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Holy Angel by Anna Rikkinen, Finland
A White Knight’s Story by Anna Alexandrova, Russia
Growing Roots by Oksana Baiul, Ukraine
Unfolding Posture by Heba Farid, Egypt
Hettie had a few Reservations by Amelia Walker, Australia
In the Eye of the Beholder by Toyin Sokefun, Nigeria
Unfolding by Lone Mørch, Denmark
Reclamation by Cheryl Cabrera, United States
Yo animal by Maria Adela Diaz, United States
Since flies supposedly don't like to settle on the blue by Shirin Kouladjie, Iran
The Room by Amal Kenawy, Egypt
I Want to Have Your Baby (film) by Caroline Koebel, United States
I Am a Beauty by Nassrin Nasser, Iran
Spectacles by Clare Yow, Canada
Luis y Fla by Flavia Da Rin, Argentina
Summer Blossom by Nathalia Orozco, Mexico
Diary by Anna Soler Cepriá, Spain
Self Portrait by Suzanna Carlota Schlemm , Brazil
Aquarela by Ivani Castilho, Brazil
Cartas Marcadas by Eliane Bettocchi, Brazil
Interview with Amina Lawal by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Interview with Amina Lawal by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Interview with Amina Lawal by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Interview with Amina Lawal by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Interview with Amina Lawal by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Interview with Amina Lawal by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Interview with Amina Lawal by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Para Besarte y Acariciarte Mejor by Jessica Lagunas, Guatemala
A photographic series of people in Central and Eastern Europe by Lucia Nimcova, Slovakia


Relationships
Soaked in the Bath of Desire by Shen Ling, China
Puzzle Series by Leticia Bernaus, Argentina
Family Album by Katerina Otcenaskova-Richtr, Czech Republic
Forbidden Love by Stella Nanni, Brazil
Wedlock by Manal Al-Dowayan, Saudi Arabia
Dirty Tricks with Rok and Mrs. Baskar by Ivanka Apostolova, Macedonia
Breaking barriers by Marie-Joe Raidy, Lebanon
The Bride's Tears by Aimée Boukary, Niger
Verité by Karen Rigby, United States
Two young women migrants by Indira Endaya, Philippines, the
The Kiga Hug by Amanda Tumusiime, Uganda
She Will Belong by Eva Kanana Mabura, Kenya
Positively Romantic by Monique Tondoi Wanjala, Kenya
My Sister by Annette Kristiansen, Norway
Friends by April Livesley, Australia
Illusory Image by Chen Qiulin, China
The Rainbow Generation by Penny Montford, United Kingdom
Crossing Monologues by Merike Sule-Trubert, Estonia
Lighting a Candle by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Lighting a Candle by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Lighting a Candle by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Lighting a Candle by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Lighting a Candle by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Lighting a Candle by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Lighting a Candle by Hafsat Abiola, Nigeria
Excerpt from Lovesong by Nikki Gemmell, Australia
Film Clip from Before Sunset by Julie Delpy, France
Untitled by Jessica Gomula , United States
Between the Covers by Nicky Newman, South Africa
Ardhanarishwara by Charuvi Agrawal, India
Being True to the Most Important Partnership in A Our Life – Ourselves by Christine Arylo, United States
One is Not the Loneliest Number by Jolivette N Mecenas, United States
I go looking for you in places I know by Madeleine Mullett , United Kingdom
Dear Letta (film) by Brooke White and Susie Meserve , United States
Celtic Raag by Pireeni Sundaralingam, Sri Lanka
Waltz For a Night by Julie Delpy, France
Old Maid by Vivian Nocum Limpin, Philippines, the
Wahad Areese, Please! (A Husband, Please!) by Zena el-Khalil, Lebanon
A Wind Untamed by Lada Karitskaya, Russia
Morning After by Ruby Xuequn Pan, Singapore
Assisted Marriage by Sadaf Siddique, India


Motherhood
Bellydancers by Jaime Koebel, Canada
Mother with Child by Sui Shuxia, China
New Colonies by Swarupa Shah, India
Mother by Anna Wiśniewska, Poland
Lack of Significant Difference by Jessica Loseby, United Kingdom
Expecting (from The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt) by Rebecca Walker, United States
Swiggy by Ali Smith, United States
Hope by Andrea Chung, United States
Lily Pads by Christine Luksza-Paravicini, United States
Now by Achinoam Nini, Israel
Mamalas by Valentina Campos, Bolivia
Momma Love by Ali Smith, United States
Beautiful Bellies by Christine Luksza-Paravicini, United States


