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Five feminist films you should see, according to Indiwire

Since the beginning of the cinema, women have played an important role thanks to their innovative vision as producers, directors and screenwriters; in some cases they even ran studies during the silent era.

Films directed by women increasingly becomes more relevant, nevertheless the feminine participation in front of the cinematographic projects continues not being enough. According to a study conducted by the University of San Diego in 2018, led by Dr. Martha Lauzen (director of the Center for Women's Studies in Television and Film), only 20 percent of women worked as directors, executive producers, screenwriters, editors or photographers in the 250 most outstanding films of that year. With regard to 2017, there was a decrease of 3 percent of women directors, since their participation went from 11 to 8 percent in 2018.

To pay tribute to women's power in cinema, Indiewire selected five fundamental feminist films that pay tribute to strong women who had to face great challenges in life.

Black is Blue (2014, dir. Cheryl Dunye)

Piedras en los bolsillos (2014, dir. Signe Baumane) Piedras en los bolsillos (2014, dir. Signe Baumane)

The film is based on real events involving five women from Signe Baumane's family, including herself, and her battles against depression and suicide. It raises questions about how far the family genetics determines what we are and if it is possible to "cheat" the DNA itself.