Tell It Like a Woman

Tell It Like a Woman is a 2022 anthology film of seven short stories directed by women. It was filmed in different parts of the world.^[1]

Tell It Like a Woman
Directed by	Lucia Bulgheroni Silvia Carobbio Catherine Hardwicke Taraji P. Henson Mipo Oh Lucía Puenzo Maria Sole Tognazzi Leena Yadav
Written by	Lucia Bulgheroni Silvia Carobbio Krupa Ge Catherine Hardwicke Mipo Oh Lucía Puenzo Shantanu Sagara Giulia Steigerwalt Chiara Tilesi Leena Yadav
Produced by	Lucas Akoskin Monika Bacardi Andrea Iervolino Chiara Tilesi
Starring	Cara Delevingne Marcia Gay Harden Eva Longoria Jennifer Hudson Margherita Buy Anne Watanabe Jacqueline Fernandez
Cinematography	Aseem Bajaj
Edited by	Anne-Sophie Bion
Music by	Elena Maro Daniel Tarrab
Production companies	Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment We Do It Together
Distributed by	Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release date	October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	Italy United States
Language	English

The film received a nomination at the 95th Academy Awards for Best Original Song for "Applause" by Diane Warren.^[2]

Premise

Tell It Like a Woman is a feature film composed of seven short stories whose common denominator is the representation of female protagonists. Each of these very different women faces a particular challenge in their life with extreme determination and courage that makes them stronger and more self-aware. Some of these inspirational and empowering stories, which take place all over the world, are inspired by true events, while others are narrative fiction.^[3]

Cast

• Cara Delevingne as Validation
• Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Susan Partovi
• Eva Longoria as Ana
• Jennifer Hudson as Kim Carter / Pepcy
• Margherita Buy as Diana
• Anne Watanabe as Yuki
• Danielle Pinnock as Debra
• Leonor Varela as Tala
• Nate' Jones as Evelyn
• Pauletta Washington as Laurie Traynor
• Jacqueline Fernandez as Divya
• Jesse Garcia as Johnny
• Alex Bentley as Javi
• Jennifer Ulrich as Greta
• Katia Gomez as Maricela Lopez
• Katie McGovern as Teresa
• Brandon Win as Jack
• Ayesha Harris as Phyllis
• Gabriel Ellis as Ray
• Jasmine Luv as Tamika
• Holly Gilliam as Gallery Manager (voice)
• Iacopo Ricciotti as Edoardo
• Sergio Allard as Assistant
• Freddy Drabble as Tony
• Flaminia Sartini as Nora
• Anjali Lama as Anjali
• Andrea Vergoni as Marco

Production

The film was shot in India, Italy, Japan, and the United States.^[4][5][6]

Release

The film premiered at the Taormina Film Fest (TFF), where it won the TFF Excellence Award.^[7]

It arrived on VOD platforms, including Google Play, Prime Video and Vudu, on February 17, 2023.^[3]

Reception

Critical

Writing for The Austin Chronicle, Jasmine Lane gave a positive review and wrote: "Though I would've liked to see these shorts plunge more deeply into the abstract concept of what it means to tell a story not just as a woman or about a woman but in a way only a woman can, in a world that seems increasingly determined to reduce the breadth of feminine identity to a singular biological imperative, these shorts feel triumphant".^[8] Conversely, Leslie Felperin of The Guardian wrote a negative review, with 2 out of 5 stars, writing: "[Cara] Delevingne is pretty good and Mipo O's story of a single mother struggling to stay afloat has impact – but most are on a spectrum between insipid and awful."^[9]

Accolades

Awards	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	March 12, 2023	Best Original Song	"Applause" Music and lyrics by Diane Warren	Nominated	[2]
Capri, Hollywood	January 5, 2023	Best Original Song		Won	[10]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	November 16, 2022	Best Original Song in an Independent Film		Won	[11]
Satellite Awards	March 3, 2023	Best Original Song		Nominated	[12]
Society of Composers & Lyricists	February 15, 2023	Outstanding Song for a Drama/Documentary		Won	[13]
Taormina Film Fest	July 23, 2022	TFF Excellence Award	Tell It Like a Woman	Won	[7]