Looking forward to this @creativemornings.bsky.social/New York conversation between Ruth Ann and @debbiemillman.bsky.social of the award-winning Design Matters podcast on December 5th! Registration opens Monday morning: creativemornings.com/talks/ruth-a...

www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-... - Thrilled to partner with Funny Girls to bring agency and leadership skills to young students using #improvisation.

​​📣 BREAKING NEWS: THE SECOND CITY joins FUNNY GIRLS as our Chicago pilot partner! The originators of improv training + our improv leadership curriculum = girls who will run the world. Dreams do come true! funnygirls.org/secondcity

Decades of reproductive history represented through design choices and innovation: the Designing Motherhood exhibition now on display at the Museum of Arts and Design is NOT to be missed.

With a whoop and a holler as the lead Changemaker Sponsor of YWCA NYC’s Salute Gala, we celebrated their work supporting generations of girls who have evolved to become confident women leaders!

Thank you to Ruth Ann Harnisch for her continued support of The Hell Gate Podcast and Hell Gate! Ruth Ann's support through the years has helped us grow and stay "stubbornly idealistic." Excited to continue this work with her support!

"Stubbornly idealistic" independent local journalism that's owned & run by the people working there? Yes! We love this work so much that Ruth Ann personally gave @hellgatenyc.com support for a dedicated podcasting studio, which they're naming The Ruth Ann Harnisch Studio. Join us in supporting them!

Overjoyed to share that RATIFIED is now streaming on @pbs.org platforms! www.pbs.org/video/ratifi... Watch how a legion of activists worked to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment - making it the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution - that 80% of Americans still don’t know about.

HUGE congratulations to WOMEN LAUGHING for their world premiere at @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social this weekend! @lizadonnelly.bsky.social is one of the most iconic voices in political and cultural cartooning, and we are thrilled to support such a critical story of women's relationship with humor.

Hey Woodstock! You've got a lot of great options at the @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social, but @nywift.bsky.social has curated an amazing list of choices featuring work by their members. We're grateful for the shoutouts of two films on which Ruth Ann is an EP-- ASK E. JEAN and ARREST THE MIDWIFE. 🙏

So proud to be an executive producer of this film!

Celebrating girls and their leadership, today and every day! #dayofthegirl

We’re partnering with End Well 2025 to spark bold conversations about life, loss, and what it means to face the end with courage and compassion. Join us November 20—virtually or in Los Angeles—for a day that inspires change and connection. endwellproject.org/end-well-2025/

🌟 Exciting news! Our Funny Girls™ family is growing: Meet the amazing partners joining us for 2025-26 across Seattle, NYC, Sarasota, Long Island, Nashville, and Rochester. Together, we're creating spaces where girls develop leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and unshakeable confidence. ✨

“No one has done more to help the world see itself than Robert Redford. His vision inspired countless creative endeavors, including ours.” —Ruth Ann Harnisch

Absolutely could not be more thrilled that PATRICE won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Share in our celebration by watching now on Hulu and sharing this powerful work. @theemmys.tv

In theaters all summer: don't miss this film that the @newyorker.com’s Richard Brody says is “among the most surprising, insightful, moving, and politically far-reaching documentaries I’ve seen in a long while.” More info and tickets: www.lifeafterfilm.com/screenings

We are overjoyed to hear that PATRICE has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking! Watch now on Hulu and share this powerful film. @theemmys.tv

NEW YORK CITY! This week, you have a chance to see MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan -- showtimes and tickets here: jccfilm.eventive.org/films/681cc8...

We are so incredibly proud to have supported these 3 Emmy-nominated films: absolutely brilliant and critical work you've all created. 💜🩵 @theemmys.tv

You know @marleematlin.bsky.social as the most influential Deaf actor of her generation, but you may not know the private struggles that she's lived through--struggles we can all feel. MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE made its New York debut at Tribeca, and we're so very honored to be EPs.

🎉💛🤍💜🖤 You remember Pat, right? Who could forget Pat?! The indelible mark they left on the culture deserves a 2025 look, and that's why we were thrilled to join as executive producers of WE ARE PAT, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend. www.tribecafilm.com/films/we-are...

📣🌈 With attacks on trans people mounting in number and intensity every day, we are honored to be executive producers on STATE OF FIRSTS, which made its world premiere at Tribeca this weekend. Catch it on Wednesday before it closes! www.tribecafilm.com/films/state-...

WORLD PREMIERE: Tonight at Tribeca, Suzannah Herbert's NATCHEZ will make its debut & we are honored to be executive producers. "A potent choral portrait of a town reliant on its antebellum past to survive, and how its idiosyncratic citizens navigate—and reflect on—their town’s history and memory."

🌊 THIS WEEKEND: Want to celebrate women who face--and overcome-- massive challenges with grit and grace? Join us for the online premiere of MAYA AND THE WAVE, a film we're proud to be an executive producer on. mayaandthewave.com

🎉🌈 Today, we celebrate the world premiere of I WAS BORN THIS WAY at Tribeca: Archbishop Carl Bean got the break of his life when he recorded “I Was Born This Way” in 1977. It quickly became the first gay anthem; when the AIDS crisis hit, however, he soon found himself drawn to a different calling.

