BLANK CANVAS
by Sarah berkovich

When Kim received a devastating diagnosis for uterine cancer, her world turned upside down. Through her treatment, she has struggled to cope with her changing body image in positive ways. Taking an unconventional route, Kim decides to turn her baldness into a blank canvass for self-expression, and in doing so creates a powerful statement that allows her to share her experience with others.

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CHALK
by Martina Amati

When a gymnast is selected for the National training camp, she discovers something new about bodies, boys and friendship.

 

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FLAWED
by Andrea Dorfman

In this Emmy nominated film, Artist Dorfman's drawings burst colorfully into life as she animates the story of her long-distance relationship with a man whose profession—plastic surgery—gives her plenty of fodder for thought about what makes a person beautiful. Flawed is less about whether girl can get along with boy than whether girl can accept herself, imperfections and all. Animated in timelapse, as an homage to the time-honoured tradition of storyboarding, the plot of Flawed, unfolds like a storybook, one watercolour painting at a time.

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GEORGENA TERRY
by Amanda Zackem

Georgena Terry, founder of Terry bicycles, revolutionized the women’s biking industry by creating a bike frame specific to a woman’s body. This is the story of how she got her start and the challenges within the women’s biking movement.

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LUNCH DATE
by Sasha Collington

2011 was supposed to be Annabel’s year. So why is she here, sitting in a restaurant, being told by a fourteen-year-old that her boyfriend, Thomas, doesn’t want to see her anymore. The small messenger is Wilbur. He has agreed to break the news as payment for borrowing Thomas’s tent. But dispensing with Annabel proves a bigger challenge than Wilbur had anticipated.

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SELF-PORTRAIT WITH COWS GOING HOME AND OTHER WORKS
by Rebecca Dryfus

Richard Avedon wrote of fellow photographer Sylvia Plachy “She makes me laugh and she breaks my heart.” Ms. Plachy is perhaps best known for her weekly pictures in The Village Voice but her images have been widely exhibited both in the US and abroad and have appeared in numerous publications such as Aperture, Art Forum and The New York Times Magazine. Her impressive body of work spanning more than four decades is a testament to a unique artistic force in the contemporary world. Her most recent book “Goings on about Town” is compilation of photographs taken for THE NEW YORKER.

Self-Portrait with Cows Going Home and Other Works is a rare film portrait of Ms. Plachy who is ironically camera shy. With a delicate touch, filmmaker Rebecca Dreyfus coaxes Ms. Plachy to open up about her work and process. The result is a soulful and slightly eccentric look into the private world of one of the greatest living photographers, a perfect reflection of Ms. Plachy herself.

THE BATHHOUSE
by Jisoo Kim

The Bathhouse is an animated short film by Korean filmmaker and artist, Jisoo Kim. The film takes the viewer on a luscious and poetic journey from the dark, polluted streets of the modern city, into the sanctuary of the Bathhouse. The women who venture into this place enter as strangers, weary from the toils of the city, but together they undergo an empowering physical and spiritual transformation in this luscious and fantastical paradise.

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WHAKATIKI - A SPIRIT RISING
by Louise Leitch

Kiri, an overweight Maori woman, takes a trip to the Whakatiki River where she spent many summers as a girl. With her goes her husband Dan, his friend Seb and beautiful newcomer, Josie. The place awakens powerful memories for Kiri, and as tensions mount she draws on her spiritual connection to the river to rise up and reconnect with her true self.

WHEN I GROW UP
by Sharon Arteaga

Letty dreams of not one, but several taco trucks, so she can stop working at the restaurant and better provide for herself and daughter. But Michaela hates helping mom sell tacos every morning before school. Driving past a wasteland of refineries in Corpus Christi, Texas, they both find hurt and hope during one of their morning routines.