Women in film, television and music
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018)
Loveridge, S. (Director). Cinereach. [Streaming Video]
Drawn from a never-before-seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, this is an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician who continues to shatter conventions.
Sisters and Neighbors! / Nos Belles-Soeurs
A 1960s Montreal housewife wins a million trading stamps and hosts a gathering for family and neighbors to help organize them, but the evening reveals hidden tensions and envy among the women.
Whitney (2018)
Macdonald, K. (Director). Lisa Erspamer Entertainment. [Streaming Video]
An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
A group of women lives in a secluded religious community. After experiencing a series of domestic and sexual abuse incidents, the women must confront the men who hurt them and endure the consequences of the choices they make. They face a complicated conundrum of commitment, faith, and self-preservation.
Rickie Lee Jones: The other side of desire (2015)
Harvey, G. (Director). Straight Shooters. [Streaming Video]
Jones reflects on aging, being a woman in the music industry and the amazing and complicated life she has lived.
Women’s art and fiction
Toni Morrison: The pieces I am (2019)
Greenfield-Sanders, T. (Director). Perfect Day Films. [Streaming Video]
This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.
