The short films in this segment explore the way we see ourselves, and the ways that the world seeks to define us.
Art collector and curator Agnes Gund rocked the art world when she sold her prized artwork, Roy Lichtenstein’s “Masterpiece,” for $165 million and used to proceeds start the Art for Justice Fund, fueling a monumental effort to reform the American criminal justice system and end mass incarceration.
Native American women are 2.5 times more likely to experience sexual assault than all other American women; 1 in 3 Native women report having been raped during her lifetime, and 86% of the offenses are committed by non-Native men. Sisters Rising follows six women who refuse to let this pattern of violence continue in the shadows.
For the Love of Rutland is a portrait of a politically divided and economically devastated town, a portrait seen repeated all across America, and the glimmer of hope that can help rebuild a community.
With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the track, and a drive to connect her community, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian magazine ever published.
When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software does not accurately identify darker-skinned faces and the faces of women, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. As it turns out, AI is not neutral, and women are leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected.
Maverick artist Audrey Flack is best known for the photorealist still lifes she produced in the 1960s, packed with feminine objects like perfume bottles, cakes, flowers, lipstick, and jewels. Once dismissed as frivolous, Audrey's work is now hailed as groundbreaking. At 88 years old, she remains razor-sharp and ever evolving.
