MOVIES
Thelma & Louise
Thelma & Louis is a 1991 movie directed by and starring women! The screenplay was written by Carolyn Ann "Callie" Khouri, Genna Davis played Thelma, and Susan Sarandon played Louise. The movie shows the two women as outlaws, acting violently, and their life on the road away from their husband and children. Thelma & Louise blazed the pathway for future films. It broke the mold of traditional movie genres as it is more than a "chick flick" and more than an action movie.
American Masters: The Women's List
The Women's List is a documentary that explores the lives of fifteen women who have each achieved incredible things in their respective fields. The women featured include:
Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001
Gloria Allred, lawyer
Laurie Anderson, artist
Sara Blakely, entrepreneur
Margaret Cho, comedian
Edie Falco, actor
Elizabeth Holmes, scientist and entrepreneur
Betsey Johnson, fashion designer
Alicia Keys, singer-songwriter
Aimee Mullins, athlete and fashion model
Nancy Pelosi, politician
Rosie Perez, actor
Shonda Rhimes, writer-producer
Wendy Williams, talk show host
Nia Wordlaw, pilot
American Masters: The Women's List
The Women's List is a documentary that explores the lives of fifteen women who have each achieved incredible things in their respective fields. The women featured include:
Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001
Gloria Allred, lawyer
Laurie Anderson, artist
Sara Blakely, entrepreneur
Margaret Cho, comedian
Edie Falco, actor
Elizabeth Holmes, scientist and entrepreneur
Betsey Johnson, fashion designer
Alicia Keys, singer-songwriter
Aimee Mullins, athlete and fashion model
Nancy Pelosi, politician
Rosie Perez, actor
Shonda Rhimes, writer-producer
Wendy Williams, talk show host
Nia Wordlaw, pilot
A Wrinkle in Time
The 2018 movie is a take on the classic 1962 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. Even better yet, it is directed by a woman of color and the cast is predominantly female.
A Wrinkle in Time
The 2018 movie is a take on the classic 1962 novel by Madeleine L'Engle. Even better yet, it is directed by a woman of color and the cast is predominantly female. It is so important for a female novelist, female director, and a female cast to be celebrated in mainstream media.
Frida
Frida is a biopic about the famous Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo. Salma Hayek shines in the role of Kahlo, and is able to show the complexity of identity. Frida explores themes such as sexuality, politics, and sense of self.
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures is based off of a true story. Three African-American women worked at NASA during the Space Race in 1961 as mathematicians and engineers. The movie tells a lesser-known story about incredibly brilliant women. Working in a male-dominated environment, the movie shows the discrimination women of color faced. They were looked down upon and disrespected in countless ways. However, their intelligence is what made the flight trajectories for Project Mercury possible. Katherine Johnson is played by Taraji P. Henson, Dorothy Vaughan is played by Octavia Spencer, and Mary Jackson is played by Janelle Monáe.