WOMEN TAKE THE REEL
A Film Festival Celebrating Women’s History Month
This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and Gender Studies departments involved in the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its mission) that features films directed by women and about issues relating to gender, race, sexuality, class and/or feminism.
The focus is on intellectual investigation of these issues as well as visibility for female directors, and so every film is accompanied by a Q&A and discussion with either the film director, producer, or a faculty member from the film screening's host institution host institution.
All films are free and open to the public.
WOMEN TAKE THE REEL is a FREE roaming film festival SPONSORED BY: MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies; the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women and Sexuality; Boston College Women's and Gender Studies Program; Boston University Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program; Brandeis University Women's and Gender Studies Program; Northeastern University Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program; Simmons College Department of Women's and Gender Studies; Tufts University Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program; UMass Boston Women's and Gender Studies Department; Emerson College Department of Visual and Media Arts; and Lesley University.
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Upcoming Screenings
Please join us in the free screening of "the Right Track: true survivor journeys" followed by a Q&A session with special guests.
Synopsis: Through the eyes of those who live it, this documentary spotlights the fight to end sex trafficking and human exploitation across North America. At its heart is the Survivor Model—a transformative approach that decriminalizes prostituted individuals while imposing strict penalties on pimps, traffickers, and sex buyers.
Discover the courage it takes to escape “the life” on and off the track and the momentum needed to end sex trafficking for good. The Right Track is a must-watch for anyone invested in human dignity and justice.
Please join us in screening “Can I Get a Witness” followed by a Q&A with special guests!
Synopsis: Kiah has just finished all the high school she’s going to do and is getting ready for her first day on the job. She’s an artist and she’s actually got a gig as an illustrator. This kid named Daniel is going to show her the ropes. Her mother, Ellie, trying hard not to helicopter-parent, spends her days prepping to get ready for an empty nest.
It’s the future, and everything is beautiful. We’ve mitigated climate change. We’ve eradicated world poverty. We have true trans species democracy. All just by rolling back technology a little bit, and all humans agreeing to end life by 50. It’s not so bad. You have a great life, and you get to choose how you’d like to go… before you consume too much.

