Stephanie Freid-Perenchio became Co-Director of the Festival in , and stepped down from her position in Five feature documentaries and dramas from around the world are presented each year, personalizing the status of women in different societies. Films premiered at the Festival have also been screened at a satellite Family of Woman Festival in Wilmette, Illinois, as well as at individual film screenings in Minneapolis and Seattle. In , the annual keynote address was named the Bonni Curran Memorial Lecture for the Health and Dignity of Women , in honor of a local philanthropist deeply committed to working on behalf of women and children around the world.
In the same year, a new feature was added, Filmmaker Retrospective , honoring a previous filmmaker for their work. A collaboration with Boise State University was also initiated, bringing Festival films and speakers to the campus. POV Breakfasts , intimate discussions with international speakers, were added to the Festival events.
Her free lecture is archived at The Community Library. Sarah Deer , a citizen of the Muscogee Creek nation of Oklahoma and a professor at the University of Oklahoma, spoke after a screening of the documentary, Sisters Rising , about the sexual violence endured by Native American Woman. The Judge, documentary from Palestine, with producer and editor Sara Maamouri. Sedika Mojadidi, was the Filmmaker Retrospective honoree, with Motherland Afghanistan, first presented at the premiere Festival in Sepideh, documentary from Iran, with filmmaker Mona Rafatzedeh , and former astronaut, Barbara Morgan.
Elizabeth Scharpf also spoke at BSU at a separate event. Anita, documentary from the United States with filmmaker Freida Mock. This is Us, bonus free screening of short documentary with filmmaker Jeremy Teicher and co-producer Alexi Pappas. Anxaira Rojas made a separate presentation. Mohammad Jawad, subject of the film. In addition, Dr. Sari Soldiers, documentary from Nepal with filmmaker Julie Bridgham. The principal public speaker was Dr.
Motherland, Afghanistan, documentary with filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi. Shame, documentary from Pakistan with filmmaker Mohammed Naqvi. Amreen Hussain, a surgeon repairing debilitating injuries resulting from unattended childbirth in Eritrea, spoke to the general public at The Community Library.
