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Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the powerful true story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex depicts a then-struggling attorney and new mother facing adversity in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a ground-breaking case, she knows the outcome could alter the courts' view of gender discrimination. Stronger together, Ruth teams up with her husband, Martin Ginsburg, to fight the case that catapults her into one of the most important public figures...
3) Fly so far
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Language
Español
Formats
Description
As states in the U.S. enact abortion bans, FLY SO FAR serves as a grave warning of how far government control of women’s bodies can go. This brave film from Swiss-Salvadorean filmmaker Celina Escher is set in El Salvador, a country with some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, including the criminalization of those who experience miscarriages and other obstetric emergencies. The narrative centers on Teodora Vásquez, who was in the...
4) Loving
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.
5) Capernaum
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Arabic
Formats
Description
After fleeing his negligent and abusive parents, a hardened, streetwise twelve-year-old boy sues them to protest the life they've given him.
8) Lady buds
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California's newly legal cannabis trade. But as aggressive regulations bogart the market, can they each keep their green American dream alight?
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When three bodies are discovered in Big Horn County, Montana, an area known as "the most dangerous place in the country" for Native American women, local authorities first ignore each death before ruling them accidental, leaving the victims' loved ones to deal both with their loss and the indifference of local law enforcement. As sorrow turns to outrage, however, a vibrant and fearless movement is formed to search for the truth and bring attention...
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Deeya Khan examines the erosion of reproductive rights in the United States, foregrounding the stories of those often forgotten in this 'war' who nonetheless find themselves on its frontline: impoverished women and women of color.
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir broke records and barriers on her way to become the first Division I basketball player to play wearing hijab. When a controversial ruling ends her chances at playing professionally, she re-examines her faith and identity as a Muslim American.
Publisher
ACLU Foundation
Pub. Date
[c2007]
Language
English
Description
The Freedom Files television series draws on the power of true stories to highlight vital civil liberties issues of our time and inspire viewers to take action. These half-hour documentaries feature the firsthand accounts of real people who have taken on the powers that be, often at great risk to themselves, in order to preserve their precious constitutional rights. Includes interviews, commentary, animation, music, and more.
Freedom To Vote : Protecting...
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