Netflix partners with UN Women for International Women’s Day selection

MANILA, Philippines – Netflix on Thursday, March 5, released a curated selection of series, documentaries, and films chosen by female creators.

The selection called Because She Watched, done in partnership with UN Women, is part of the platform’s celebration of International Women’s Day.

“This collaboration is about taking on the challenge of telling women’s stories and showing women in all their diversity. It’s about making visible the invisible, and proving that only by fully representing and including women on screen, behind-the-camera and in our narratives overall, society will truly flourish,” said Anita Bhatia, UN Women Deputy Executive Director.

The list will be available the entire year.

Here’s the list of series and films in the collection:

1. Alejandra Azcárate (Colombia) – Vis a Vis
2. Alice Wu (United States) – Frances Ha
3. Andrea Barata Ribeiro (Brazil) – Sex Education
4. Anna Winger (Germany) – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
5. Ava DuVernay (United States) – A Wrinkle in Time
6. Barbara Lopez (Mexico) – Scandal
7. Beren Saat (Turkey) – Bird Box
8. Bruna Mascarenhas (Brazil) – Quien Te Cantará
9. Cecilia Suárez (Mexico) – Marriage Story
10. Chris Nee (United States) – Orange is the New Black
11. Christian Serratos (United States) – The Goop Lab
12. Cindy Bishop (Thailand) – Anne with an E
13. Elena Fortes (Mexico) – Atlantique
14. Esther Acebo (Spain) – Chef’s Table: Bo Songvisava
15. Fadily Camara (France) – How to Get Away with Murder
16. Fanny Herrero (France) – Je Parle Toute Seule
17. Fatimah Abu Bakar (Malaysia) – Babies
18. Francesca Comencini (Italy) – What Happened, Miss Simone?
19. Giovanna Ewbank (Brazil) – The Most Beautiful Thing
20. Hanna Ardéhn (Sweden) – Silence of the Lambs
21. Hazar Erguclu (Turkey) – House of Cards
22. Hend Sabry (Egypt) – Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
23. Ida Elise Broch (Norway) – RuPaul’s Drag Race
24. Janet Mock (United States) – Paris Is Burning
25. Joyce Cheng (Hong Kong) – Queer Eye
26. Juliana Vicente (Brazil) – When They See Us
27. Kemi Adetiba (Nigeria) – King of Boys
28. Kiara Advani (India) – Lust Stories
29. Lali Espósito (Argentina) – Notting Hill
30. Lana Condor (United States) – Grace and Frankie
31. Lauren Morelli (United States) – Julie & Julia
32. Laurie Nunn (England) – The Keepers
33. Laverne Cox (United States) – A Call to Courage
34. Liz Garbus (United States) – She’s Gotta Have It
35. Logan Browning (United States) – Someone Great
36. Lynn Fainchtein (Mexico) – 2001: Space Odyssey
37. Marcela Benjumea (Colombia) – Dead to Me
38. Mercedes Morán (Argentina) – Aquarius
39. Mika Ninagawa (Japan) – In the Realm of the Senses
40. Millie Bobby Brown (United Kingdom) – Miss Americana
41. Mina El Hammani (Spain) – ¿Qué Co#o Está Pasando?
42. Mindy Kaling (United States) – Chewing Gum
43. Mira Lesmana (Indonesia) – ROMA
44. Mithila Palkar (India) – Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette
45. Nahnatchka Khan (United States) – Young Adult
46. Ngô Thanh Vân (Vietnam) – Wonder Woman
47. Nosipho Dumisa (South Africa) – Gravity
48. Pathy Dejesus (Brazil) – Raising Dion
49. Paulina Garcia (Chile) – Deux Jours, Une Nuit
50. Petra Costa (Brazil) – Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
51. Salma Hayek (Mexico) – Unbelievable
52. Sandi Tan (Singapore) – Russian Doll
53. Shefali Shah (India) – Delhi Crime
54. Sophia Loren (Italy) – The Crown
55. Yalitza Aparicio (Mexico) – Knock Down the House

– Rappler.com