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The good news keeps on coming! The Rebel Girls has been nominated for a Humanitas Prize. Since 1974, The Humanitas Prizes have been awarded to honor professional film and television writers whose work exemplifies the art of screenwriting while exploring the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way. The Humanitas…

The Rebel Girls is heading to the Oscars Qualifying BronzeLens Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia! The 15th annual BronzeLens festival runs from August 21st through August 25th. The mission of the BronzeLens Film Festival of Atlanta, Georgia is two fold: to promote Atlanta as the new film mecca for people…

More exciting news from the festival circuit – The Rebel Girls is headed to the 7th Annual Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival. IndyShorts is ranked one of the world's best short film festivals by MovieMaker! IndyShorts is the largest short film festival in the Midwest; it's a six-day…

The Rebel Girls has been honored with the Best Short Film Prize at Pulling Focus Film Festival! This marks the third jury win for the film, which also collected jury prizes at the Orlando International Film Festival in Orlando, FL and at the Cinequest Film and Creativity Festival in San…

The Rebel Girls writer-director-producer Felicia D Henderson was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Black Women Cannes Global Legacy Award at Cannes Film Festival!

The Rebel Girls has been nominated for the HBO® Short Film Award! In its 27th year, the HBO® Short Film Award is regarded as one of the country’s most prestigious short film showcases. Five filmmakers are selected as finalists to screen their short films and compete for a chance to win $10,000.…

Celebrated television powerhouse Felicia D. Henderson takes on the film festival scene, debuting the inspiring true story, “The Rebel Girls.” Abducted by white police officers after protesting a racially segregated movie theater in Americus, Georgia, in 1963, 15 Black girls were illegally imprisoned in a Civil War era stockade for…

The Run & Shoot Filmworks MVAAFF is a nine-day event that showcases the works of independent and established African-American filmmakers. This year marks the 22nd for the Oscar-qualifying festival in the Short Film category. Set in Oak Bluffs, MA, the festival curates a diverse and compelling lineup of Black cinematic…

THE REBEL GIRLS filmmaker Felicia D. Henderson joins NBC LA's Jobeth Devera to discuss the premiere of her film at Cinequest in San Jose.

Voted Best Film Festival by USA Today Readers, Cinequest is an Oscar qualifying festival.  The in-person festival occurs in the Silicon Valley, while the virtual festival occurs via the Cinejoy online platform. The festival is set in the home of the world's most influential media technology companies (Apple, Cisco, Instagram, LinkedIn,…