Patriarchy Movies

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

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

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

Xóchitl is an indigenous woman who must fight for her freedom before the birth of her baby, since she finds herself trapped in an abusive...

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

The country house, the only inheritance from the grandfather, was bequeathed to the eldest grandson. Upon hearing this news, the mother cannot simply...

A documentary exploring sexism and patriarchy in Kosova.

Two sisters in a bathroom debate their different approaches to the patriarchy.

Love blossoms secretly between two old women at an elderly care home while the specter of patriarchy looms large overhead.

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

Social media superstar Qandeel Baloch pushed boundaries in conservative Pakistan like no other. In 2016, high on her newfound celebrity, Qandeel...

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...

The second essay about still dominant dark aspects of our modern society. It is conceived as a surreal anti-patriarchal thought experiment and raises...

A young camera operator falls head-over-heels in love with a married TV reporter, who is twice her age. The clash between intense love and the...

Marina and Perla join thousands of women on an annual Catholic pilgrimage. Perla's coming of age accentuates a generational divide as she struggles...

Akin, a young Black transmasculine journalist from the countryside of Bahia, dives into a research project to understand the city's perception of...

A woman is stalked by a mysterious stranger during a day at the beach.

What happens to families in the absence of sons? What happens to land in the absence of farmers? What happens to villages in the absence of men? Sent...

MOTHER and DAUGHTER are left alone in the house to navigate the grief of SON’s unnatural disappearance. As they slowly start descending into...

The collective of antipatriarchal men is a political organization that, since 2010, organizes spaces of group self-reflection to problematize the...