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Imagining Ourselves
Lost in Space by Giada Ripa di Meana, Italy
Being a Woman is A Natural Act by Itzel Martínez Del Canizo, Mexico
A Outra Dimensão by Andrea Annunziata, Brazil
Profeta Gentileza by Marisa Monte, Brazil
Flower Woman by Nguyen Quynh Chi, Vietnam
Once Upon a Time by Effat Yehia, Egypt
By the Window by Lena Luvsansharav, Mongolia
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
Another Way of Seeing by Fakhriya Al-Yahyai, Oman - Sultanate of Oman
One Fine Day (film) by Swati Gupta, India
The Return by Melanie Watkins , Australia
Pixellated World by Alexandra Mary Whaley, New Zealand
Closer to Myself by Vika Blick, Poland
Snapshots of everyday activities by Sarah Rentz, United States
Dressed for Rain by Vanessa Garcia , United States
Noche Buena by Verónica Albuja, Ecuador
Vzglyad v budushee by Yana Chechovskaya, Kazakhstan
Swimmer by Shelina Gorain, Tanzania
Feeling Alive by Bettina Salomon, Austria
Songs of Empowerment by Amanda Tumusiime, Uganda
The River by Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, South Africa
Taste, Sniff and Swallow by Noni Kaur, Singapore
Metamorfosis by Lorena Rodriguez, Mexico
Ancient Alphabet by Elsa Gebreyesus, Eritrea
If Women Ran Hip Hop by Aya de Leon , United States
Self Portraits in a Namibian landscape by Erika Hibbert, South Africa
Taking Refuge by Yen Chua, Singapore
A Map for the Future by Charlotte Verity , New Zealand
Wild Lotus by Sui Shuxia, China
A World of Connections by Shampa Sinha, Australia
Wings by Aleksandra Kovaleva and Olga Vladimirskaya , Ukraine
The Wounded Orange by Melania Messina, Italy
The Memory of Water by Alina Viola Grumiller, Austria
How I Became a German Rock Star by Jana Pallaske, Germany
Questions and Answers by Jana Pallaske, Germany
Black & White by Anastasia Faiella,
Door by Neda Monshi, Iran
Girls and Women by Sarah Jones , United States
My Precious Ones in the Bronx by Neelima Reddy , United States
A Woman is a Woman Although by Maria Rezende , Brazil


Generations
Celebrating the Absurd by Fernanda Cohen, United States
Sweet Sixteen by Anita Khemka, India
Me, The Feminist, The Woman by Manana Monareng, South Africa
Womanual Labor by -,
Defining Ourselves - for Ourselves by Tracy Watson, United States
Legacies and generations by Barbara Gilbert, Canada
Hermana Angie by LaTasha Nevada Diggs , United States
A Multi-Faceted Woman by Fatou Kandé Senghor, Senegal
Who am I? by Nicoleta Bitu, Romania
Letter to Our Mothers by Fatoumata Dembele , Mali
I belong in this generation by Mishka Moujabber, Lebanon
Life Perceptions by Neneng Ferrier, Indonesia
Empire by Shampa Sinha, Australia
This is Me by Marama Davidson, New Zealand
Timeless Displacement by Margarita M. Serrano, Colombia
Love's Laundry by Francesca "Zeal" Harris, United States
Reliving Generations. A challenge? by Ana García Moreno, Colombia
Where I come from... by Anila Umar, Canada
Every mother has created a part of the future by Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam, India
My Generation by Isabel Allende, Chile
Living Our Fathers’ Legacy by Yolanda King, United States
Interview with my nana by Paula Goldman, Director of Imagining Ourselves, United States
Excerpt from Paula by Isabel Allende, Chile
An Intergenerational Dialogue on Women in Sport – Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future by Imagining Ourselves Team, United States
Generations of Women in Zimbabwe by Rutendo Precious Mudzamiri, Zimbabwe


Acting for the Future
The Mechanics of My Hope by Nurul Izzah Anwar, Malaysia
The Dream of Creating a Better Country by Mayerly Sánchez, Colombia
Positive Women by Prudence Mabele, South Africa
Women’s Well Being in India by Shashi Tyagi, India
Journey by Abolade Durojaiye, Nigeria
Changing Nigerian society through women’s organizations by Berekwu Ngozi Ogechi, Nigeria
Conversation Whilst Flying by Pamela Braide, Nigeria
Photos of our women’s group from Karateginskaya Ulitsa by Dilrabo Inomova, Tajikistan
One Struggle by Shalini Kantayya, United States
Getting to a New Place by Caroline Nderitu, Kenya
Pointing to the Future by Manal Al-Dowayan, Saudi Arabia
Just call me Human by Tiana Denine Harris , United States
Mann ke Manjeeré: an album of women’s dreams (film) by Breakthrough, India
My Revolution – Ukraine by Tatyana Goryachova - World Pulse Magazine, Ukraine
To all the friends of and participants in Imagining Ourselves by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, Jordan
To the Young Women of Our World by Noeleen Heyzer, Singapore
How testing positive changed my life by Lydia Rwechungura, Tanzania
My sister’s legacy by Tuwilika Heita, Namibia
Tusitukirewamu-United We Stand by Florence Masuliya, Uganda
The single hardest day of my life by Asunta Wagura, Kenya
Speaking Out by Trinh Thi Thuy Ngan, Vietnam
Sport Belongs to Us All by Anita L. DeFrantz, United States
It is possible to change the world by Anne Firth Murray - Founding President, Global Fund for Women, New Zealand
Women's Status in Malaysia by Nurul Izzah Anwar, Malaysia
Taking it global by Jennifer Corriero, Canada
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What Defines Your Generation of Women?
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Young Men
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Image and Identity
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Online Film Festival
31 films from women directors around the world. See the Stories>>

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Imagining Ourselves
Albert Einstein has is often been quoted as saying, “You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.” Join the Conversation»

Generations
In the past thirty years, women have entered the workforce and educational arenas in record numbers. We have, in some cases, more freedom to determine. None of this happened in a vacuum. Join the Conversation»

Acting for the Future
How do you find the courage to change the world? Sometimes you’re forced into it by circumstance. Sometimes it starts with a small idea, a spark—perhaps encouraged by the enthusiasm of a friend or mentor. Whatever the point of entry, it always begins by trusting your inspiration—even if others don’t understand why you think it’s important. And then you have to follow that same inspiration through bleak periods when it seems like the most ridiculous idea in the world. Until finally, through the ups and downs, you begin to see a glimmer of your idea taking hold, becoming manifest in reality. Join the Conversation»
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Theme: The Future

So much has changed for women in the past 30 years—what are our goals for the 30 years to come?

We are at a pivot point. We are a generation who has gained access to opportunities unimaginable for our mothers and grandmothers. And we have also inherited a world on the brink of environmental catastrophe—rife with violence and poverty.

Will it be an era of hope or one of despair? What will our daughters (and sons) have to say about the contributions we have made? What are the five most important issues we face? The five most important things we can achieve?

Join us as we talk about the future. Hear esteemed women leaders such as Her Royal Highness Queen Rania of Jordan give advice to young women based on her reflections on the past few decades. Watch Shalini Kantayya’s film about two different women in two different countries sharing the same struggle… Hear Marisa Monte’s song about the Profeta Gentileza – the Prophet of Kindness and how kindness generates kindness… And join the conversation!

As a generation, what will be our legacy to the world?

What will be yours?
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"Lost in Space"
Giada Ripa di Meana
Italy
"One Struggle"
Shalini Kantayya
United States
"Hermana Angie"
LaTasha Nevada Diggs
United States