STORMING CAESARS PALACE chronicles the extraordinary life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House advisor. Ruby, along with Mary Wesley, Alversa Beals, and low-income mothers across the country form the National Welfare Rights Organization to fight for an adequate income, dignity, and justice. Together, they introduced a Guaranteed Income campaign in 1969 which, with feminist Gloria Steinem at their side, became part of the Democratic platform in 1972.

 

FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA, a documentary executive produced by her grand-niece Monica Land, and winner of Best TV Feature Documentary or miniseries at the IDA Awards, is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Through public speeches, personal interviews, and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, FANNIE LOU HAMER'S AMERICA explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.

"A powerful film, one that illustrates the challenges and sacrifices so many faced in fighting for the right to vote." - Sylvia Bugg Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, PBS

 

After 18-year-old South African runner Caster Semenya's victory at the 2009 World Championships, her personal medical records were leaked to the international media.  The public scrutiny of her body, driven by racism and sexism, brought into question her identity as a woman and as a great champion. CATEGORY: WOMAN follows four athletes forced out of competition by regulations that profile and target women athletes, and the subsequent devastation to their bodies, and livelihoods.

"As it is, this doc’s subjects are passionate advocates, its story is infuriating and it has an undeniable power of its own." - POV Magazine

 

Tired of watching local governments ignore their communities’ interests, five diverse female activists decide to run for municipal office in Denver — one of the fastest gentrifying cities in the country. It begins when Shontel Lewis wins a transit board seat, inspiring four women who worked on her campaign – Dr. Lisa Calderón, Candi CdeBaca, Shayla Richard, and Veronica Barela – to make the unusual decision to run as a cohort. They quickly realize that in politics, large sums of money can convince voters to overlook scandals, empty promises, and shallow relationships with the community. 

 

WITHOUT A WHISPER - KONNON:KWE is the untold story of the profound influence of Indigenous women on the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the United States. Follow Mohawk Bear Clan Mother Louise Herne and Professor Sally Roesch Wagner as they seek to correct the historical narrative about the origins of women’s rights in the United States.