More often than not so much of what happens in the world has been diluted, filtered, or ignored. In 2015, the Family of Woman Film Festival added the Point of View (POV) Breakfast Series at the Knob Hill Inn to its line-up of events. This feature was created to give […]
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A Girl and Her Eagle: Coming of Age in Mongolia by Mark Menlove, Photography by Asher Svidensky
It is poignant irony that the elderly male Kazakh eagle hunters, most of whom vehemently reject the idea of any female taking part in their ancient tradition, capture and hunt exclusively with female golden eagles because they are larger, stronger, and fiercer than their male counterparts. This stunning film celebrates […]
How It All Started: Family of Woman Film Festival Celebrates 10 years by Sabina Dana Plasse
In 2003, when Peggy Elliott Goldwyn joined the American board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), very few people in the U.S. knew that the UN had an agency devoted to reproductive health care and women’s rights. It was her task to change this—but how? As a writer and […]
Celebrating Sun Valley’s Feminine Force and Family of Woman Film Festival
This February, SVPN celebrates the women of Sun Valley with a special issue dedicated to exploring the breadth and depth of the feminine power unique to this mountain town. February 22-28, the annual Family of Woman Film Festival, in its ninth year, delivers an astonishing slate of speakers and international […]