Katherine Switzer, Siila Watt-Cloutier, and Sharon Farmer - they are the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, the first woman to connect climate change to human rights, and the first woman to act as Chief White House Photographer. These trailblazing women broke barriers in their day and are still actively pursuing their passions. They didn’t let gender get in the way of accomplishing their dreams and they don’t let it stop them in their old age.

 

When Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially run the Boston marathon  in 1967, it started a lifelong quest to promote women’s running which culminated in her getting the women’s marathon into the 1984 Olympics.  Now 76,  Kathrine runs a global non-profit to empower women through running internationally.

 

Siila Watt-Cloutier dedicated her life to fighting climate change. Her work in the U.N. resulted in getting toxic chemicals regulated through the Stockholm Convention. In 2005 she was the first person to launch an international legal action against the US for its contribution to global warming, which she argued violated the human rights of the Inuit. Now 70, Siila continues speaking out to save her people and the planet.

 

Sharon Farmer started taking photos at Ohio State University during the civil rights protests in the 60s and ended up as the first woman to run the White House Photography Office. Now 72, Sharon uses her camera to document the realities she encounters today as a black, lesbian woman in America. Tough Old Broads tells the stories of these women in their own voices. The film will inspire a new generation of women by showing what it takes to break barriers and how this spirit continues and changes through a lifetime.  It will prove that it is possible to follow your dreams and sometimes even change the world in the process. Tough Old Broads is more than a documentary; it will spark a movement of women, both young and old, to embrace their power, speak out, and demand attention.