Femininity Movies

Arguing that advertising not only sells things, but also ideas about the world, media scholar Sut Jhally offers a blistering analysis of commercial...

This short animated film is an impressionistic exploration of sensuality within the feminine imagination. Inspired by Anaïs Nin's poetic...

Marseille, midsummer. Lying on their beach towels, Jess and Alana talk about the previous night's beach party.

Briana has just turned 12 and notices that her friends are starting to like boys, which triggers insecurities about her own personal and bodily...

Grace has baked her dearest friend a birthday cake. However, when Grace's gesture is not appreciated, her generosity takes an obsessive turn.

On the banks of the Vistula River, a mermaid, and a bar matron face off against gendered power. Through an emblematic confrontation with a young...

Marie-Philip is a PhD student and part-time professor who loves cats and Harry Potter. But one week before her 29th birthday, she is diagnosed with...

This documentary follows the journeys of 11 African women who struggle with polycystic ovarian syndrome. PCOS, a hormonal disorder that can cause...

A depiction of the lives of four young girls, Mona, Amira, Layali and Salma, who have developed intimate friendships over the years. When they finish...

Torn from their home by a hand in the sky, colorful entities seek freedom from a rigid binary in this short experimental animation.

A visually stunning and thought-provoking biopic documenting the life and career of renowned photographer Linda Troeller. Her work explores the...

In a world where security is fleeting and momentary... Dorothy has a safe spot... the middle of an empty swimming pool. Suddenly a team intent on...

A beautiful intimate portrayal of Muslim women in a hammam.

The cinema of Pernambuco is considered one of the most complex components of Brazilian cinema, particularly for its potency and creative style. The...

A dive into the societal rules and expectations of the celebration of women’s bodies and their use to show love and power. The Disdress Dolls...

A documentary feature questioning the female breasts as feminine signifier.

After a violent childbirth and a recent separation, Violeta, the film’s director and a photographer, goes through a moment of rupture in her...