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The Los Angeles Women's International Film festival (#LAWomensfest) debuted the festival scene in 2005 and was hailed as “A must attend event for all women in the entertainment industry” (Backstage. 2005). #LAWomensfest is produced by Alliance of Women Filmmakers (AWF), a non-profit dedicated to the advancement and equality of women in entertainment. The festival serves as a platform for women filmmakers worldwide to share their unique stories with diverse audiences. Covered by prominent media outlets like “The Hollywood Reporter and “The Los Angeles Times” #LAWomensfest has been helmed “the festival that fights back” (Ms. Magazine. 2019). This year marks the festival’s 17th year which will be held virtually, and feature films made by women from around the world including, Austria, Israel, Italy, India and Nigeria to name a few.

Alliance of Women Filmmakers has established a worldwide network of Artists who share their same mission of creating opportunities and powerful screen images of women. Join the AWF community March 25 – March 28, 2021 from the comfort of your home to connect with visionary filmmakers, see great films and celebrate the achievements of women storytellers from around the world.


Start Date

March 25, 2021, 12:00 am

End Date

March 28, 2021, 12:00 am

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Documentary Shorts Program 1

Documentary Shorts Program 1

access_time Viewing Times March 25, 2021, 6:00 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: In Plain Air, The Expats, Lion On The Mat, Get Lost in Colombia, The Art of Georgia. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Documentary Shorts Program 2

Documentary Shorts Program 2

access_time Viewing Times March 25, 2021, 7:30 pm PST

Genre(s): Crime , Documentaries , Drama

Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: A Girl Against The World, When We Gather, Dear Kilah, Save Our Sisters, The Art For George Floyd  and Unclaimed in Los Angelos. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

On Our Own Island @ Virtual Theater

On Our Own Island @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 26, 2021, 7:00 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

“This remarkable documentary takes a life-affirming look at the power of true love, even through life’s most inevitable passage.”

With ON OUR OWN ISLAND, award-winning filmmakers Ellie Dylan and Sky Dylan-Robbins capture a universal part of life that’s rarely talked about or seen. Chronicling the seasons of a relationship from its romantic beginnings through its unexpected end, this timely and uplifting documentary looks death in the face to discover how to find strength, meaning, and peace in the present.

Corona & The Jewels @ Virtual Theater

Corona & The Jewels @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 26, 2021, 8:30 pm PST

Genre(s): Documentaries

Online Live Screenings

Mother Nature unites women from around the world during this challenging time and talks to them how they are coping with this unprecedented period...Corona & The Jewels interviews were filmed in April 2020 in the United Arab Emirates during the world's first lockdown where one and only human connection was virtual connection.While The Jewels giving heartbreaking interviews, Mother Nature speaks to the people, telling them that she is their sanctuary and will always remain for her people with a sore soul, even though she feels a lot of pain, bitter delusions, sometimes she is on the verge of despair but nevertheless she does not lose faithand love for her people…Very emotional, truthful and loving presentation of incredibly strong 12 individuals.God Is In Control.

She Saved Me @ Virtual Theater

She Saved Me @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 26, 2021, 9:30 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

In this expository documentary, the entire world is affected by a debilitating pandemic which prompts a filmmaker to examine her 15 year relationship with her adopted fur baby and what it means to have animal support during this precarious time.

Narrative Shorts Program 3

Narrative Shorts Program 3

access_time Viewing Times March 27, 2021, 10:00 am PST
Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: Killing Me Softly With Your Love, You Haven't Seen What I Seen, From A Distance,  Losing Race, and End Game. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Narrative Shorts Program 5

Narrative Shorts Program 5

access_time Viewing Times March 27, 2021, 11:45 am PST
Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: Hurtful Truth, The Biggest Little, Lake Forest Road, Hacker Faeries, Rurality, Greetings From Sarajevo and Hekademia. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Narrative Shorts Program 1

Narrative Shorts Program 1

access_time Viewing Times March 27, 2021, 1:30 pm PST

Genre(s): Documentaries

Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: Yellow Dress, 16 Words Or Less, A Trip With Mom, Take My Heart and Chica De Sara Escudero. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Narrative Shorts Program 4

Narrative Shorts Program 4

access_time Viewing Times March 27, 2021, 3:15 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: Tristan and Issac, Falafel, Jen 28, A Period of Piece, Mazloom and Overshare. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Narrative Shorts Program 6

Narrative Shorts Program 6

access_time Viewing Times March 27, 2021, 5:00 pm PST

Genre(s): Comedy , Drama

Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: Dahlia White, Diabla, Her Coming, Wytch Craft, Man of Fire. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Narrative Shorts Program 2

Narrative Shorts Program 2

access_time Viewing Times March 27, 2021, 6:45 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: The Glare, Two Different Kinds of Love, I Am Your Sister and Road Dogs. Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Narrative Short Program 7

Narrative Short Program 7

access_time Viewing Times March 27, 2021, 8:30 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

This block will play the following films with a live interactive chat with the filmmakers during the screening: Resistance, $ingapura, Check Point, It's Me, Seal Skin & I Never Left You Alone . Come watch these great films and chat with the filmmakers.

