Sunday’s International Women’s Day celebrations rang out across the world—and the internet.
In honor of the annual event, Netflix and UN Women launched a special collection of streaming content curated by female creators from behind and in front of the camera.
The library of TV shows, documentaries, and films is available all year via Netflix.com/BecauseSheWatched, or by searching “Because She Watched” on the platform.
Each title is handpicked by international actresses, directors, writers, producers, and critics, including Milly Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), Logan Browning (Dear White People), Lauren Morelli (Orange Is the New Black), Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), Salma Hayek, Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project), Laurie Nunn (Sex Education), and Sophia Loren.
“Having a world where everyone is truly represented is about true democracy. And truly seeing ourselves allows us to envision endless possibilities for ourselves and each other,” according to Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox.
The Netflix original, helmed by Jenji Kohan, was the first project that made Cox feel “genuinely empowered as a woman thanks to the women at the helm of the show.”
“This show created a space and platform for me as a black openly trans woman that created space for other openly trans women of all races to be truly seen in the depth of our humanity,” said Cox, who added Brené Brown documentary The Call to Courage to the list.
Not every choice is an overtly feminist one: Esther Acebo opted for Chef’s Table, Hanna Ardéhn went for Silence of the Lambs, and Lynn Fainchtein selected 2001: A Space Odyssey.
But if you’re looking for strong female characters, you can find inspiration in picks like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Scandal, Grace and Frankie, Dead to Me, Miss Americana, Chewing Gum, Wonder Woman, Russian Doll, and Knock Down the House.
“This collaboration is about taking on the challenges of telling women’s stories and showing women in all their diversity,” UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia said in a statement.
“It’s about making visible the invisible,” she continued. “And proving that only by fully representing and including women on screen, behind-the-camera, and in our narratives overall, society will truly flourish.”
Users can also choose from various “Because She Watched” profile icons to celebrate their favorite female characters from the collection.
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The complete list of the 55 women who curated “Because She Watched” for Netflix:
Alejandra Azcárate (Colombia): Vis a Vis
Alice Wu (United States): Frances Ha
Andrea Barata Ribeiro (Brazil): Sex Education
Anna Winger (Germany): Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Ava DuVernay (United States): A Wrinkle in Time
Barbara Lopez (Mexico): Scandal
Beren Saat (Turkey): Bird Box
Bruna Mascarenhas (Brazil): Quien Te Cantará
Cecilia Suárez (Mexico): Marriage Story
Chris Nee (United States): Orange is the New Black
Christian Serratos (United States): The Goop Lab
Cindy Bishop (Thailand): Anne with an E
Elena Fortes (Mexico): Atlantique
Esther Acebo (Spain): Chef’s Table: Bo Songvisava
Fadily Camara (France): How to Get Away with Murder
Fanny Herrero (France): Je Parle Toute Seule
Fatimah Abu Bakar (Malaysia): Babies
Francesca Comencini (Italy): What Happened, Miss Simone?
Giovanna Ewbank (Brazil): The Most Beautiful Thing
Hanna Ardéhn (Sweden): Silence of the Lambs
Hazar Erguclu (Turkey): House of Cards
Hend Sabry (Egypt): Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Ida Elise Broch (Norway): RuPaul’s Drag Race
Janet Mock (United States): Paris Is Burning
Joyce Cheng (Hong Kong): Queer Eye
Juliana Vicente (Brazil): When They See Us
Kemi Adetiba (Nigeria): King of Boys
Kiara Advani (India): Lust Stories
Lali Espósito (Argentina): Notting Hill
Lana Condor (United States): Grace and Frankie
Lauren Morelli (United States) Julie & Julia
Laurie Nunn (England): The Keepers
Laverne Cox (United States): Brené Brown: The Call to Courage
Liz Garbus (United States): She’s Gotta Have It
Logan Browning (United States): Someone Great
Lynn Fainchtein (Mexico): 2001: Space Odyssey
Marcela Benjumea (Colombia): Dead to Me
Mercedes Morán (Argentina): Aquarius
Mika Ninagawa (Japan): In the Realm of the Senses
Millie Bobby Brown (United Kingdom): Miss Americana
Mina El Hammani (Spain): ¿Qué Co#o Está Pasando?
Mindy Kaling (United States): Chewing Gum
Mira Lesmana (Indonesia): ROMA
Mithila Palkar (India): Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette
Nahnatchka Khan (United States): Young Adult
Ngô Thanh Vân (Vietnam): Wonder Woman
Nosipho Dumisa (South Africa): Gravity
Pathy Dejesus (Brazil): Raising Dion
Paulina Garcia (Chile): Deux Jours, Une Nuit
Petra Costa (Brazil): Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Salma Hayek (Mexico): Unbelievable
Sandi Tan (Singapore): Russian Doll
Shefali Shah (India): Delhi Crime
Sophia Loren (Italy): The Crown
Yalitza Aparicio (Mexico): Knock Down the House
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