+ IN THEATERS
ASK E. JEAN
We’re excited to announce that ASK E. JEAN is coming to theaters!
Directed by Ivy Meeropol, ASK E. JEAN is a rousing portrait of the incredible E. Jean Carroll, a cultural icon and the only woman to beat Donald Trump in court — twice. Abramorama will launch the film at New York City’s IFC Center on May 22 with a special preview screening on May 21 featuring a Q&A with E. Jean and her lawyer Robbie Kaplan. The film will then open in Los Angeles on May 29 with additional cities around the country to follow.
We are thrilled to partner with Abramorama on this release. Abramorama CEO Karol Martesko-Fenster said “E. Jean Carroll is one of the most remarkable and original voices in American life and Ivy Meeropol has made a film that is as fearless and funny as its subject. ASK E. JEAN is exactly the kind of story we love to bring to audiences — bold, necessary, and completely unforgettable.”
Read the full announcement in Variety here. You can find further updates on the film’s website and Instagram.
MOTHERS OF CHIBOK
Joel ‘Kachi Benson’s beautiful tribute to the resilience of Chibok women in the wake of 2014’s horrific schoolgirl kidnappings, has officially launched theatrically across Nigeria and Ghana.
This release by FilmOne is the widest local theatrical release ever for an African-made documentary. The film opened on more than sixty screens and was the number 8 film at the Nigerian box office. Take a look at the gorgeous MOTHERS OF CHIBOK billboards that are now spread throughout Lagos.
In addition to this successful theatrical release, the film’s impact campaign and Chibok Peanut Initiative have accomplished some amazing work in the local Chibok community.
The women in the film rely on peanut farming to send their children to school. To support the women, Kachi and his team partnered with soil scientists to improve the yield of their peanut harvest. By the end of the first year, all ten women had improved harvests. One of the women harvested three times the amount of peanuts she had the previous year, and another had ten times the amount!
For more information and updates on both the theatrical release and life-changing impact work, go to the film’s website and Instagram page.
+ FESTS
Full Frame recently released its lineup, and we’re thrilled that six Impact Partners films will be screening at the festival.
SEIZED and SOUL PATROL will screen in the NEW DOCS Program.
ASK E. JEAN, REMAKE, and WE ARE PAT will screen in the Invited Program.
PROCESSION will be screening as part of the Thematic Program.
The festival is from April 16-19, 2026 in Durham, North Carolina. You can find the full lineup here.
+ AWARDS
This week, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation announced the recipients of their 51st annual Gracie Awards.
We’re thrilled to share that MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE won the Best Feature Film – Biography award. Congratulations to Shoshannah and team!
See the full list of winners here.