Patriarchy Movies

The Other Side of Burka is a 2004 Iranian documentary directed by Mehrdad Oskouei. In the southern island of Qeshm, Iran, which is a very strict...

Based on the novel of same name by K. Shivaram Karanth. Sarasamma, a woman who lost her life in the practice of Sati, is worshiped by women in...

"Virgina" tells a tale from the 19th century Serbian village near the Adriatic Sea. Because of the extreme patriarchal culture there is a...

A young woman struggles with living a life wherein her identity is still tied to the abuse she experienced as a child. One night, she falls victim to...

Arriving Late

Follow the trail of a 'hungry' Los Angelino haunted by patriarchal normalcy, social media addictions and superstitious stereotypes. Can she escape...

A summer of tender longing, where a fleeting dream felt achingly real.

The tiricia is an illness of the soul when the heart is saddened. A story of three generations afflicted with being tiricientas: Ita, Justa and...

Lucentio loves Bianca but cannot court her until her shrewish older sister Katherina marries. The eccentric Petruccio marries the reluctant Katherina...

When a young mother speaks out against the Taliban, she and her husband are forced to flee their home and country with their three sons. Embarking...

After a long journey in search of the murderer of his father, a man abuses a beautiful girl next to marry.

In 10th century Norway, a young shaman is forced to hunt down her outlaw sister.

The voices of women who do not know each other come together collectively for equality, and question the boundaries of the patriarchal order that...

The cinema depicts the daily sexual harassment of a woman by speech, physical and gaze and the resulting emotional strain on her personal and...

A traditional wedding procession walks along a narrow street towards the home of the bride. Guests and family members are waiting inside the home on...

Explores the evolution of patriarchy as one effective way of organizing mass societies, from evidence in ancient Egyptian villages along the Nile.

A daring exploration of the intersection of religion, patriarchy, and gender oppression in India, unearthing how rituals, customs, and cultural...

Filmmaker Anand Patwardhan looks to history and psychology as he delves into the possible reasons behind the demolition of the Babri Mosque.

A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelope with the words “Must read after my...

A convicted felon builds a feminist movement from behind bars at an all-male prison in Soledad, California.