Women and Hollywood's Weekly Newsletter
January 19
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
Following its one-week Oscars-qualifying theatrical run in December, Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” has now expanded nationwide - book tickets here.
Sci-fi thriller “I.S.S.,” which stars Ariana DeBose, opens wide today. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, it’s set in the near future aboard the International Space Station as conflict on Earth affects circumstances on the station.
A new six-part docuseries, “The Power of Film,” has been airing weekly on TCM this month. Filmmaker Laura Gabbert dives deep into the art of storytelling by examining some of the most enduring American films of all time. Episode 4, “Heroes and Villains,” airs Thursday, January 25 at 8pm ET on TCM.
All synopses are courtesy of press materials, unless otherwise noted.
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN AND NON-GENDERED PERSONS OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD
Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest (Documentary) – Directed by Nancy Svendsen; Written by Sari Gilman, Sharon Wood, and Adam Keker
“Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest” chronicles Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s tragic and inspiring journey to become the first Nepali woman to summit Everest in 1993. As an uneducated, indigenous woman, and a Buddhist in a Hindu kingdom, Pasang’s dream to scale the legendary mountain pits her against family, foreign climbers, her own government, and nature itself. Her determined pursuit of Everest plays out within the context of her nation’s quest for democracy and the emergence of the commercial climbing industry.
Read Women and Hollywood’s interview with Nancy Svendsen.
“Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest” is now in theaters.
The End We Start From - Directed by Mahalia Belo; Written by Alice Birch and Megan Hunter
A woman tries to find her way home with her newborn while an environmental crisis submerges London in floodwaters.
Open in the US and UK.