Separated from her mother by smugglers at the US/Mexico border, a determined 12-year-old sets out across a desert to find her mother and a place where they both can be safe.
2020
A Normal Girl {NY Premiere}
Through the moving story of activist Pidgeon Pagonis, A Normal Girl brings the widely unknown struggles of intersex people to light.
A Regular Woman
A Regular Woman tells the story of 23-year-old Hatun Ayhrun Sürücü, a Turkish-Kurdish woman living in Germany who in February 2005, was shot dead at a Berlin bus stop in an ‘honour killing’ by her youngest brother.
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem
Football and feminism collide when former NFL cheerleaders battle the league to end wage theft and illegal employment practices.
Abortion Helpline: This is Lisa
At the Philadelphia abortion helpline, counselors arrive each morning to the nonstop ring of calls from women and teens who are seeking to end a pregnancy but can’t afford to.
Activism Booth
The Athena Film Festival Activism Booth connects festival attendees with a network of like-minded organizations working to advance a more equitable society for girls and women everywhere.
Antigone
Inspired by the Greek tragedy of the same title, multi-award-winning filmmaker Sophie Deraspe centers her adaptation around a brilliant teenage girl who chooses to live by her own standards of justice.
Ballet After Dark
By creating an organization that uses dance therapy to aid survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence, a young woman heals from her own vicious attack.
Black Christmas
As Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays, sorority girls on campus are being killed by a stalker. In this loose remake of the 1974 Canadian “slasher” classic, the killer is about to discover that today’s generation of fearless women are not willing to become hapless victims.
Bodies Like Oceans {NY Premiere}
A dreamy portrait of photographer Shoog McDaniel, a self-described queer, fat, southern freak, whose work with fat bodies in nature finds beauty in new places.
Butterfly {NY Premiere}
Butterfly is an intimate portrait of Irma “The Butterfly” Testa, a talented 18-year-old, who is the first female Italian boxer to be selected for the Olympic Games.
Carmen & Lola {NY Premiere}
The love story of two Roma women: bride-to-be Carmen and street artist Lola find themselves in a secret love affair, having to hide it from their families and their community.
