Name: Draw for Change!
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-03-06
Rating: 4.7

Overview

DRAW FOR CHANGE! is a 6 part documentary series about female cartoonists from all around the globe, challenging the red lines and the taboos of their society. Zooming in on their drawings, these cartoonists take us on a journey into their world in search of people who experience their drawings in reality.

Seasons

Season 1

6 Episodes

2024

E01

A Stroke of Freedom

3/6/2024·52m

In an Egypt once again under military dictatorship, with women's freedom under attack more than ever, Doaa el-Adl, a popular newspaper cartoonist throughout the Arab world, revisits twenty years of her struggle through imagery.

E02

Behind the Lines

3/6/2024·56m

In a rebellious city in Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a young Syrian cartoonist tries to impose her art of political caricature. A risky gamble in a world of men at war.

E03

Tree of Violence

3/6/2024

Through her drawings, she gives opposition to Putin: a portrait of Russian artist Victoria Lomasko, from her dissident life in Moscow to her forced exile in Brussels after the invasion of Ukraine.

E04

Drawing a Line

3/6/2024

In India, criticizing the authoritarian Narendra Modi and his regime can be dangerous. A sensitive portrait of young online cartoonist and political columnist Rachita Taneja, awaiting trial for satirising her country’s institutions. - - Direction Sama Pana

E05

We Are Fire

3/6/2024·53m

Mar Maremoto is a queer, punk artist with overflowing energy. Her work is lively and loaded with emotions. Her drawings and mural frescoes striking. She courageously explores the multiple repercussions of machismo, the anxiety of fat-shaming, or the difficulty of not complying with societal norms.

E06

Open Letter

3/6/2024·90m

"With revelatory insight, Open Letter focuses on two of the most controversial Supreme Court confirmations in US history, interrogating the ability of the judiciary to prosecute gender-based violence. Utilizing a fresh visual approach, America’s keenest legal minds review opportunities for reform."