Women's History Month 2024
Does your community cinema want to celebrate Women's History Month this March? We've spotlighted just some of the brilliant F-Rated titles, celebrating the work of female filmmakers from around the world, available on our Booking Scheme:
Born a Rebel
Born a Rebel is a 15 minute short film made by Cinema For All together with the Yorkshire, North East and North West Film Archives. The film is an exploration of women in protest across the North of England and marks 100 years since the start of women’s suffrage in the UK, showing women’s lives from the suffragettes to the miner’s strikes, and much more. Find out more.
Be Natural: The Untold Story Of Alice Guy-Blaché (Dir. Pamela B. Green, 2018)
When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film. In Be Natural, Pamela B. Green acts as a detective, revealing the real story of Guy-Blaché and highlighting her pioneering contributions to the birth of cinema and her acclaim as a creative force and entrepreneur in the earliest years of movie-making. Find out more.
How to Have Sex (Dir. Molly Manning Walker, 2023)
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday, drinking, clubbing and hooking up in what should be the best summer of their lives. As they dance their way across the sun-drenched streets of Malia, they find themselves navigating the complexities of sex, consent and self-discovery in Molly Manning Walker's BAFTA nominated debut. Find out more.
The Perfect Candidate (Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour, 2019)
From the trailblazing director of the BAFTA-nominated Wadjda comes The Perfect Candidate, a tale of one woman's quest to challenge not only the system but also herself. A determined young doctor who decides to run for municipal council sweeps up her family and community as they struggle to accept their town’s first female candidate and watch her fight for social change on a local level. Find out more.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Dir. Anna Hints, 2023)
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion. Estonia's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is a moving and intimate portrait of community and healing. Find out more.
Song Without a Name (Dir. Melina León, 2019)
Peru, at the height of the political crisis of the 1980s. Georgina is expecting her first child. Without resources, she responds to the announcement of a clinic offering free care to pregnant women. But after giving birth, they refuse to tell her where her baby is. Determined to find her daughter, she seeks the help of journalist Pedro Campos who agrees to lead the investigation. Find out more.