Download a digital copy of the 2016/17 online Catalog now! Click through the catalog and order directly from each hyper-linked page. Films are available via DVD and digital licensing.
These acclaimed and award-winning films are just what you are looking for. Our new releases cover critical hot button topics of today featuring the voices of African American women on race, feminism, and social justice plus more! Trailers and clips are available for nearly all new titles on our YouTube2016 Playlist.
New releases include:
WILHEMINA'S WAR: broadcast on PBS' Independent Lens, follows Wilhemina Dixon's fight against the devastating stigma and limited resources in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic plaguing African American women in South Carolina.
DREAMCATCHER: this Sundance Award-winner takes us into the hidden world of prostitution and sexual trafficking through Brenda Myers-Powell, a survivor and powerful advocate who helps other women and girls break the cycle of exploitation.
THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN:is the moving profile of Angela Bowen who rose from poverty to become a professional dancer, writer, and professor, and worked passionately work for civil and LGBTQ rights.
These compelling and untold stories of African American women are a great addition to any program and classroom!
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With over 600 films, WMM has the largest library
Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.
Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The Andy Warhol Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