We are so thrilled to be executive producers on HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY-- catch the NYC premiere TONIGHT at #NewFest!

You've only got a few days left to have your school or program join up with us for the next school year! Find out more: funnygirls.org/info

The non-member deadline has passed for this extraordinary opportunity, but becoming a member of Film Independent gives you more time, and incredible benefits!

Want the girls in school to feel the power of real leadership skills and have a blast doing it? Find out more about Funny Girls at funnygirls.org/apply!

When values of bodily autonomy and individual choice collide with latent fears of disability, the conversations get uncomfortable, to say the least. Making its NYC debut tonight at @reelabilities.bsky.social, "Life After" is a new, unflinching dive into those conversations:

We to invite you and your organization to be part of our Funny Girls family! We’re thrilled to share our Funny Girls 2025-2026 Partnership Application. Check out the application at bit.ly/FunnyGirls2025, or for more information, go to FunnyGirls.org.

Excited for @studentleadnet.bsky.social's WholeGirl+ conference! Our very own Jill Frutkin will be leading a session where participants will experience first-hand how Funny Girls use improv games to connect to key leadership skills. See you there! www.studentleadershipnetwork.org/register-now...

We believe in celebrating women by supporting the extraordinary vision, ingenuity, leadership and wit that women and non-binary people bring to every aspect of life. Thanks to Emily Flake for this brilliant cartoon reminding us all what it takes! #WomensHistoryMonth

We aren’t celebrating a DAY, we are honoring the power of women’s voices every day. Funny Girls continues to support girls leadership, and we’ve had fab feedback developing programming for women (hey, @sheshouldrun.bsky.social )! #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD2025

The women of three Native Hawaiian families stood to protect the sacred mouth of Mauna Kea, and no one could predict just how much everyone's lives would change. Join them in bearing witness to the struggle with STANDING ABOVE THE CLOUDS today at @athenafilmfest.bsky.social. #HarnischSupports

Tonight at @athenafilmfest.bsky.social, you can dive into the epic life story of of the most consequential female figures in Ireland’s recent history with MRS. ROBINSON, directed by @aoifekelleher.bsky.social. Plus, join the discussion on women filmmakers on climate storytelling! #HarnischSupports

Kicking off @athenafilmfest.bsky.social tonight: SATISFIED, an intimate look at Renée Elise Goldsberry's struggle with career & family, against the backdrop of the hit musical Hamilton. Goldsberry & co-director Melissa Haizlip will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion! #HarnischSupports

Tomorrow kicks off the *15th* annual @athenafilmfest.bsky.social--the premiere film festival celebrating and advancing a new understanding of what women’s leadership looks like. We couldn't be prouder to serve on this host committee, and we hope you'll join us in checking out these events:

Social-emotional learning is a core part of Funny Girls' work, so we love joining the multitudes of voices celebrating #SELDay today! Follow along with all of the fabulous events and discussions at selday.org. 💜🩵 #SELWeek #SEL

We're celebrating THE CALLERS, a new film from @lindsey_dryden that's now on @newyorker.com. It's a balm for these chaotic times: "a love letter to queer memory and possibility, LGBTQ+ community and care, and the power of collective imagination to create the lives we dream of." 💜 #HarnischSupports

Got plans on Wednesday night? Now you do! We're sponsoring a FREE screening of "Black Barbie" at the MAD Museum of Arts and Design in NYC, where filmmaker Lagueria Davis will attend for a Q&A session after the film. madmuseum.org/events/black...

For an entire generation of girls, Sally Ride was the at pinnacle we dreamed of: being the first American woman to blast into space. A new doc premiering at Sundance explores her hidden life & a portrait of the woman beyond the headlines: https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/675325b4707ccd3c…

When values of bodily autonomy and individual choice collide with latent fears of disability, the conversations get uncomfortable, to say the least. Premiering tonight at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social, "Life After" is a new, unflinching dive into those conversations: https://festival.sundance.org/…

The stakes couldn't be higher: @chasestrangio.bsky.social is the first out trans person to argue a case before #SCOTUS, and he's also up against the mainstream media's continued role in fomenting anti-trans bias. Premiering today at Sundance: festival.sundance.org/program/film... @aclu.org

A cure for what ails you: "Move Ya Body: The Birth of House" is a "road map of how a rebellion against bodily repression can clutch joy and creative expression to sidestep empire." Sounds very good to us! And, it premieres today at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social: https://festival.sundance.org/prog…

Worried that your teenager is caught in the chaos of modern life? Consider sending them to a traditional folk high school in the Arctic. No, really: "Folktales," one of the documentaries we've supported recently, premieres today at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social. https://festival.sundance.org/progr…

With librarians who are beloved by millions under threat by a small but dangerous cadre of extremists, we're proud to have supported @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social and are celebrating its premiere at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social today! @itvsindies.bsky.social festival.sundance.org/program/film...

Looking forward to today's @sundancefest.bsky.social premiere of "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore." Congratulations to Shoshannah Stern, @marleematlin.bsky.social, and @itvsindies.bsky.social on this gorgeous accomplishment! festival.sundance.org/program/film...

The global crisis of loneliness has deeply affected each one of us in ways that we're only just now starting to realize. It was through the lens of that crisis that we decided to support @creativemornings.bsky.social with its first $1 million grant.