Revolt She Said @ Virtual Theater

Revolt She Said @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 28, 2021, 9:30 am PST
Online Live Screenings

Revolt She Said interrogates ideas about contemporary feminism and gender, from an Australian and New Zealand lens. Featuring Former Prime Minister Helen Clark, the film considers the role of women and feminism today.

Unflinching personal accounts and coming out stories from the LGBTQIA+ community are shared, as the film explores themes of identity, gender politics, queer identity, power and women’s roles.

An independent feature documentary film that considers why feminism hasn’t shifted the needle far enough on issues that affect us all today. Why are women still protesting and fighting for equal rights and autonomy over their own bodies. Featuring interviews with powerhouse women including: Alison Mau, Dr. Jackie Huggins, Lizzie Marvelly, Courtney Sina Meredith, Quinn Eades, Jean Taylor, Ardy Tibby, Dr Pani Farvid and many more.

1974 1979. Le nostre ferite @ Virtual Theater

1974 1979. Le nostre ferite @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 28, 2021, 11:15 am PST

Genre(s): Documentaries

Online Live Screenings

Feminist housewives, the aspiring manager, the students, the policeman. Men, women, boys with a foot entangled in History, soft voices waiting to be heard. The extraordinary 'normality' of the "lead years" of ordinary people who survived political violence and terrorism in the Seventies is told in a choral film through original Super8 family repertoires and testimonies that rarely conquer the first pages. Between mobilization and disengagement, the images of lightness alternate with those of the crisis, of the civil commitment, of the struggles for rights, in a crescendo that overflows into increasingly brutal violence.

My Yang Gang Diary @ Virtual Theater

My Yang Gang Diary @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 28, 2021, 12:30 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

My Yang Gang Diary, documentary, 80 min. 2021. Written, directed, filmed, edited and produced by Ching Juhl.

Filmmaker Ching Juhl captures 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang 's campaign through the eyes of his supporters on the ground, known affectionately as the Yang Gang. Juhl documents her 10-month journey with members of the Yang Gang across 12 cities in four states: New York, Connecticut, Iowa and New Hampshire. 

My Yang Gang Diary captures the dedication, diligence, and selflessness of the Yang Gang. Comprising people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds, Yang attracted a diverse coalition of supporters that embodied his slogan of "Not Left, Not Right, Forward”. Although Andrew Yang suspended his presidential campaign in February 2020, his Humanity Forward movement carries on his ideals and vision for America's future.

SKY BLOSSOM: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation @ Virtual Theater

SKY BLOSSOM: Diaries of the Next Greatest Generation @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 28, 2021, 2:15 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

When viewers say they cried, they say it was because of the uplifting hope of the courage and beauty the students share with us. As young as eleven years old, they are taking care of parents and grandparents who are battling sickness. We call them Care Heroes. And there are five million of them in America.

A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps @ Virtual Theater

A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 28, 2021, 4:00 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

A Towering Task is the unlikely and uniquely American story of the Peace Corps: From its founding under JFK, through tough times confronting war and changing attitudes, a surprising revival during the 80s, to today's existence at the forefront of some of the pressing themes facing the global community.

Eye Of The Storm @ Virtual Theater

Eye Of The Storm @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 28, 2021, 6:00 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

Featuring rare footage of Robin Williams, Eye of the Storm is a celebration of the art of comedic storytelling. TV/film director Howard Storm tells humorous tales from a fascinating career that spans the history of American comedy — recounting his hilarious experiences that range from performing standup comedy in vaudeville theaters, burlesque strip clubs and mafia-owned nightclubs to directing classic TV sitcoms of the 70s and 80s, including the first three seasons of Mork & Mindy.

The New Abolitionists @ Virtual Theater

The New Abolitionists @ Virtual Theater

access_time Viewing Times March 28, 2021, 7:30 pm PST
Online Live Screenings

Filmmaker Christina Zorich follows four NGOs throughout Southeast Asia as they fight to affect change and end human sex trafficking.