Audacious Women Productions is a women-led documentary film production company on a mission to tell little-known stories through innovative multimedia projects. It was founded in 2022 by media veterans Sandra Rattley and Charlotte Mangin, makers of the award-winning women’s history series UNLADYLIKE2020, which has reached over 6 million viewers to date, and America By The Numbers, a groundbreaking look at America’s changing demographics. We foreground untold narratives and diverse changemakers, bring hidden history and contemporary stories to life, and bridge past and present in a bold new way. In addition to creating groundbreaking and timely films, our expertise includes the design of multimedia educational resources, establishing partnerships with key community and national institutions, and staging impactful local, regional and national screening and audience engagement events.
Who We Are
Charlotte Mangin interviews actor and playwright Madeleine McCray.
Sandra Rattley interviews Omaha historian Renée Sans Souci.
Audacious Women Productions has a trademark storytelling style created for UNLADYLIKE2020, and which viewers have described as “artfully created gems of history,” a “beautiful blend of history and art,” and “powerful, primary source-based documentary films with an amazing artistic presentation.”
Our visual approach for non-fiction storytelling has inter-generational appeal and a dynamic look and feel, including:
Breathtaking original artwork and animation by artist Amelie Chabannes
Compelling verité scenes with contemporary characters
Rare archival imagery – photographs, films, newsreels, newspaper clippings – some colorized and animated to add eye-catching momentum
Compelling, artfully-shot on-camera interviews with historians, thought leaders, and subject matter experts
Motion graphics dramatizing current trends and statistics
Fast-paced editing style, full of unexpected juxtapositions and transitions, punctuated with contemporary music
Narration and voice-over by award-winning actors
