This doc uncovers the forgotten story of Doe v. Bolton and attorney Margie Pitts Hames, whose landmark Supreme Court victory helped reshape reproductive rights—and was nearly erased from history. Director bio: Wendy Eley Jackson, MFA, is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, producer, and UCSB professor whose human-centered storytelling explores justice, history, culture, and legacy.

The Other Roe

This doc uncovers the forgotten story of Doe v. Bolton and the trailblazing attorney Margie Pitts Hames, whose Supreme Court victory helped define reproductive freedom in America—only to be eclipsed by Roe v. Wade and nearly erased from history.

Harris County (Houston) Commissioner Rodney Ellis is a master legislator and larger-than-life character fighting for criminal justice reform in conservative Texas. Director bio: Louis Alvarez, Andy Kolker and Paul Stekler's films about American politics include "Vote for me: Politics in America" (winner of Peabody, Emmy and duPont-Columbia awards), "Louisiana Boys: Raised on Politics" and "Getting Back to Abnormal" (both aired on PBS's POV series).

Inside Man: Rodney Ellis and the Art of the Possible

Harris County (Houston) Commissioner Rodney Ellis is a master legislator and larger-than-life character fighting for criminal justice reform in conservative Texas.

When male legislators in South Carolina refuse to repeal a sexist state tax on menstrual hygiene products, the only women in the South Carolina State Senate cross party lines to fight back. Director bio: Emily Harrold is a documentary filmmaker from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Her films have screened at festivals including Tribeca, DOCNYC and Telluride. She was in DOC NYC’s 2021 40 Under 40 Class and is a member of Film Fatales, the DPA and The Filmshop Collective. She graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has an MA in Film and Media Studies from Columbia.

Tampons & Taxes: Or How To Play The Ole Boys' Club And Win

When male legislators in South Carolina refuse to repeal a sexist state tax on menstrual hygiene products, the only women in the South Carolina State Senate cross party lines to fight back.

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