Women Take the Reel Film Festival
Now in it’s 14th year, this annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its mission) that features films about issues relating to gender, race, sexuality, class and/or feminism.
The focus is on the intellectual investigation of these issues, so every film is accompanied by a Q&A and discussion with the film director, producer, local activists and practitioners, and/or faculty members from the host institution for each film.
****All films are free and open to the public.****
Upcoming Films
Directed by Jan Haaken & Sam Praus, English, 1 hour, USA, 2022
February 27, 2025 at 6pm
MIT - Bartos Theatre
Directed by Payal Kapadia, English, 1 hour 58 minutes, France, India, Netherlands, 2024
March 6, 2025 at 6pm
MIT - Bartos Theatre
Directed by Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, and Chelsea Hernandez, English, 1 hour 39 minutes, USA, 2023
March 20, 2025 at 6pm
Northeastern University - 130 Hurtig Hall
Directed by Phyllis Ellis, English, 1 hour 16 minutes, USA, 2022
March 20, 2025 at 5pm
Boston College
Directed by Tufts, English, 1 hour 16 minutes, USA, 2022
March 27, 2025 at 7pm
Tufts University - Barnum LL08
Past Films
Directed by Shalini Kantayya, English, 1 hour and 27 minutes, USA, 2021
March 20, 2024 at 6:00pm
Virtual screening with Boston College
Directed by Aaju Peter, English, 1 hour and 31 minutes, Denmark, 2023
March 15, 2024 at 6:00pm
MIT Bartos Theatre
Directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, Spanish, 2 hour and 8 minutes, Spain, 2023
March 8, 2024 at 6:00pm
MIT Bartos Theatre
Directed by Jessica Yu, English, 1 hour and 39 minutes, USA, 2023
March 7, 2024 at 7:00pm
Barnum Hall - Tufts University
Directed by A'magine, English, 1 hour 11 minutes., USA, 2022
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February 23, 2024 at 6:00pm
MIT Bartos Theatre