Independent Lens
Ratified
Ratified brings to life the push to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution through the legal battle in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment.
Q
When the director’s mother has been ostracized by a secretive matriarchal religious order she’s been part of her whole life, will the pain of losing the group make her lose her family as well?
- Funding Initiative
- Diversity Development Fund
Director/Producer
Jude Chehab
Jude Chehab is a Lebanese/American filmmaker, who was part of the North Star Residency at CIFF, and was a NeXtDoc and CAAM fellow. Jude's work illuminates issues, such as the refugee crisis and female empowerment. She lensed films in Somalia, Sudan, and Pakistan, and was an associate producer of Sesame Street’s show for Syrian refugees.
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The Film
When the director’s mother has been ostracized by a secretive matriarchal religious order she’s been part of her whole life, will the pain of losing the group make her lose her family as well?
