Focus Features’ HAMNET has been awarded the Critics Choice Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment (SOFEE). Directed by Chloé Zhao and starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, the film brings to life the untold love story that inspired Shakespeare’s greatest masterpiece.
From writer-director Mary Bronstein, Rose Byrne stars as Linda, who feels her life crashing down around her as she tries to navigate her child’s mysterious illness that requires constant care, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.
SORRY, BABY has earned the Critics Choice Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment (SOFEE). Bittersweet, bruisingly honest, and heartwarmingly funny, SORRY, BABY is
Political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress and made the audacious move to run for President in 1972. This inspiring and empowering film sheds light on the barriers she broke throughout her political career, as well as the sustained strength and grace she displayed through trial and triumph. Academy Award-winning actress Regina King stars as the iconic congresswoman and also serves as the film’s producer.
Executive produced by Cate Blanchett, “Shayda” follows an Iranian mother who escapes an abusive marriage and starts a new life with her 6-year-old daughter in an Australian women’s shelter. In her feature directing debut, Noora Niasari taps into her own childhood experiences to create a true to life depiction of the struggles that come with trying to break free from domestic violence. Infusing the film with 1990s Persian culture, Niasari also shines a light on the immigrant experience, providing an understanding of what it’s like to depend on a foreign land because it’s not safe to go home.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) Women’s Committee is pleased to announce that “True Detective: Night Country” (HBO/Max) will receive the Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment. Called the “SOFEE,” the Seal recognizes outstanding new films and television series that illuminate the female experience and perspective through authentically told female-driven stories.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) Women’s Committee is pleased to announce that “Scrambled” (Lionsgate) will receive the Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment. Called the “SOFEE,” the Seal recognizes outstanding new films and television series that illuminate the female experience and perspective through authentically told female-driven stories.
Written, directed and produced by Ava DuVernay, “Origin” is a true story centering around Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor). While mourning the deaths of the two most important people in her life, Wilkerson searches for a collective impetus behind the killing of Trayvon Martin, the Holocaust, and the subjugation of the Dalit people in India.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) Women’s Committee is pleased to announce that “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.) will receive the Seal of Female Empowerment in Entertainment. Called the “SOFEE,” the Seal recognizes outstanding new films and television series that illuminate the female experience and perspective through authentically told female-driven stories.
Based on a novel by Charmaine Wilkerson, “Black Cake” is a unique and exciting series that masterfully weaves together a story spanning multiple generations. Covey (Mia Isaac) is a young woman who wants nothing more than freedom.
