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Gender Studies

Women and Gender studies has transformed from a fringe political position to a central tenet of modern academic study. These films showcase some of the conflicts that preoccupy gender theory today.

Films in this subject

Picture a Scientist
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Picture a Scientist
PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a documentary on women scientists overcoming bias, revolutionizing science, on a journey to meet diverse scientific luminaries
Director: Ian Cheney | Sharon Shattuck
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 97/56 min.
Year of production: 2020
Activism Education Science Women
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RBG
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RBG
Hero. Icon. Dissenter. RBG explores the life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Director: Betsy West | Julie Cohen
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 98 min.
Year of production: 2018
Activism American History Biography Gender History Jewish Studies Law and Justice Personal Story Politics Society Women
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DOLORES
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DOLORES
Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century. The fight continues...
Director: Peter Bratt
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 96 min.
Year of production: 2017
Activism American History Biography Human Rights Immigration and Migration Labor Latin American Studies Women
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CODE
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CODE
Debugging the Gender Gap: What would society gain from having more women and minorities in the tech industry, and how do we get there?
Director: Robin Hauser Reynolds
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 78 min.
Year of production: 2015
Children Current Affairs Education Gender Internet Media Society Technology Women
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Winnie
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Winnie
This is the story of Winnie Madikizela Mandela, one of the most misunderstood and intriguingly powerful contemporary female political figures
Director: Pascale Lamche
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 84 min.
Year of production: 2017
Activism African Cinema and Culture Biography Conflicts Colonialism History Human Rights Law and Justice Politics Society Women
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Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
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Straight/Curve: Redefining Body Image
A documentary about body image and industry leaders challenging society's dangerous and unrealistic standards of beauty
Director: Jenny McQuaile
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 60/82 min.
Year of production: 2017
Arts and Culture Creative Current Affairs Design Gender Media Photography Society Women
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A German Life
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A German Life
Brunhilde Pomsel got closer to one of the worst criminals in world history than anyone else presently alive: she was the secretary for Joseph Goebbels. Now 105 years old, she tells her story
Director: Cristian Krones
Language: German (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 113 min.
Year of production: 2016
European History History Holocaust Personal Story Politics
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Trapped
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Trapped
With U.S. abortion clinics are fighting to survive, what remains of a woman's right to choose?
Director: Dawn Porter
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 83 min.
Year of production: 2016
Activism Crime Current Affairs Family Gender Health Human Rights Media Politics Poverty Religion and Spirituality Science Sexuality Society Women
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Girl Rising
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Girl Rising
Educating girls can break cycles of poverty in just one generation, yet millions of girls aren’t in school
Director: Richard E. Robbins
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 101 min
Year of production: 2013
Activism Children Education Gender Human Rights Literature Society Women Youth
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Slaves of the Sword: Golda
Slaves of the Sword: Golda
The ultimate Jewish Mother, Golda Meir, turned out to be the Israeli Iron Lady, neither more civilian nor more feminine in her decisions than her male counterparts. She continued the power politics of Israeli leaders and personified Israel’s unyielding stand
Director: Ruth Walk
Language: English, Hebrew (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 55 min.
Year of production: 2003
Biography Conflicts History Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Jewish Studies Middle Eastern Studies Women
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Surge
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Surge
Is it a moment or a movement? Surge follows three, diverse female candidates who each ran in uphill battles to flip their deep red districts to blue in the historic, barrier-breaking 2018 midterm elections
Director: Hannah Rosenzweig | Wendy Sachs
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 93 min.
Year of production: 2020
Activism American History Current Affairs Gender History Politics Women
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The Hunting Ground
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The Hunting Ground
A startling exposé of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal social toll on victims and their families.
Director: Kirby Dick
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 102 min.
Year of production: 2015
Activism Current Affairs Education Gender Investigative Journalism Law and Justice Personal Story Society Women
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Leaving Africa
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Leaving Africa
A film about the quest for gender equality in Africa, told through the eyes of a Finish Aid worker in Uganga experiencing homophobic blackmail.
Director: Iiris Harma
Language: English, Finnish, Luganda (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 58/84 min.
Year of production: 2015
Activism African Cinema and Culture Education Family Food Gender Globalization Health Human Rights Immigration and Migration Personal Story Politics Poverty Sexuality Society Women
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Girl Model
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Girl Model
Girl Model follows a complex supply chain between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S. within the modelling industry. The story is told through the eyes of a scout and a 13 year-old model.
Director: Ashley Sabin | David Redmon
Language: English, Japanese, Russian (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 78 min.
Year of production: 2011
Arts and Culture Children Creative Current Affairs Human Rights Investigative Journalism Sexuality Society Women Youth
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#chicagoGirl
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#chicagoGirl
From her childhood bedroom in suburban Chicago, Ala’a, a 19-year-old American girl coordinates the revolution in Syria
Director: Joe Piscatella
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 74/54 min.
Year of production: 2013
Activism Conflicts Current Affairs Education Gender Globalization Human Rights Immigration and Migration Internet Law and Justice Media Middle Eastern Studies Personal Story Politics Society Technology War Women Youth
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