Overview
- Documentaries that remind us all voices deserve to be heard.
- From Fields to FlightDirected By Ipshita Bhattacharyya11:10 • IndiaINTERNATIONAL, LIFE & LIBERTY, WOMEN IN FILMIn a world ruled by patriarchy, one woman from India's hinterlands finds the courage to challenge gender norms to achieve her dream of becoming a drone pilot.Faithful DefendersDirected By Barbara Jean Hall17:15 • United StatesWOMEN IN FILMIn a challenging and inspirational approach, "Faithful Defenders" suggests that Christianity and reproductive rights can co-exist.White NineDirected By Nilou Safinya29:15 • United States • Southern US PremiereWOMEN IN FILMMeet Joe, Christos, and Charlie, three teenagers whose lives were forever changed by devastating spinal cord injuries in the 1960s. Bound by survival, friendship, and a shared refusal to be marginalized, they became leaders in Massachusetts’ independent living movement and helped fight for the civil rights of people with disabilities.OceanboneDirected By Lani Cupchoy09:16 • United States • Alabama PremiereWOMEN IN FILMStolen ancestors lie in museum vaults, waiting to return home. "Oceanbone" is a poetic reckoning with history, confronting the colonial theft of Indigenous remains and the urgent fight to bring them back.HER BABY DIDN'T BLOCK HER JUMP SHOTDirected By Emily M Lobsenz25:00 • United States • World PremiereWOMEN IN FILMIn 1969, high school freshman Jane led her basketball team to a state tournament. In 1970, she scored over 40 points a game. In 1971, when she gives birth, state rules make her ineligible to play. In 1972, with the backing of her coach and friends, she continued to play and began a landmark challenge to a rule that allowed boys involved in a pregnancy to continue playing while refusing the same privilege to girls.
*All Wednesday screenings are captioned if made available by the distributor.
*Films will usually have an average of 8-10 minutes of trailers before each screening.
*Seating is general admission. Arrive early to screenings if you want to ensure everyone in your group sits together.
*No outside food or beverages. We have a full bar and concessions in the cinema, and anything purchased from there can be taken into the theatre.
