WMM: Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth - award winning doc on the writer & activist | Now Available

Search Catalog    Order Info      New Releases         Special Collections      Request a Catalog 2015 NEW RELEASES INDIA'S DAUGHTER REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG PRIVATE VIOLENCE OLD SOUTH FEMINISM INSHALLAH GOLDEN GATE GIRLS SUZY LAKE:  PLAYING WITH TIME Please click here to see all 2015 New Releases.  Women Make Movies gratefully acknowledges the support of our funders: The National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.  Now Available!  ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH  "An intimate, exquisitely rendered portrait of one of the great artists of our time." Ava DuVernay,  Director,  SELMA By award winning filmmaker Pratibha Parmar, and broadcast on American Masters | PBS, ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH is the first film biography of writer and activist Alice Walker. Walker made history as the first black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple.  Mixing powerful archival footage with moving testimonials from friends and colleagues such as Howard Zinn, Angela Y. Davis, Gloria Steinem, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Quincy Jones, Steven Spielberg and Danny Glover, ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH offers audiences a penetrating look at the life and art of an artist, intellectual, self-confessed renegade and human rights activist. Watch the trailer. Buy the DVD. Follow @alicewalkerfilm on Twitter, and like the Alice Walker Facebook page for more info, updates & upcoming screenings!   SPOTLIGHT FILMMAKER: PRATIBHA PARMAR Special Offer: Get any film by Pratibha Parmar for 50% off when you purchase ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH at full price!* Click here to see her collection.  Pratibha Parmar's award-winning work has helped change the contours of popular discourse on race, feminism, sexuality and creativity. WMM proudly distributes a large collection of Pratibha's films, four of which are included in the 2015/16 Catalog: A PLACE OF RAGE, THE RIGHTEOUS BABES, KHUSH and WARRIOR MARKS. We invite you to watch a free preview of her seminal work WARRIOR MARKS, executive produced by Alice Walker.  FREE PREVIEW: WARRIOR MARKS Executive Produced by Alice Walker, WARRIOR MARKS is a poetic and political film about female genital mutilation. This remarkable film unlocks some of the cultural and political complexities surrounding this issue. Click here to watch a free preview. This link expires on May 12, 2015. *Use code AWBITE15 at checkout to apply your discount. Cannot be combined with any other offer, other exceptions may apply. Only applies to institutional orders. Offer expires June 30, 2015. Does not include 2015 New Releases.  Connect with WMM! Ordering Information Online at www.wmm.com By Email: orders@wmm.com By Phone: 212.925.0606 ext. 360  About WMM: Since our beginnings in 1972, WMM has grown from a feminist filmmakers' collective into an industry-leading nonprofit media arts organization and distributor. For over 40 years, WMM has transformed the landscape of filmmaking for women directors and producers, bringing the issues facing women around the world to screens everywhere. Now, with more than 550 films in our catalog, including Academy®, Emmy®, Peabody and Sundance nominees and award winners, WMM is the largest distributor of films by and about women in the world. Women Make Movies. By Women. About Women. For Everyone.