
/7/
3.5
/510/

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age (2022)
This documentary by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist plunges us into the vortex of online misogyny and documents hatred towards women. This bleak opus, reminiscent of a psychological thriller, follows four women across two continents: former President of the Italian parliament Laura Boldrini, former Democratic representative Kiah Morris, French actor and YouTuber Marion Séclin, and Donna Zuckerberg, a specialist in online violence against women and the sister of Facebook’s founder. This tour de force reveals the devastating effects such unapologetic hatred has on victims, and brings to light the singular objective of cyber-misogyny: to silence women who shine. Some targets of cyber-violence will crumble under the crystallizing force of the click. Others, proud warriors, will stand tall and refuse to be silenced.
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8.8
/19/
33
/3/

They Fight: Our Breasts, Our Weapons (2013)
Born in Ukraine in 2008 in the wake of the "Orange Revolution," the feminist movement Femen fights for democracy, freedom of the press, women's rights, and against corruption, prostitution, sexism, racism, poverty, and religion. The activists quickly caught the attention of the media with their shocking protests. In 2012, at the creation of Femen France, Caroline Fourest followed their actions. They notably affirmed their support for "Marriage for All" by protesting on November 18, 2012, during the demonstration organized by the Civitas Institute against the bill, provoking sharp clashes.
poster
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87
/3/

Femmes prêtres : vocations interdites (2025)
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poster
78
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7.7
/19/
70
/1/
100
/2/
3.4
/300/

Virtuous Women (2025)
A VIP retreat for women seeking their best selves turns into an absurd and dangerous journey.
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?
85
/2/

Les Scandaleuses (2024)
Béatrice Dalle, Lio, Brigitte Fontaine, Corinne Masiero, Aïssa Maïga, Virginie Despentes, Maria Schneider, Gisèle Halimi, Juliette Gréco, and Adèle Haenel—these women lived on their own terms, defying conventions and embracing lives often deemed "scandalous." Labeled frivolous, hysterical, or simply too free and too loud, they faced criticism yet used controversy as a force for change, challenging norms and advancing women's rights. This documentary retraces seventy years of their bold and unconventional journeys, telling the story of the fearless women who shaped history and fought for a more equal world.
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100
/1/

In These Pages
This short documentary sifts through the pages of a woman's diary who has recently begun to write her memoir. As she looks back at her life and some of her memories, the film explores the ordinary act of writing and the value and meaning it may hold in mundane everyday life.
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80
/1/

D'Emmanuelle à Emmanuelle (2024)
« Emmanuelle » was released 50 years ago. Its main character, played by the young Sylvia Kristel, delve freely into her sexuality, without taboo. This bold movie became one of the great success of french cinema in the 70s, and Emmanuelle became the face of sexual liberation. Through the gaze of a woman, the character is back on the screen in 2024. This new Emmanuelle, written by Audrey Diwan, go in quest of a lost pleasure.
poster
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10
/1/

Demi-Goddesses (2023)
The second essay about still dominant dark aspects of our modern society. It is conceived as a surreal anti-patriarchal thought experiment and raises important questions about gender, power, and social change, prompting us to reflect on how historical patterns of discrimination and oppression might be either repeated or overcome in a reversed gendered world. It challenges the viewer to confront their own assumptions and biases, and to consider the possibilities of a more equitable society.
poster
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6.4
/11/
60
/2/
75
/2/

Sisters of Wrestling (2023)
Sisters of Wrestling paints an intimate portrait of Azaelle, LuFisto and Loue O'Farrell, three ring warriors for whom wrestling is both a passionate love and an outlet from everyday life.
poster
?
7.3
/16/
80
/3/
85
/3/

Woman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution (2023)
On September 16, 2022, in Teheran, the murder by police of the young Mahsa Amini, arrested for "wearing a headscarf contrary to the law", sparked off an unprecedented insurrection. Within hours, a spontaneous movement formed around the rallying cry: "Woman, life, freedom". For the first time, women, joined by men and students, took the initiative and removed their veils, the hated symbol of the Islamic Republic. The Iranian population, from all regions and social categories, rose up in protest. Social networks went wild. The diaspora (between 5–8 million Iranians) took up the cause, and the whole world discovered the scale of this mobilization: could the theocratic regime be overthrown this time?
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6.4
/9/
10
/1/
80
/1/

Donna: Women in Revolt (1980)
The story of those Italian women who, for eighty years, have fought against power in all its forms.
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10
/1/

J'me marie, j'me marie pas (1973)
Feature-length documentary directed by Mireille Danserau in 1973: in-depth interviews with four young women who explain their complex relationships with men, motherhood and their own femininity, sometimes radically detaching themselves from the standardized and traditional conception of the couple.
poster
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7.0
/29/
10
/1/
60
/4/

Mais qu'est ce qu'elles veulent ? (1975)
In this documentary by Coline Serreau, known for her feature film Why Not?, a selection of Frenchwomen in characteristically no-win situations discuss what they are experiencing and answer, if only by implication, the question: "What do women want?"
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5.5
/16/
50
/1/
51
/3/

Per sempre (2016)
Short film about foster care promoted by TWINSET.
poster
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7.2
/38/
10
/1/
80
/1/

Elsa (1981)
A short satire that parodies a passionate and fashionable return to nature, a green self-sufficient life.
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6.2
/19/
10
/2/
70
/2/

