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April 25, 2025
2025 Film Festival: Awards Ceremony
The live Awards Ceremony program, featuring this year’s Women Making Waves Awardee, and the winning filmmakers of this year’s festival.
April 9, 2025
2025 Film Festival: Jury Discussion
Women: In All Their Shapes and Forms
April 2, 2025
2025 Film Festival: Keeping Violence off Set
with Founder of Visionary Survivor Creative Fund, Esmé Bianco.
March 26, 2025
11th Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Opens
with Advocate and Activist Tierra Jones
February 21, 2025
Girls’ Voices Now Screening and Activity Sessions
A Night of Girls’ Voices Now 2024 Films
Join us for a screening of the youth-made documentary films created during the 2024 Girls’ Voices Now program. This film screening is a celebration of the 10 girls who graduated from our intensive summer training program, and will showcase their social-change films on sustainability, representation, and access to resources. Following the screening, we will hold a Q&A session with the filmmakers as well as activism activity sessions including crafting mood boards, a Polaroid photo booth, and conversations about the importance of social impact through media and creative storytelling.
All proceeds support the Girls’ Voices Now program. If you are unable to cover the cost of this event for any reason, please reach out to us at
November 6, 2024
Girls’ Voices Now 2024 Premiere Screening
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The 7th annual Girls’ Voices Now film screening is a celebration of the 10 girls who graduated from our intensive summer training program. The screening will showcase thei social-change films on sustainability, representation, and access to resources.
The event will begin at 7:30pm and conclude at 9:00pm, following the Filmmaker Q&A and a dessert reception.
- Theater Opens at 7pm
- Welcome & Opening Remarks
- About the Girls’ Voices Now Program
- Screening of 3 short social-change docs created by our youth filmmakers
- Filmmaker Q&A
- Thank you & Ending Remarks
- Post-Program dessert reception
The screening is taking place in-person at the Rose Hills Auditorium at Mount Saint Mary’s University Doheny Campus located at 10 Chester Place. Parking is included with the ticket.
Thank you for your support!
The 7th annual Girls’ Voices Now film screening is a celebration of the 10 girls who graduated from our intensive summer training program.
September 27, 2024
“Colliding Forces” Screening & Reception
The Women’s Voices Now Film Festival is an annual global women’s rights documentary film festival supporting emerging women filmmakers creating films that drive social change around the globe. The Leslie J. Sacks Grand Prize is named for the Founder of Women’s Voices Now, a visionary philanthropist, and Los Angeles-based art collector and dealer. At this event we will also mark the 11-year anniversary of Leslie’s passing and celebrate his legacy, which includes Women’s Voices Now.
This year’s Leslie J. Sacks Grand Prize winner: COLLIDING FORCES: MOTHERS IN BALLET, is a documentary film by Eliza Schroeder (UK). The film enchantingly tells the story of five principal ballerinas, from around the world, intimately portraying how they navigate the competing and conflicting demands of their profession and motherhood.
A screening and reception for All You Need is Less, Where Home Never Was and Words I Can’t Forget at Girls’ Voices Now 2024 Premiere Screening.
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July 15, 2024
“Screams Before Silence” Screening & Reception
Women’s Voices Now invites you to an exclusive screening and panel discussion of the documentary “Screams Before Silence,” a powerful film uncovering the atrocities of sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. The screening will take place and is hosted by the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles on July 15th.
This 60-minute documentary, presented by Sheryl Sandberg, features firsthand accounts from survivors, released hostages, first responders, and experts. It is a vital testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a call to action against these overlooked crimes.
Event Info
- July 15, 6pm Reception, 7pm Screening followed by panel
- Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
- Special Message delivered by Sheryl Sandberg
- Ticket Price: $10
- Street Parking (Read Signs) or FLYNT Publications Garage at 8484 Wilshire Blvd
- Scooter Braun and Daphna E. Ziman are co-moderating the panel, which includes Palestinian peace activist Ahmad Fouad Al Khatib; Muslim-American Leadership Alliance (MALA) Founder, Zainab Khan; StandWithUs Director, Roz Rothstein; and Women’s Voices Now Executive Director, Heidi Basch-Harod.
For sponsorship opportunities, please click here. We are still working to raise the remaining program costs not covered by the supporting organizations. Your support is needed today.
Thank you for helping us challenge the denial of sexual violence committed on October 7, and rape as a form of violence against women.
