The interviews show these extraordinary women sharing their diverse journeys, personal stories, and perspectives, and the effect is both inspiring and empowering. The Female Lead is an initiative founded by data pioneer and entrepreneur Edwina Dunn to make women’s stories more visible, offering alternative role models with the goal of fostering ambition and self-belief in young women.
Director: Marian Lacombe

Ava DuVernay
Self

Tavi Gevinson
Self

Mhairi Black
Self

Christiane Amanpour
Self
Dr Cori Bargmann
Self

Michaela DePrince
Self

Meryl Streep
Self
Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe
Self

Samantha Power
Self

Butch Jamie
2008

La Cicciolina: Godmother of Scandal
2017

Pieces
2013

Bone Wind Fire
2011

Unrest
2017

Mankiller
2017

Yellow Fever
2012

Doctors, Liars, and Women: AIDS Activists Say No to Cosmo
1988

The Secret Life of Geisha
1999

We Are Always Walking
2017

The Goddesses of Food
2017

Hands of History
1994