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International Women’s Day on March 8 is an ideal occasion to highlight inspiring stories about women around the world. To support buyers content strategy, Autentic Distributor have curated a dedicated collection of documentaries that focus on powerful female stories and diverse experiences of women worldwide.

From the pioneering first policewomen to the courageous women of Afghanistan today, from Kenya’s first female Massai rangers and trailblazing female pilots to the Kung Fu Nuns of Kathmandu, this collection invites the audience" to discover remarkable women who are breaking barriers.

"Still They Rise – Afghan Women Under the Taliban" 52' (ENG, GER), 30' (GER): Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban have issued decree after decree aimed at erasing women from public life. Education, work and freedom were all stripped away from them. But many of them fight back – quietly, courageously, and with unwavering determination. Although it is now forbidden for women to travel without a male guardian, Dr. Hamida makes the journey to a remote provincial hospital every week, where she leads the women’s department. In Kabul, young midwife Rahela continues her rounds, visiting pregnant women in need. And in a modest living room in the district of Dashte Barchi, adult women gather in secret, defying the Taliban’s ban on education.

"Police Women: The Fight for Equality "45' (ENG, GER): Today, the presence of women in uniform feels almost commonplace – on city streets, in football stadiums, at mass demonstrations, and even in the crime dramas people watches at home. Yet this visibility was neither inevitable nor easily won. For decades, women fought an uphill battle for equality within one of democracy’s most crucial institutions. This documentary charts that journey in Germany, France and Italy – from the 1960s to the present – through vivid personal testimonies and eyewitness accounts. It tells of the early pioneers who endured ridicule and hostility, and of the trailblazers who rose to lead police forces at the highest levels. It is a powerful story of resilience, transformation, and the relentless pursuit of change.