UnScripted - Women's Voices Now

Heidi Basch-Harod, Executive Director of Women’s Voices Now, which uses film as a vehicle to drive social change for global girls’ and women’s rights. Using the power of film to challenge misrepresentations of females, their mission is to achieve a culture shift powered by impact film, in which communities and institutions reach gender equality, and adapt actions to support systematic advancement. Women’s Voices Now holds special consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and its work is internationally recognized as impacting six of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). It provides emerging filmmakers with visibility and access to a global platform where they can share essential, authentic stories with international audiences, receive financial support through one of seven awards and a cash prize (totaling 10,000) to invest in their next film project.