En nous (2022)
Ten years ago, the paths of Abou, Laura, Cadiatou and Jacques have crossed Emmanuelle’s. She was their French teacher at a high school in Marseille. Together they took part in a film, Children of the Princess of Cleves, in which, while analyzing the classic text, they expressed their hopes, dreams, and fears. In En Nous, the director re-connects with the protagonists : memories blend with stories of their lives and the daily obstacles they must overcome whilst trying not to lose hope. Now, the sentence of the Princess of Cleves rings poignantly true: “I know nothing can be more difficult than what I undertake”.
poster
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8.0
/8/
60
/1/

The Search for the Lost Manuscript: Julian of Norwich (2016)
In this hour-long documentary, Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book ever written in English by a woman, Julian of Norwich, in 1373. Revelations of Divine Love dared to present an alternative vision of man's relationship with God, a theology fundamentally at odds with the church of Julian's time, and for 500 years the book was suppressed. It re-emerged in the 20th century as an iconic text for the women's movement and was acknowledged as a literary masterpiece.
poster
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6.8
/47/
73
/3/
82
/4/

Viva la Vulva (2019)
With a sense of humour, this documentary questions the condition of women from the angle of the image and perception of their body, and covers the new taboos and aesthetic diktats concerning their genitals in the era of the sexual revolution and contemporary feminism.
poster
72
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7.4
/143/
71
/8/
76
/9/
3.5
/296/

Lee Miller: A Life on the Frontline (2020)
A documentary celebrating Lee Miller, a model-turned-photographer-turned-war reporter who defied anyone who tried to pin her down, put her on a pedestal, or pigeonhole her in any way.
poster
61
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6.0
/120/
64
/7/
60
/3/

Barefoot in the Kitchen (2013)
What was the role of women in Spanish cinema from the 1930s to the present explained through fragments of different films, both fiction and non-fiction. (Followed by “Manda huevos,” 2016.)
poster
56
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6.0
/116/
61
/6/
48
/16/

Mélancolie ouvrière (2018)
Long live the strike! Lucie Baud, one of the pioneers of the women's movement, went with creativity, fighting spirit and the power of singing against the weapons of male-dominated capitalist society in nineteenth-century France. The film, based on true events, describes the ambitious fight of a silk moth. She stood up for the rights of the female working class to end maltreatment and oppression once and for all. For the revolution in women's rights, she even put her family back and fought to the end for their beliefs.
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Kanopy
40
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5.3
/122/
10
/3/
59
/5/

Inside Her Sex (2014)
Inside Her Sex is a thought-provoking, feature-length documentary that explores female sexuality and shame through the eyes and experiences of three women from different walks of life, each brave enough to chart her own course of sexual discovery: Elle Chase, a popular sex blogger; Candida Royalle, the creator of Femme Productions Inc., a feminist adult film company designed to speak with a woman's voice; and Samantha Allen, the ex-devout Mormon and current gender, sex, and tech writer for The Daily Beast.
poster
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Det er godt at have sin egen konto (1974)
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poster
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Beyond Ratings (2024)
Three women share their experience of navigating the app-world in the metro city. The sharings reveal gendered battles as platform workers and the tiresome reality of gig-workers' identities against the absent bosses, masked behind their apps. Filmed in the streets of New Delhi, the protagonists share about their door-to-door gigs, the surveillance at their workplaces and the absence of accountability in the urban landscape.
poster
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The Godmother (2025)
Marzena Sowa is a quintessential contemporary European: independent, aware of how the world works—or should work—and single. After her mother’s death, she is consumed by longing and sets off for her distant homeland, a Polish village where her beloved aunt Niuszka—an embodiment of joie de vivre and peace with herself—lived her entire life under the heavy weight of patriarchy. The film becomes a collision of social models, resolved with an open ending.
poster
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Balance tes réseaux : enquête sur le sexisme (2024)
N/A
poster
Kanopy
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Long Haulers (2020)
Through experimentation, direct observational filmmaking, and performative play, filmmaker Amy Reid rides and films with women truckers who have fled domestic violence, the stigmas of being formerly incarcerated, and mental health issues. The three subjects -- Sandi, Lori, and Tracy -- each share how they started trucking and what keeps them trucking.
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Eye Of The Beholder
Beauty is as powerful as a drug and our eyes are addicted to it. Due to an electronic device in her head, Nora grew up not knowing if she was attractive or not. At 18, she goes to Rio de Janeiro, turns off the device and discovers that she is extremely beautiful. Nora becomes enamored with herself that she loses sight of reality, entering a dangerous path with devastating consequences.
poster
?

Taro (2022)
Short film version of the app – loosely based on tarot – the maker developed as a graduation project. Barbie dolls and Lego versions of Bert and Ernie play the lead roles. Instagram filters give them all sorts of layers, emotions, and identities. The game enables players to discover their life’s goal.
poster
?

Girls of Hope (2011)
In Turkey far too many women are still unable to read and write, and all they see in their life span is being forced into early marriage and relegation to the home, where they look after extended families and more children than they can feed. The girls are portrayed in their homes, together with the strongest supporters of their emancipation through education: their mothers. Girls of Hope portrays five girls who struggle for their education and, despite all the difficulties, try to hold on to their hope for a better future.
poster
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So No Harm Comes to You (2019)
This story is based on Lisa Rydberg's teenage experiences. An unknown man shows Lisa the way to the bus station on a dark night. After a while she wants to go by herself, but he doesn't allow it. This is a story about making the wrong decision, about fear and about our society.


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