In light of the draft of a leaked majority Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, I want to call your attention to the people that would be impacted most by the end of legalized abortion across the United States. 🧵:

Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.

Spain is set to become first Western country offering ‘menstrual leave’ to women. Women who suffer from severe period pain will be allowed to take leave from work for up to three days each month Thread 🧵👇 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Still thinking about shaandiin and Rayka Zehtabchi's documentary short LONG LINE OF LADIES. Maybe the best thing I've seen this year. Hoping there's a place to watch for folks on the internet sometime soon. vimeo.com/655221861

For CNN Style, I profiled shaandiin on her most recent film, co-directed with Rayka Zehtabchi, LONG LINE OF LADIES. Their incredible short doc won the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW and is currently playing in The Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Shorts Tour. cnn.com/style/article/…

.The Hollywood Reporter names Panah Panahi's HIT THE ROAD one of the ten best films of the year so far! Watch it today on Kino Now. hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-r…

The The Sundance Institute Indigenous Shorts Tour has been hitting the road this past summer and is coming to a theater near you soon with films by shaandiin +Rayka Zehtabchi, Sky Hopinka, Don Eblahan, Petyr Xyst, & Xochitl Enriquez Mendoza. Dates + booking info here: sundance.org/programs/indig…

congrats shaandiin + Rayka Zehtabchi! LONG LINE OF LADIES is featured on DOC NYC’s Short List 🖤🖤🖤

.#CEH2023 Shorts List Pt2 Last Days of August | Robert Machoian & Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck Long Line of Ladies | Rayka Zehtabchi & shaandiin Martha Mitchell Effect | anne alvergue & Debra McClutchy Nuisance Bear | Jack Weisman & Gabby Osio Shut Up & Paint | Alexander M. Ramírez-Mallis & Titus Kaphar

kick off Native American Heritage Month by watching ⁦shaandiin⁩ + ⁦Rayka Zehtabchi⁩’s LONG LINE OF LADIES, an incredible and beautiful film celebrating an Indigenous history, present, and future. check it out on ⁦The New York Times⁩ Op-Docs! nytco.com/press/sxsw-win…

There’s a historical lack of representation and celebration around periods. The Op-Doc “Long Line of Ladies” captures a Karuk coming-of-age ceremony where it’s celebrated, not stigmatized. nyti.ms/3FHn0z8

The six nominees for Outstanding Short Film are: In Flow of Words | Directed by Eliane Esther Bots Last Days of August | Directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian Long Line of Ladies | Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi and shaandiin 1/2

As National Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, our Indigenous editor Leo Koziol chats to directors shaandiin Rayka Zehtabchi and producer Pimm Tripp-Allen, the team behind the Oscar-qualifying documentary short, Long Line of Ladies: boxd.it/1fu #NNAHM

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION We’re excited to announce that Are You Still There? is available in the Academy Screening Room! Thank you to the team who made this film happen, and to the festivals, programmers, and jurors who gave it a platform. Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi & Sam Davis

“We challenged ourselves to make a film that truly honors its subjects, resists manufacturing drama or conflict, and creates a defined line for the respectful consumption of another’s culture”🙌🏽 buff.ly/3hjA04h

Thankful to have two films in contention this year: Long Line of Ladies in the Doc Short category and Are You Still There? in the Live-Action category. Both contain a piece of my heart ❤️ #fyc

#FYC #shortliveaction #hsffalumni Rayka Zehtabchi Sam Davis reef Joshua Jason rima haddad 🇱🇧🇺🇲

Hollywood is in disarray amid mass firings and fears of the future. The big take-aways in the trades seem to be that people need to be making smaller more thoughtfully crafted movies for audiences. Welcome to the party, pal.

The #SXSW 2023 Documentary Short Jury Award goes to Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma) directed by Sean Wang!