The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause

Dir. Jacoba Atlas · G · min · 10/17/2024

A feature documentary on menopause: the biology, the medical system’s failures, and what women can do. Created by journalist Tamsen Fadal; premiered at a US Senate briefing in 2024 and screened in medical schools and workplaces globally. The first major documentary of its kind on a subject that affects every woman.

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