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04/08/2026

We could not be prouder: has been nominated in ' Documentaries category. Made exclusively using archival materials, the film explores the pivotal moment in 1988 when climate change emerged as a serious political issue, highlighting the bipartisan potential for action led by then-Vice President George H.W. Bush and his administration. Stream now on .

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03/11/2026

Be sure to catch VIVA VERDI! before the Oscars! jolt.film/watch/vivaverdi

03/08/2026

We've gone international! 🦘🇦🇺

Funny Girls is thrilled to welcome our very first school partner outside the US: St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls in Perth, Western Australia.

These girls are already throwing their hats in the air — and we're right there with them. 🎓

What does girls' leadership look like in your corner of the world?

03/05/2026

What if girls learned early that there are no limits to the ideas they can have?

That's the gift of improv — and the heart of Funny Girls. Our Executive Director Jenny Raymond and Julie Dumais Osborne of The Second City Training Centers break down how "yes, and..." builds the confidence muscle girls need before the world starts telling them to shrink.

No right or wrong. No failure for the sake of it. Just a safe space to find their voice — and the muscle memory to come back to it when life gets uncertain.

Listen to the full episode at the link in the comments.

03/02/2026

Social emotional learning is the cornerstone of building leadership skills! With Funny Girls, our students use improv—yes, improv!—to practice and build their resiliency, empathy, agility and so much more. Want to know how? Check out the link in the comments!

02/23/2026

9 out of 10 girls believe anyone can be a leader. 8 out of 10 say — "except for me."

That confidence gap is real, documented, and it shows up between ages 8 and 13. Funny Girls exists to squash it by using improv to help girls discover the leadership skills they already have.

Thanks to Okay, So Here's One for having our Executive Director Jenny Raymond on to talk about the program and our partnership with The Second City!

What would have changed for you if you'd learned this at 10?

Listen to the full episode at the link in the comments.

02/18/2026

This week! Don't miss the opportunity to watch the award-winning LIFE AFTER on Kinema:

Join Multitude Films for a Watch Party & LIVE Q&A. From 2/16 - 2/23, LIFE AFTER will be available to watch at home – on your own schedule, with your communities, collectives, or study groups.

LIFE AFTER is a gripping, Sundance award-winning investigative documentary by disabled filmmaker Reid Davenport that exposes the moral contradictions and profit motives behind assisted dying — while centering the voices of disabled people fighting for dignity, justice, and survival.

📣 LIVE Q&A – February 22 at 2pm ET

Join director Reid Davenport, activist Imani Barbarin (), and actress Marissa Bode for a powerful conversation connecting the film to this urgent political moment. Free with film rental.

Accessibility: The film includes Closed Captioning and Audio Description.

02/16/2026

Look at these Funny Girls go! 💖

02/12/2026

Wondering what a movie about the raiding of an American newspaper could possibly have in common with a movie about Girl Scout cookies? Discover the answer--and some insights into how we choose partners to work with in this New York Women in Film & Television interview with RuthAnn Harnisch. Grateful for the opportunity to share with this community!

NYWIFT Member and organizational supporter Ruth Ann Harnisch heads to the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as an executive producer of two wildly different but equally impactful documentary films: Seized and Cookie Queens. Seized, directed by Sharon Liese and premiering in the U.S. Documentary Competitio...

02/10/2026

Funny Girls went to college! Last summer, we had the privilege to work with the Athena Institute for Leadership at Barnard College to show new students exactly how we build girls' leadership through improv -- check out the full article at the link in the comments.

02/07/2026

Have you ever wondered who keeps us safe... from wastewater? Filmmakers and take us inside one wastewater facility and the funny, close-knit, and inventive individuals working to keep it all running. Don't miss the NYC premiere at on Tuesday, with a Q&A afterwards!

02/05/2026

Librarians have long led the fight against oppressive and restrictive policies, and our era is no different. We're proud to be an EP on The Librarians Film, which tells both an alarming and yet uplifting story of people on the front lines of the fight for knowledge. Join us in watching the Feb 9 broadcast premiere on Independent Lens | PBS , and stream it through May 9. // Kim A Snyder - Films