Awakening in Taos
Awakening in Taos tells the story of Mabel Dodge Luhan’s personal evolution as a writer, salon hostess, art patroness, social activist and a resident of New Mexico.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES – 2018
Explore all BZN International Film Festival has to offer at its inaugural event this June 7-10. These Documentary Features celebrate women in film, promote environmental subjects and embody the BZN spirit to ignite passion and encourage activism. Check out our more than 55 films from around the world and plan your BZN experience!
Catching Sight of Thelma and Louise
A powerful, intimate, and timely film, Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise dives off the edge, into the truth of women’s experience in the world.
Embrace
Embrace is told from the point of view of Taryn as she traverses the globe talking to experts, women in the street and well-known personalities about the alarming rates of body image issues that are seen in people of all body types.
Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution
Filmmaker Jamie Redford embarks on a colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier across the US.
It’s Criminal
It's Criminal: A Tale of Two Americas is a powerful critique of the economic and social inequities that divide the United States, featuring incarcerated woman working with Dartmouth College students.
Kim Swims
Kim Swims tells the inspiring story of an accomplished open water swimmer’s attempt to become the first woman to swim 30 miles through a stretch of cold, rough and shark-inhabited waters off of the San Francisco coast.
Living in the Future’s Past
Academy Award Winner, Jeff Bridges presents this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking on who we are and the environmental challenges we face.
Liyana
Five Swazi orphaned children turn their past trauma into creative fuel for an original collective fairytale, in which they send a young girl on a dangerous quest.
Mankiller
This is the story of an American legend, Wilma Mankiller, who overcame rampant sexism and personal challenges to emerge as the Cherokee Nation’s first woman Principal Chief in 1985.
Moksha
Moksha is a film that follows three Nepali women who have dedicated their lives to spreading the joy that mountain biking can give to women across the Himalayas.
My Choice
The rate of women who are childless by choice has increased 100% over the past 45 years. 'My Choice' is a film discussion between five women, ranging in age from mid 40's to mid 60's who all made the choice not to have children.
Nos Llaman Guerreras
In a country torn apart by political and economic upheaval, a team of young women finds refuge in a sport that rises above their personal poverty and gendered social status.
Not For Ourselves Alone
Two women, one allegiance. Together Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fought for women everywhere, and their strong willpower and sheer determination still ripple through contemporary society.
Outcaste: The House That Carol Built
A story of how the dream of an elderly English teacher finally comes true with the help of a rickshaw driver, a lapsed buddhist monk and a journey into the high himalayas.
Ritoma
As tradition and modernity collide high on the Tibetan plateau, the nomads of Ritoma have a new passion — basketball. Leaving their old way of life behind, they battle to keep their culture alive while embracing the modern world.
The Hungry Heart
The Hungry Heart provides an intimate look at the often hidden world of prescription drug addiction through the world of Vermont Pediatrician Fred Holmes who works with patients struggling with this disease.
The Long Shadow
The Long Shadow is a disturbing story about the lingering human cost of ignorance, intolerance and inaction in the U.S., casting a long shadow over our national identity and imperfect democracy.