Netflix, UN Women launch ‘Because She Watched’ for Int’l Women’s Day

Netflix and UN Women launched “Because She Watched” for International Women’s Day. It is a special Netflix collection of series, documentaries and films for the celebration.

The collection will be available all throughout the year. It is curated by female creators including filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown, Pose‘s Janet Mock. It also includes Salma Hayek, Sophia Loren, Laurie Nunn, To All the Boys star Lana Condor and more.

According to Anita Bhatia, UN Women Deputy Executive Director, “this collaboration is about taking on the challenge of telling women’s stories and showing women in all their diversity.”

“It’s about making visible the invisible, and proving that only by fully representing and including women on screen, behind-the-camera, and in our narratives overall, society will truly flourish,” she added.

Meanwhile, the International Women’s Day will happen on March 8. In fact, it will be themed by, “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights.” Inspiring the women through stories is the aim of the collection.

Below is the list of the women who helped curate “Because She Watched,” in honor for International Women’s Day:

1. Alejandra Azcárate  (Colombia) – Vis a Vis

2. Alice Wu  (United States) – Frances Ha

3. Andrea Barata Ribeiro  (Brazil) – Sex Education

4. Anna Winger  (Germany) – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

5. Ava DuVernay  (United States) – A Wrinkle in Time

6. Barbara Lopez  (Mexico) – Scandal

7. Beren Saat  (Turkey) – Bird Box

8. Bruna Mascarenhas  (Brazil) – Quien te cantará

9. Cecilia Suárez  (Mexico) –  Marriage Story

10. Chris Nee  (United States) – Orange is the New Black

11. Christian Serratos  (United States) – The Goop Lab

12. Cindy Bishop  (Thailand) – Anne with an E

13. Elena Fortes  (Mexico) – Atlantique

14. Esther Acebo  (Spain) – Chef’s Table: Bo Songvisava

15. Fadily Camara  (France) – How to Get Away with Murder

16. Fanny Herrero  (France) – Je Parle Toute Seule

17. Fatimah Abu Bakar  (Malaysia) – Babies

18. Francesca Comencini  (Italy) – What Happened, Miss Simone?

19. Giovanna Ewbank  (Brazil) – The Most Beautiful Thing

20. Hanna Ardéhn  (Sweden) – Silence of the Lambs

21. Hazar Erguclu  (Turkey) – House of Cards

22. Hend Sabry  (Egypt) – Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

23. Ida Elise Broch  (Norway) – RuPaul’s Drag Race

24. Janet Mock  (United States) – Paris Is Burning

25. Joyce Cheng  (Hong Kong) – Queer Eye

26. Juliana Vicente  (Brazil) – When They See Us

27. Kemi Adetiba  (Nigeria) – King of Boys

28. Kiara Advani  (India) – Lust Stories

29. Lali Espósito  (Argentina) – Notting Hill

30. Lana Condor  (United States) – Grace and Frankie

31. Lauren Morelli  (United States) – Julie & Julia

32. Laurie Nunn  (England) – The Keepers

33. Laverne Cox  (United States) – A Call to Courage

34. Liz Garbus  (United States) – She’s Gotta Have It

35. Logan Browning  (United States) – Someone Great

36. Lynn Fainchtein  (Mexico) – 2001:Space Odyssey

37. Marcela Benjumea  (Colombia) – Dead to Me

38. Mercedes Morán  (Argentina) – Aquarius

39. Mika Ninagawa  (Japan) – In the Realm of the Senses

40. Millie Bobby Brown  (United Kingdom) – Miss Americana

41. Mina El Hammani  (Spain) – ¿Qué Co#o Está Pasando?

42. Mindy Kaling  (United States) – Chewing Gum

43. Mira Lesmana (Indonesia): ROMA

44. Mithila Palkar (India): Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette

45. Nahnatchka Khan (United States): Young Adult

46. Ngô Thanh Vân (Vietnam): Wonder Woman

47. Nosipho Dumisa (South Africa): Gravity

48. Pathy Dejesus (Brazil): Raising Dion

49. Paulina Garcia (Chile): Deux Jours, Une Nuit

50. Petra Costa (Brazil): Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

51. Salma Hayek (Mexico): Unbelievable

52. Sandi Tan (Singapore): Russian Doll

53. Shefali Shah (India): Delhi Crime

54. Sophia Loren (Italy): The Crown

55. Yalitza Aparicio (Mexico): Knock Down the House