Herstory Movies

  • 2008
    Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

    Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

    Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

    6.22008HD

    This documentary provides a window into the extraordinary life of activist and Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who has worked to...

    Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
  • 2023
    Old Lesbians

    Old Lesbians

    Old Lesbians

    72023HD

    For the last quarter century, Houston native Arden Eversmeyer journeyed across the country to record hundreds of oral "herstories" with a mostly...

    Old Lesbians
  • 2014
    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

    1.52014HD

    In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...

    Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
  • 2007
    Iron Ladies of Liberia

    Iron Ladies of Liberia

    Iron Ladies of Liberia

    6.52007HD

    When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became Africa's first ever elected female head of state, filmmakers Siatta Scott-Johnson and Daniel Junge were there to...

    Iron Ladies of Liberia
  • 2014
    Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style

    Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style

    Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style

    7.22014HD

    Today, we see a new style of feminism springing up everywhere - young, provocative and radical. To get their message across, these women have decided...

    Revolution, Riot Grrrl Style
  • 2010
    The Herstory of the Female Filmmaker

    The Herstory of the Female Filmmaker

    The Herstory of the Female Filmmaker

    02010HD

    An eccentric, animated documentary on the 'herstory' of some of motion picture's greatest (and often overlooked) contributors.

    The Herstory of the Female Filmmaker
  • 2019
    Frauen bildet Banden

    Frauen bildet Banden

    Frauen bildet Banden

    102019HD

    The film tells the story of the Rote Zora, a militant women’s group in the FRG, which in the 1970s and 1980s carried out actions against...

    Frauen bildet Banden
  • 1997
    Wir sind schon da!

    Wir sind schon da!

    Wir sind schon da!

    01997HD

    Five women, members of the Sans Papiers, talk about the history and reasons for founding the organisation, as well as their most important demands,...

    Wir sind schon da!