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PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS
A galvanizing look at actor, model, and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power. Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.

Director:
Lana Wilson

Producers:
Christine O’Malley, Jack Turner

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PLAN C
A hidden grassroots organization doggedly fights to expand access to abortion pills across the United States keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v Wade.

Director/Producer:
Tracy Droz Tragos

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MURDER IN BIG HORN
The deaths of a group of Native American women in rural Montana are the focus as Native families, journalists, and local law enforcement reveal a violent crisis set in motion almost 200 years ago.

Director/Producer:
Razelle Benally

Director:
Matthew Galkin

Producers:
Ivan Macdonald, Ivy Macdonald

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JUDY BLUME FOREVER
The radical honesty of the books by young adult fiction pioneer Judy Blume changed the way millions of readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up, but also led to critical battles against book banning and censorship.

Director/Producer:
Davina Pardo, Leah Wolchok

Producers:
Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Marcella Steingart

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IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL
Blending 40 years of home movies, film archives, and intimate present-day vérité, a poignant reflection from Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of iconic folk rock duo Indigo Girls. A timely look into the obstacles, activism, and life lessons of two queer friends who never expected to make it big.

Director/Producer:
Alexandria Bombach

Producers:
Kathlyn Horan, Jess Devaney, Anya Rous

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INVISIBLE BEAUTY
Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity.

Director/Producer:
Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng

Producer:
Lisa Cortés

Festival Section:
Premieres

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