Women & Girls
Documentaries motivate individuals, organisations, and communities to get involved, support relevant initiatives, and advocate for policy changes that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Stories that highlight the challenges, experiences, and achievements of women and girls across different contexts and cultures.
Documentaries can spark conversations, inspire activism, and ultimately contribute to creating a more inclusive and equitable society for women and girls, promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The first wave of feminism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries focused on women’s suffrage, property rights, and educational opportunities. Today, efforts highlight more contemporary issues such as reproductive rights, workplace equality and gender roles. Despite progress being made in achieving gender equality, it has been slow and hindered by patriarchal norms and traditions.
Women and girls still face disparities in access to education and employment opportunities. Gender stereotypes, wage gaps, and limited representation in leadership positions persist, hindering their socioeconomic advancement. Women and girls continue to experience high rates of gender-based harassment and violence, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Access to quality healthcare, reproductive rights, and maternal health remain important issues for women and girls.
Documentaries provide a platform to delve into these critical issues, conduct in-depth research, and create compelling narratives that highlight the challenges, experiences, and achievements of women and girls across different contexts and cultures. Documentaries motivate individuals, organisations, and communities to get involved, support relevant initiatives, and advocate for policy changes that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. They can spark conversations, inspire activism, and ultimately contribute to creating a more inclusive and equitable society for women and girls.
Program: Women’s Voices
Launching in 2026, our new flagship Women’s Voices initiative will elevate stories from women, girls and gender-diverse people that shift the narrative and drive progress for gender equality.
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Jack Gregor
In Australia’s rising Muay Thai world, Lucy "Lucille" Deadman risks everything to chase a dream few believe is possible
Cocoon follows an audacious $2M build with no budget to house young women and gender diverse people facing homelessness.
Lilla Berry
As Caleena creates her first solo work, she brings her great-grandmother’s story to the stage, before it is lost.
A feminist researcher joins a boys rite of passage in the Canadian wilderness to explore its role in preventing violence
Founders Nic and Lucas transform lives through Orange Sky, restoring hope and connection for people experiencing homelessness.
Teenage girls are trained to beat the boys in F1 using cutting-edge science.
When new investigations reopen Adelaide’s most infamous child abductions, a city’s decades-long search for truth begins.
