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Coded Bias
Kantayya follows Buolamwini’s research to connect facial classification, women’s expertise and public control of technology.
- Digital Feminism
- AI Ethics
- Intersectional Feminism
Little Women
Greta Gerwig's 'Little Women' reinterprets Louisa May Alcott's classic novel from a contemporary feminist perspective, exploring 19th-century women's struggles between artistic creation, economic independence, and social expectations, breathing new life into the classic story.
- Women's Literature
- Feminist Art
- Economic Empowerment
Rocks
The story of East London Black teenage girl Olushola (nicknamed 'Rocks') who must survive independently with her brother Emmanuel after their mother suddenly leaves home, evading social services. This coming-of-age drama showcases deep friendships between girls, urban youth resilience, and the vital role of female mutual aid networks in times of crisis through delicate perspective.
- Female Friendship
- Youth Rights
- Race and Gender
Hustlers
A crime comedy-drama directed by Lorene Scafaria, starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu. Based on true events, following a group of strippers who band together to scam wealthy Wall Street clients after the 2008 financial crisis. The film deeply explores crucial issues including class revenge, female solidarity, economic inequality, sex worker rights, and the impact of the 2008 financial crisis on working-class women, presenting a complex story of how marginalized women seek survival and fight back in economic hardship.
- Economic Empowerment
- Class Analysis
- Female Friendship
Lingua Franca
Olivia cares for Olga in Brooklyn and sends money to her mother in the Philippines. Isabel Sandoval uses a late-night phone call and the silences of a romance to show how both acts of care draw on one person's time, pay and place to live.
- Migration
- Trans Feminism
- Care Economy
Made in Bangladesh
After a fatal fire in a Dhaka garment factory, Shimu starts organizing with her coworkers. A monologue in an office and a door locked by her husband show what it takes for workers to get to the negotiating table.
- South Asian Feminism
- Labor Rights
- Economic Empowerment
The Farewell
Lulu Wang's semi-autobiographical work tells the story of Chinese-American writer Billi returning to China to say goodbye to her cancer-stricken grandmother. This warm and profound family drama explores death, family, cultural identity, and the complex roles of women in families through a cross-cultural perspective, showcasing deep emotional bonds between women across generations.
- Cross-Cultural Feminism
- Mother-Daughter Relationships
- Cultural Identity
Booksmart
Olivia Wilde's directorial debut revolutionizes the high school comedy genre, following two academic overachievers who decide to cram four years of fun into one wild night before graduation. This self-aware coming-of-age comedy explores female friendship, academic pressure, sexual identity, and teenage identity formation through an inclusive lens.
- Female Friendship
- Education Equality
- Third Wave Feminism
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
A Vida Invisível de Eurídice GusmãoGuida entrusts her letters to her mother while Eurídice hires a detective. Letters, piano practice and off-screen sound make it possible to follow what each sister knows about the other while they both live in Rio.
- Latin American Feminism
- Patriarchy Critique
- Female Friendship
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait de la jeune fille en feuIn late 18th century Brittany, France, female painter Marianne is commissioned to paint a portrait of aristocrat Héloïse. This portrait will determine Héloïse's marriage, but she refuses to cooperate. During their time together, the two gradually develop a profound and secret emotional connection.
- Feminist Art
- Queer Identity
- Bodily Autonomy
Papicha
Nedjma sneaks out of her dorm to sell dresses, then stages a show back inside it. A white haïk, three friends and the speech of Algiers help explain who gets to decide how clothing can be worn.
- African Feminism
- Arab Feminism
- Bodily Autonomy
37 Seconds
HIKARI follows wheelchair user and manga artist Yuma Takada through a book signing, two editorial meetings, and a night-time lift as she gains a say in her work, care, and story.
- Disability Justice
- Bodily Autonomy
- Media Representation Critique
Atlantics
AtlantiqueMati Diop links unpaid wages, migration loss and women’s desire through a ghost story in Dakar, where absent workers return and Ada seeks a life of her own.
- African Feminism
- Labor Rights
- Migration
Our Lady of the Nile
Notre-Dame du NilAtiq Rahimi adapts Mukasonga’s novel about a Rwandan girls’ school, asking how education, racial myths and belonging can become instruments of exclusion.
- Education Equality
- Race and Gender
- Colonial History
The Hate U Give
Adapted from Angie Thomas's bestselling novel, follows 16-year-old African American girl Starr's journey from silence to voice after witnessing her friend Khalil being shot by police. This coming-of-age drama deeply explores police violence, systemic racism, Black women's voices and agency, and young women's awakening and growth in social justice movements.
- Race and Gender
- Intersectional Feminism
- Anti-Sexual Violence
Rafiki
Two young women fall in love during a local election in Nairobi. Wanuri Kahiu gives their relationship shape through pauses, vivid street life, and fleeting privacy. The story that inspired the film and three Kenyan court decisions extend its question of who gets to name that relationship.
- African Feminism
- Queer Theory
- LGBTQ+
Colette
A biographical drama about 19th-century French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette's growth and awakening. Keira Knightley brilliantly portrays this pioneering female writer who challenged gender norms, fought for authorial credit, and explored gender fluidity in her legendary life.
- Women's Writing
- Economic Empowerment
- Women's Literature
Roma
Writer and director Alfonso Cuarón has described Roma as a love letter to all the women who raised him. It's a beautiful rumination on all the 'hoods' women go through: girlhood, womanhood, motherhood. A domestic drama about a maid and the middle-class family she cares for in Mexico City, the story is told in crisp black-and-white, but it doesn't take long to see that a woman's work never ventures far out of the gray area.
- Intersectional Feminism
- Class Analysis
- Emotional Labor
The Favourite
Set in 18th-century British court, the power game between Queen Anne and two women - Sarah Churchill and Abigail Hill. This dark comedy explores complex themes of female power, gender politics, female friendship and competition through gorgeous visual style and sharp satire, challenging traditional gender role expectations.
- Gender Politics
- Female Friendship
- Political Participation
The Chambermaid
La camaristaLila Avilés follows a Mexico City chambermaid through spotless rooms, an unclaimed red dress and the pursuit of promotion, asking who gets to control work time and give care.
- Domestic Labor
- Care Economy
- Class and Gender
The Cleaners
Five Manila moderators reveal the human judgments and outsourced risks behind platforms’ apparently automated public spaces.
- Digital Feminism
- Digital Labor
- Labor Rights
Naila and the Uprising
Julia Bacha follows Palestinian women whose care and clandestine organizing sustained the First Intifada, asking why leadership did not secure political representation.
- Arab Feminism
- Women's Cinema
- War and Peace
Battle of the Sexes
A biographical sports drama centered on the famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Emma Stone portrays tennis legend Billie Jean King, while Steve Carell plays former tennis champion Bobby Riggs. The film deeply explores crucial issues including sports equality, equal pay, women's rights, and LGBTQ+ identity, showcasing a historic showdown that changed both sports history and the trajectory of the women's rights movement.
- Sports Equality
- Equal Pay
- Gender Politics
Angels Wear White
嘉年华Vivian Qu’s Angels Wear White traces how Mia’s precarious work, two girls’ different family responses and attorney Hao’s support shape who can testify and find safety.
- Anti-Sexual Violence
- Patriarchy Critique
- Bystander Responsibility