Documentaries that remind us all voices deserve to be heard.
From Fields to Flight Directed By Ipshita Bhattacharyya 11:10 • India INTERNATIONAL, LIFE & LIBERTY, WOMEN IN FILM In a world ruled by patriarchy, one woman from India's hinterlands finds the courage to challenge gender norms to achieve her dream of becoming a drone pilot.
Faithful Defenders Directed By Barbara Jean Hall 17:15 • United States WOMEN IN FILM In a challenging and inspirational approach, "Faithful Defenders" suggests that Christianity and reproductive rights can co-exist.
White Nine Directed By Nilou Safinya 29:15 • United States • Southern US Premiere WOMEN IN FILM Meet Joe, Christos, and Charlie, three teenagers whose lives were forever changed by devastating spinal cord injuries in the 1960s. Bound by survival, friendship, and a shared refusal to be marginalized, they became leaders in Massachusetts’ independent living movement and helped fight for the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Oceanbone Directed By Lani Cupchoy 09:16 • United States • Alabama Premiere WOMEN IN FILM Stolen ancestors lie in museum vaults, waiting to return home. "Oceanbone" is a poetic reckoning with history, confronting the colonial theft of Indigenous remains and the urgent fight to bring them back.
HER BABY DIDN'T BLOCK HER JUMP SHOT Directed By Emily M Lobsenz 25:00 • United States • World Premiere WOMEN IN FILM In 1969, high school freshman Jane led her basketball team to a state tournament. In 1970, she scored over 40 points a game. In 1971, when she gives birth, state rules make her ineligible to play. In 1972, with the backing of her coach and friends, she continued to play and began a landmark challenge to a rule that allowed boys involved in a pregnancy to continue playing while refusing the same privilege to girls.
