Films Written by Women and Nonbinary Persons in 2022

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December

  • Alice, Darling – Directed by Mary Nighy; Written by Alanna Francis
  • Joyride – Directed by Emer Reynolds; Written by Ailbhe Keogan
  • Women Talking – Written and Directed by Sarah Polley
  • Corsage – Written and Directed by Marie Kreutzer
  • 7 Women and A Murder (7 donne e un mistero) – Written by Lisa Nur Sultan and Alessandro Genovesi
  • Avatar: The Way of Water – Written by Amanda Silver, James Cameron, and Rick Jaffa
  • The Almond and the Seahorse – Written by Kaite O’Reilly and Celyn Jones
  • A Not So Merry Christmas (Reviviendo la Navidad) – Written by Angélica Gudiño and Juan Carlos Garzó
  • The Apology – Written and Directed by Alison Star Locke
  • The Super 8 Years (Documentary) – Directed by Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot; Written by Annie Ernaux
  • Children of the Mist (Documentary) – Directed by Hà Lệ Diễm
  • Le pupille (Short) – Written and Directed by Alice Rohrwacher
  • Private Lesson – Written by Yasemin Erturan and Murat Disli
  • The Cosmos Sisters – Written and Directed by Nora Kaye and Whitney Uland
  • Divorce Bait — Written by Cristina Nava and Ruben Islas
  • Something from Tiffany’s — Written by Tamara Chestna
  • To the End (Documentary) — Directed by Rachel Lears; Written by Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick
  • One Fine Morning — Written and Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
  • Hawa — Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré; Written by Maïmouna Doucouré, Alain-Michel Blanc, Zangro, and David Elkaïm
  • Saint Omer — Directed by Alice Diop; Written by Alice Diop, Amrita David, Marie N’Diaye, and Zoé Galeron
  • Christmas With the Campbells — Directed by Clare Niederpruem; Written by Barbara Kymlicka, Dan Lagana, and Vince Vaughn
  • A New Orleans Noel — Directed by Angela Tucker; Written by Angela Tucker and Alys Murray
  • The Eternal Daughter — Written and Directed by Joanna Hogg
  • Framing Agnes (Documentary) — Written by Morgan M. Page and Chase Joynt
  • Darby and the Dead — Written by Becca Greene and Wenonah Wilms
  • Twisted – Directed by Vibeke Muasya; Written by Vibeke Muasya and Nikolaj Scherfig
  • Food and Romance — Directed by Annika Appelin; Written by Anna Fredriksson
  • Bed Rest – Written and Directed by Lori Evans Taylor
  • Smyrna (Smyrni mou agapimeni) — Written by Mimi Denissi and Martin Sherman
  • Christmas in the Caribbean — Written by Nathalie Cox and Philippe Martinez
  • Hotel for the Holidays — Written by Maggie Lane and Margarita Matthews
  • Catfish Christmas — Directed by Victoria Rowell; Written by Dara Harper
  • Farha — Written and Directed by Darin J. Sallam
  • Qala — Written and Directed by Anvita Dutt

November

  • Tell It Like a Woman (Anthology) – Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Taraji P. Henson, Maria Sole Tognazzi, Lucia Puenzo, Leena Yadav, and Mipo Oh; Written by Krupa Ge, V, and Shantanu Sagara
  • Mandrake – Directed by Lynne Davison
  • Christmas Full of Grace — Written by Carol Garcia
  • Leonor Will Never Die — Written and Directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar
  • EO – Written by Ewa Piaskowska and Jerzy Skolimowski
  • The Noel Diary — Written by Rebecca Connor, Charles Shyer, and David Golden
  • The People We Hate at the Wedding — Directed by Claire Scanlon; Written by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Wendy Molyneux
  • Christmas on Mistletoe Farm — Written and Directed by Debbie Isitt
  • She Said — Directed Maria Schrader; Written Rebecca Lenkiewicz
  • Nanny — Written and Directed by Nikyatu Jusu
  • The Swimmers — Directed by Sally El Hosaini; Written by Sally El Hosaini and Jack Thorne
  • Actual People — Written and Directed by Kit Zauhar
  • Flaming Ears (4K Restoration) — Directed by Ursula Pürrer, A. Hans Scheirl, and Dietmar Schipek; Written by Ursula Pürrer and Dietmar Schipek
  • Poppy — Written and Directed by Linda Niccol
  • A Couple – Written by Nathalie Boutefeu and Frederick Wiseman
  • Off Track (Ur spår) – Written by Maria Karlsson
  • My Father’s Dragon — Directed by Nora Twomey; Written by Meg LeFauve
  • Bantú Mama — Written by Clarisse Albrecht and Ivan Herrera
  • Christmas with You — Directed by Gabriela Tagliavini; Written by Jennifer C. Stetson, Paco Farias, and Michael Varrati
  • Being Thunder (Documentary) — Written and Directed by Stéphanie Lamorré
  • The Wonder — Written by Emma Donoghue, Alice Birch, and Sebastian Lelio
  • Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (Documentary) — Written by Dana Thomas
  • Next Exit – Written and Directed by Mali Elfman
  • Causeway — Directed by Lila Neugebauer; Written by Ottessa Moshfegh, Elizabeth Sanders, and Luke Goebel
  • You Resemble Me — Directed by Dina Amer; Written by Dina Amer and Omar Mullick
  • Dear Zoe — Directed by Gren Wells; Written by Melissa Martin and Mark Lhormer
  • Peaceful – Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot; Written by Emmanuelle Bercot and Marcia Romano
  • Calendar Girls (Documentary) — Written and Directed by Maria Loohufvud and Love Martinsen
  • Soft & Quiet — Written and Directed by Beth de Araújo
  • Dream Life (2K Restoration) – Directed by Mireille Dansereau; Written by Mireille Dansereau and Patrick Auzépy
  • Falling for Christmas — Directed by Janeen Damian; Written by Janeen Damian, Michael Damian, Jeff Bonnett, and Ron Oliver
  • I’m Totally Fine — Written by Alisha Ketry

