Ratified

Premieres October 20, 2025
Directed by Sabaah Folayan and Deborah R Draper

A bipartisan coalition continues a century-long fight to add gender equality into the Constitution.

About the Documentary

Ratified brings the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to life through Virginia’s pivotal ratification battle. Led by Black women and with the support of a multi-racial, multi-generational coalition, this documentary traces the legal, political, and deeply personal fight to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution nearly a century after the ERA was first proposed.

The Filmmakers

Sabaah Folayan

Sabaah Folayan is an award-winning storyteller who uses written and visual media to bring a fresh perspective to urgent questions of our time. She made her directorial debut at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival with Whose Streets?, which chronicles the experiences of activists living in Ferguson, Missouri, when Michael Brown Jr. was killed.

Deborah R Draper

Deborah Riley Draper is an award-winning filmmaker known for her compelling storytelling and ability to amplify diverse voices and journeys. A 2025 Film Independent Episodic Directing Fellow, she also received a 2025 NAACP Image Awards nomination for Outstanding Directing – Documentary for the docu-series James Brown: Say It Loud.

Emily Best

Emily Best is a filmmaker and entrepreneur who founded Seed&Spark, the No. 1 crowdfunding platform for artists and storytellers in the world. She built a national education program in partnership with more than 700 arts and academic organizations. She has produced shorts, features, virtual reality, webseries, and comedy specials.

Megan Goedewaagen

Megan Goedewaagen is a producer and production executive who works across documentary, narrative, and live production. Her credits include Pride, the FX docuseries on the history of the LGBTQ movement, Dear Zoe, starring Sadie Sink, and The Academy Awards, where she works as talent relations producer for the Academy (AMPAS).

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