May 8, 2024
Real Rights, Reel Change
Experience the power of film with Women’s Voices Now and EngenderHealth, as we explore pivotal issues around women’s health and rights worldwide. Confront global truths, challenge taboos, and join the movement shaping a just and equitable world for all.
Event Info
- Date: Wednesday, May 8th, 7PM PST
- Where: Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
- Details: EngenderHealth and Women’s Voices Now (WVN) are proud to present a film screening event centered around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) on May 8, 2024, at the Silver Screen Theatre at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, CA. This evening promises to be a confluence of cinema and social advocacy, starting with an exclusive VIP cocktail reception at 6:00 PM, followed by the main program at 7:00 PM, which features a curated selection of poignant films that echo the SRHR theme.
- Length of Event: 3 hours
April 25, 2024
2024 Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Awards Ceremony
Join us as we recognize our 2024 Women Making Waves Award recipient and name the winning filmmakers of the 10th annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival. We are thrilled to host categories for Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, and Youth Documentary and issue $13,000 in cash prizes to our award recipients. Please join us to celebrate, hear from a range of inspiring speakers, and recognize the winning filmmakers of our 10th annual festival.
Event Info
- Date: Thursday, April 25th at Noon PST
- Target Audience: Documentary film enthusiasts, industry professionals, distributors/acquistioners, community organizations, women’s advocacy groups, filmmakers
- Format: Online, live stream.
- Program: Welcome from Heidi (WVN ED), opening from Programs Director, Intro + Keynote speaker who receives the Women Making Waves award, Presentation of Festival awards which includes a presenter (well-known/regarded community member) and Jury Member. 7 awards issued. Award Winners deliver short remarks upon accepting their awards.
- Length of Event: 2 hours
April 11, 2024
2024 Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Meetup Filmmakers and Jury
This is a non-public meeting for our selected filmmakers and jury members to meet and share feedback in an intimate setting.
Event Info
- Date: Thursday, April 11th at Noon PST
- Length of Event: 2+ hours
April 4, 2024
Behind the Scenes: A Panel with Documentary Industry Leaders
Behind the Scenes: A Panel with Documentary Industry Leaders
Take part in this opportunity to hear from the experiences of various documentary filmmakers and industry professionals. This panel is open to all festival audiences but questions will be curated specifically from our selected filmmakers.
Event Info
- Date: Thursday, April 4th at Noon PST
- Registration: available via festival ticket purchase.
March 26, 2024
2024 Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Kick Off
Join human rights activists and filmmakers to kick off the 10th annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival!
Event Info
- Date: Tuesday, March 26th at Noon PST
- Program: Human rights, filmmaking expert set the stage to celebrate 10 years of festival.
- Length of event: 20-30 mins
December 7, 2023
Voices for Change: Behind the Rage: Inside the Mind of a Domestic Abuser
Creating awareness during the 16 Days of Activism to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence
Please join filmmaker Deeyah Khan, Women’s Voices Now, The New Feminist
Podcast, Knock Out Abuse West, advocate Leslie Morgan Steiner, and Alexander Prout co-founder of I Have A Right To for a special screening of “Behind the Rage” followed by a provocative online discussion with the men and women fighting to end domestic abuse.
November 28, 2023
HRSS: Women Life Freedom
In partnership with the West Hollywood City Council and Empower Women Media, Women’s Voices Now is proud to present “Women Life Freedom”. The event will feature short films supporting the Iran Freedom Movement through the lens of women filmmakers. Free with RSVP.
This event is supported by
November 7, 2023
Girls’ Voices Now Public Screening
Join us for the public screening of the four short films created by our 2023 Girls’ Voices Now participants this summer! The event will begin at 7pm at Mount Saint mary’s University and conclude with a dessert reception.
September 7, 2023
Support Afghan Women’s Voices – Film Screening and Reception
A screening and reception for With this Breath I Fly, Winner of the 2023 Leslie J. Sacks Grand Prize. This Grand Prize is named for the Founder of Women’s Voices Now, a visionary philanthropist, and Los Angeles-based art collector and dealer. At this event, we’ve also marked the 10-year anniversary of Leslie’s passing and celebrated his legacy, which includes Women’s Voices Now.
This event is sponsored by The Acorn Project: https://www.theacornproject.com/
July 1 – 31, 2023
Films for Good
Join us in bolstering female filmmakers who use their work to champion women’s rights. Throughout July, we aim to raise $19,080 to support our initiatives.
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