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15 Films You Need to Watch, Directed by Women of Color
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When it comes to leading positions in the world of film and television, women have been overlooked. In 2019, women accounted for only 15.1% of directors in mainstream film and television just over 1% higher than in 2018. Since the Time’s Up movement brought issues of sexual harassment and mistreatment of women in the workplace to light, new initiatives have emerged in the film industry, such as Made in NY’s NYC Women’s Fund, which supports arts and entertainment projects created by women.
While we still have a long way to go, directors like Nia DaCosta (
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MTV Documentary Films Acquires Skye Fitzgerald s HUNGER WARD
It will make its world premiere 7 p.m. ET on Monday, March 1st.by TV News Desk
MTV Documentary Films announced today it has acquired the documentary short subject Hunger Ward (www.hungerward.org) which will have its world premiere on Pluto TV s 24/7 Documentary Channel, Pluto TV Documentaries at 7pm ET on Monday, March 1st.
The film, directed by Oscar® nominated and Emmy® nominated director Skye Fitzgerald, documents the devastating human cost of the on-going conflict in Yemen, which disproportionately affects children. Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, Hunger Ward chronicles healthcare workers fighting to save the lives of extremely malnourished children within a population on the brink of famine against the backdrop of a forgotten war. It is one of 10 films on the shortlist for consideration for an Academy Award®.