Women Take the Reel Film Festival
For a decade and a half, this festival has brought the lens of feminist scholarship to the big screen. A powerhouse collaboration between the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality and allied institutions, we curate films that do more than entertain—they illuminate. Join us for a showcase of storytelling that fearlessly explores the intersections of gender, race, class, and the fight for equity.
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
Join Tufts University Theatre, Dance, and Performance Program for the screening of a collection of short films by critically acclaimed writer and director, Ng'endo Mukii. Emmy award winning and British Animation award nominated writer and director, Ng'endo Mukii, will present a collection of short, animated films spanning a decade of work. She will surface the themes and process of her work, contextualizing them in her heritage as a Kenyan, and her experience as part of the Afro diaspora.
Past Films
Co-directed by Cinthia Chen and Annie Wang, English, 1 hour USA, 2025
March 27, 2025 at 7pm
Tufts University - Barnum LL08
Directed by Phyllis Ellis, English, 1 hour 16 minutes, USA, 2022
March 20, 2025 at 4:15pm
Boston College - Virtual screening
Directed by Heather Courtney, Princess A. Hairston, and Chelsea Hernandez, English, 1 hour 39 minutes, USA, 2023
March 20, 2025 at 3:45pm
Northeastern University - 130 Hurtig Hall
Directed by Payal Kapadia, English, 1 hour 58 minutes, France, India, Netherlands, 2024
March 6, 2025 at 6pm
MIT - Bartos Theatre
Directed by Jan Haaken & Sam Praus, English, 1 hour, USA, 2022
February 27, 2025 at 6pm
MIT - Bartos Theatre
- Posted in Series, WTTR
- Tagged Feminism, Film Screening, WTTR 2026