Health
The Baker’s Bag Project by Karin Heisecke, Germany
In All My Dreams by Rovena Agolli, Albania
Kenya Body Maps by Barbara Kimegisha (TICAH & Point Of View), Kenya
Thailand Body Maps by Muei (TICAH & Point of View), Thailand
India Body Maps by Gouri Narayan (TICAH & Point of View), India
Badmash Animation on HIV/AIDS by Breakthrough, India
Maati by Breakthrough, India
Forging a New Path by Monica da Silva (World Pulse Magazine), South Africa
Dreamings by Jessica Horn, United Kingdom
Excerpt from With Faith Eroded by Margarita Aguilar, Mexico
I am by Marcella Cross, Canada
Before the Hockey Game by Kathryn Fischer, United States
Love, Labor, Loss: A film on obstetric fistula in Niger (film) by Lisa Russell, United States
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I am obsessed with integrity. Integrity, for me, comes before everything. And let me tell you, Hollywood is an industry where integrity is really a challenge.

People underestimate the word ‘prostitution.’ Prostitution isn’t reserved for people who walk the streets at night. In Hollywood, people of all ages and creeds succeed through prostitution. They succeed by selling out. The French movie industry is faced by problems as well; I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard about young girls, twelve years old, sleeping with acclaimed directors in their 40s just to get a part. Do forty-year-old directors really need to sleep with children for their thrills?

I think it’s important to tell it like it is. My point isn’t to be negative, but to be realistic about what the challenges are—and to set a good example for others moving forward. This is what I’ve tried to do with my career. I did not come from a rich background—my parents were both actors in France who worked very hard to make ends meet. But through them I learned to believe strongly in my work and in the artistic integrity of my acting and screenwriting, and I’m not willing to compromise on it for the world. Hollywood movies set the tone for our culture—and it’s so important to create films where men and women are represented as full people, not objects or caricatures.

You might be surprised to learn that there are huge wage differentials for female and male actresses in ‘showbiz’. A few years ago the Screen Actors Guild estimated that actors at all levels of the business earn twice as much as actresses and win 71% of the roles. Granted, it’s hard to feel sorry for stars who make millions of dollars a movie—regardless of their gender. So maybe that’s not the point. But it affects us as young women who are trying to make a difference in the industry because it’s just that much harder to make films that are based on important ideas or real issues.

I am proud of so many of the things I’ve done in the entertainment world—not least, the wonderful accolades we won for writing Before Sunset. But everyday is still a struggle. It’s not like I have twenty new job offers a month knocking down my door.

And even if I did, I’m picky. I like being picky. I think we should all be a bit more picky with the way we spend our time and precious energy—the world would be that much more interesting and rich!
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Dianne (United States)
Women: ecipe to open to the sisterhood and focus on integrity: 1/accept that you are beautiful, period, and always will be, 2/accept that all other women are beautiful, and they'll always be around and 3/enjoy your beauty and move about your life, savoring and creating. There is no threat. Your power is bonded to all of our power. It will always be so. Now go make stuff.
Pedro Zamboanga (United States)
I'm a big fan of Julie Delpy and her work (music too) and I'm sure she's seen fellow european actresses stumble here in the US trying to make it (Penelope Cruz). But she's in danger of really becoming the victim of her own integrity if she continues being too "picky" with her roles. I really would just like to see more of her even in a perceived "sell out" role before it's too late lol.
Sonja Zettl (Germany)
I think Julie Delpy raised a good point which applies to all kinds of industries. Men and women are still not paid equally. Of course it changed over the last years and has gotten better, but still there is a gap. What get´s to me the most is that a lot of young women think they do not have to fight anymore, that there are no boundaries. But there are!
lisha (United States)
It's obvious why this is. Integrity isnt valued as much as achievement.And beauty is seen as something divine.Also, women don't usually form a sisterhood in the workplace,but get very competitive w/eachother.We are our own worst enemy.We feel we have equal power,but don't have the integrity to stand up for it,as a whole.If ALL people quit catering to people with no integrity, it WOULD be different
Susan (United States)
I have worked closely with salary and job differentials professionally. Women's and men's pay cannot be distinguished as gender based in any industry, unless there are quantifiable studies that support that particular bias. Citing broad statistics is NOT a scientific measure of bias. Differences are often supportable i.e. in the movie industry men who are paid more, likely generate more revenues.
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