Women Make Movies
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| Abbreviation | WMM |
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| Motto | Films by and about women |
| Formation | 1972 |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
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Founders
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Ariel Dougherty Sheila Page |
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Executive Director
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Debra Zimmerman |
| Website | wmm |
Women Make Movies is a non-profit feminist media arts organization based in New York City. Founded by Ariel Dougherty and Sheila Paige as a community based workshop teaching film to women, WMM was incorporated in 1972 and developed as a membership organization that screened and distributed members' work. In the early 1980s focus shifted to concentrate on distribution of independent films by and about women. WMM also provides production assistance to women filmmakers.
The organization distributes more than 500 films created by over 400 women filmmakers from nearly 30 countries. These films address such subjects as reproductive rights, AIDS, body image, economic development, racism, immigration, medical ethics, and global feminism. The collection includes films by key feminist filmmakers including Trinh T. Minh-ha, Julie Dash, Pratibha Parmar, Jane Campion, and Kim Longinotto.
Films distributed by WMM have appeared at film festivals worldwide, including the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)., and the Athena Film Festival Its films have received such media awards as the Special Jury Prize at Sundance (The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo and Rough Aunties), the Academy Award (Love & Diane), the Emmy (Quick Brown Fox: An Alzheimer’s Story), and the Peabody (Sisters in Law). In 2011, WMM received an award from the Athena Film Festival for their outstanding work distributing films by and about women.
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