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Jun 5, 2024 · Girl 27, the 2007 documentary about #MeToo pioneer Patricia Douglas, is now streaming on director David Stenn's YouTube channel.
- Mark Peikert
Girl 27 is a 2007 documentary film by writer/director David Stenn about the 1937 rape of dancer and occasional movie extra Patricia Douglas (1917–2003) at an M-G-M exhibitors' convention, the front-page news stories that followed, and the studio's subsequent cover-up of the crime.
Though the documentary engendered good reviews and some attention upon its Sundance Film Festival premiere and eventual distribution by Magnolia, “Girl 27” garnered renewed attention in 2017 when the #MeToo movement exploded...more https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/girl-27-doc-me-too-pioneer-streaming-1235012063/
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- 14 'Working Woman'
- 13 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always'
- 12 'Nevertheless'
- 11 'Athlete A'
- 10 'Tár'
- 9 'On The Record'
- 8 'Believe Me'
- 7 'Modern whore'
- 6 'She Said'
Luckiest Girl Alive is a Netflix mystery thriller film that is based on New York Times Best Seller, Jessica Knoll’s 2015 novel of the same name. The story follows a woman named TifAni “Ani” Fanelli (Mila Kunis) who appears to have a picture-perfect life as she meets a documentary director who is interested in knowing her side of a disturbing event ...
In the Israeli drama filmWorking Woman, Orna (Liron Ben-Shlush), a mother of three, is the main breadwinner while her husband fights to keep his new restaurant alive and her boss advances inappropriately while praising and promoting her. Working Woman is a potent addition to the rising #MeToo film movement that focuses on the lone struggle of its p...
A sad movie that's worth the cry, Never Rarely Sometimes Always follows close friends Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) and Skylar (Talia Ryder) as they delicately navigate the vulnerability of feminine adolescence in rural Pennsylvania. When Autumn unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she must deal with reactionary legislation that has no compassion for working-...
Neverthelessrecounts the personal narratives of seven people who have encountered sexual harassment in the workplace or at school, looking beyond the #MeToo and Times Up headlines. The movie sheds attention on the ways in which we may change our culture and rebuild, featuring a writer's assistant on a popular TV show, a tech Executive, and a 911 op...
Athlete A is among the highest-rated Netflix documentaries. It explores how journalists from the Indianapolis Star broke the news about Larry Nassar, the team doctor for the USA Gymnastics, sexually abusing at least 500 young athletes. The study served as the main evidence in the prosecution of Nassar, who in 2018 received a sentence of up to 175 y...
Táris a drama movie that follows Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) who is a celebrated conductor at the top of her game, as well as a veiled sexual predator. Her spouse, her coworkers, and her assistant are all aware of her preference for young ladies, whom she befriends while posing as a mentor. By using unconventional casting, director Todd Fieldprovide...
On the Record is a documentary that centers on Drew Dixon, a former A&R executive of Def Jam, who makes accusations against Russell Simmons, her former boss in the music industry. Dixon soon became one of the most well-known Black women to speak out in the early days of the #MeToo movement after her shocking revelation. Even though this movie doesn...
Believe Me is a short film that follows a teenage girl (Melissa Dorsey) who gets raped at a party in the midst of the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and worries that she won't be believed because of the rape-culture themes that are prevalent around her at home and online. The dilemma that most women and girls face on a daily basis as a result of what has...
Modern Whore is an 11-minute short film that centers on Andrea Werhun(Self), a former escort who explores the ins and outs of escort review board culture to reveal the deeper complexity of sexual power and social stigma in a world post #Metoo. The short film is well-made and educational, giving viewers a fascinating perspective of a sex worker who,...
She Said is a biographical drama film directed by Maria Schrader and based on reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's 2019 book of the same name. The film centers on the New York Times investigation that revealed Harvey Weinstein's history of abuse and sexual misconduct against women and stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazanas Twohey and Kantor, resp...
- Jessie Nguyen
- Senior List Writer
Oct 20, 2022 · This Year’s Best #MeToo Movie Isn’t the One About Harvey Weinstein. She Said, Women Talking, and Tár all find power in what they don’t show—to very different ends. Carey Mulligan in She ...
- Dana Stevens
May 23, 2024 · Fifty-two-year-old Godrèche went public with allegations of sexual abuse by two directors when she was a young teenager and working in movies, something both film-makers, Benoît Jacquot and Jacques...
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Nov 25, 2022 · She Said, as a result, isn’t a triumphant film about the rise of the #MeToo movement, but rather a clear-eyed, measured depiction of why that first article struck a nerve.
