Women Studies

Book acclaimed films and conversations that center women’s experiences and feminist perspectives across Latin America and the Latinx diaspora, from stories of pioneering activists to explorations of gender, identity, and social justice.

Engage with women filmmakers whose work challenges stereotypes, highlights intersectional struggles, and reclaims women’s voices in history, culture, and cinema.

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DIRECTOR: Itsaso Arana

FILM: The Girls Are Alright

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Cinema Studies, Theater Arts, Mental Health, Sociology, Women

DIRECTOR: Isabel Herguera

FILM: Sultana’s Dream

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Anthropology, Basque Studies, Cinema Studies, Culture + Identity, Religion + Spirituality, Sociology, Visual Arts + Literature, Women

DIRECTOR: Gabriella A. Moses

FILM: Boca Chica

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Afro-Latin America, Body Image, Bullying + Violence, Dance Music Performing Arts,  Global Economy, Immigration + Exile, Latinx, Sociology, Women,
Youth

DIRECTOR: Paloma Zapata

FILM: La Singla

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Culture + Identity, Dance Music Performing Arts, Disabilities, Mental Health, Sociology, Women

DIRECTOR: Violeta Salama

FILM: Alegría

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Culture + Identity, Family, Immigration + Exile, Religion + Spirituality, Sociology, Women

DIRECTOR: Laura Amelia Guzmán

FILM: Babygirl

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Afro-Latin America, Culture + Identity, Family, Global Economy, Sociology, Women, Youth

DIRECTOR: Mariana Rondón

FILM: Bad Hair

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Afro-Latin America, Body Image, Bullying + Violence, Culture + Identity, Family, Global Economy, LGBTQ+, Youth

DIRECTOR: Natalia Cabral and Oriol Estrada

FILM: Miriam Lies

RELATED SUBJECTS: 

Afro-Latin America, Anthropology, Body Image, Culture + Identity, Sociology, Women, Youth

DIRECTOR: Paola Calvo and Patrick Jasim

FILM: Luchadoras

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Body Image, Culture + Identity,  Family, Human Rights, Immigration + Exile, Sociology, Women

DIRECTOR: Ángeles Cruz

FILMS: Valentina or the Serenity, Nudo Mixteco

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Anthropology, Family, Indigenous Peoples, Sociology, Youth, Human Rights, Women, Culture + Identity

DIRECTOR: Soledad San Julian

FILM: Persistent Woman

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Women, Activism, Environment,
Global Economy, Indigenous Peoples

DIRECTORS: Júlia Mariano, Éthel Oliveira

FILM: Seeds: Black Women in Power

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Activism, Afro-Latin America, Criminal Justice, Human Rights, International Politics, LGBTQ+, Modern History, Sociology, Women

DIRECTOR: Fernanda Pessoa

FILM: Stories Our Cinema Did
(not) Tell

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Cinema Studies, Culture + Identity,
International Politics, History,
Sociology, Women, Body Image

DIRECTOR: Michèle Stephenson

FILM: Elena

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Afro-Latin America, Body Image, Bullying + Violence, Culture + Identity, Family, Human Rights, Immigration + Exile, International Politics, Women

DIRECTOR: Florence Jaugey

FILM: La Yuma

RELATED SUBJECTS:

Global Economy, International Politics, Sociology, Women, Youth

“Yesterday’s event was wonderful, both because of the film and for the opportunity to meet Gabriella [A. Moses, director of the film Boca Chica] – it was beyond wonderful. Thank you.”

– Ana I. Simón-Alegre, PhD, Associate Professor, Adelphi University

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If you are interested in a specific film and director not listed below, contact us, and we will inquire for you.