October

September

  • The Good House – Directed by Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky; Written by Maya Forbes, Wally Wolodarsky, and Thomas Bezucha
  • Luckiest Girl Alive – Written by Jessica Knoll
  • Hocus Pocus 2 – Directed by Anne Fletcher; Written by Jen D’Angelo
  • Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon – Written and Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour
  • Vesper – Directed by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper; Written by Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper, and Brian Clark
  • My Best Friend’s Exorcism – Written by Jenna Lamia
  • Hero (Anthology) – Directed by Joan Chen, Sylvia Chang, and Li Shaohong; Written by Joan Chen, Sylvia Chang, Gao Xuan, and Ren Baoru
  • InHospitable (Documentary) – Directed by Sandra Alvarez; Written by Sandra Alvarez and Stacy Goldate
  • Taming the Garden (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Salomé Jashi
  • Masking Threshold – Written by Samantha Lienhard and Johannes Grenzfurthner
  • Spirit Halloween: The Movie – Written by Billie Bates
  • Don’t Worry Darling – Directed by Olivia Wilde; Written by Katie Silberman
  • On the Come Up – Directed by Sanaa Lathan; Written by Kay Oyegun
  • Catherine Called Birdy – Written and Directed by Lena Dunham
  • Lou – Directed by Anna Foerster; Written by Maggie Cohn and Jack Stanley
  • The Justice of Bunny King – Directed by Gaysorn Thavat; Written by Sophie Henderson
  • Carmen – Written and Directed by Valerie Buhagiar
  • The Swearing Jar – Directed by Lindsay MacKay; Written by Kate Hewlett
  • We Are Art – Through the Eyes of Annalaura (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Annalaura di Luggo
  • Railway Children – Written by Jemma Rodgers and Daniel Brocklehurst
  • The Unhitch King – Written by Danielle Dominique Nelson, Irin Daniels, JMC Serrato, and Lonnie Platter
  • The Woman King – Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood; Written by Dana Stevens
  • The Silent Twins – Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska; Written by Andrea Seigel
  • Do Revenge – Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson; Written by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson and Celeste Ballard
  • The African Desperate – Directed by Martine Syms; Written by Martine Syms and Rocket Caleshu
  • Pearl – Written by Mia Goth and Ti West
  • Simchas and Sorrows – Written and Directed by Genevieve Adams
  • Meet Cute – Written by Noga Pnueli
  • Four Winters (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Julia Mintz
  • The Falconer – Written and Directed by Seanne Winslow and Adam Sjoberg
  • Grand Jeté – Directed by Isabelle Stever; Written by Anna Melikova
  • Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale (Documentary) – Written by Desiree Cooper, Jayil Pak, and Aaron Schillinger
  • Jogi – Written by Sukhmani Sadana and Ali Abbas Zafar
  • True Things – Directed by Harry Wootliff; Written by Harry Wootliff and Molly Davies
  • The Bengali (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Kavery Kaul
  • Pitch Perfect (10th Anniversary Re-release) – Written by Kay Cannon
  • Dos Estaciones – Written by Ana Isabel Fernández, Ilana Coleman, and Juan Pablo González
  • They Want Me Gone – Written by Jessica Farrell and Drew Britton
  • Goodbye, Don Glees! – Written and Directed by Atsuko Ishizuka
  • About Fate – Written by Tiffany Paulsen
  • Drifting Home – Written by Minaka Sakamoto, Hiroyasu Ishida, and Hayashi Mori
  • Unseen Skies (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Yaara Bou Melhem
  • The Mayor of Rione Sanita – Written by Ippolita Di Majo and Mario Martone
  • Unfavorable Odds – Written by Edna Janeen White, Corey Toney, and Tony D. White
  • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. – Written and Directed by Adamma Ebo
  • Loving Highsmith (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Eva Vitija
  • The Book of Delights – Directed by Marcela Lordy; Written by Marcela Lordy and Josefina Trotta
  • A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff – Directed by Alicia J. Rose; Written by Alicia J. Rose and Alicia Jo Rabins
  • Blind Ambition (Documentary) – Written by Madeleine Ross, Robert Coe, and Paul Murphy
  • Diorama – Written and Directed by Tuva Novotny
  • After Ever Happy – Directed by Castille Landon; Written by Sharon Soboil
  • The Harbinger – Written by Amy Mills and Will Klipstine

August

July

June

  • Beba (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Rebeca Huntt
  • Beauty – Written by Lena Waithe
  • Olga – Written by Raphaëlle Desplechin and Elie Grappe
  • We Burn Like This – Written and Directed by Alana Waksman
  • Vedette (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Claudine Bories and Patrice Chagnard
  • Love You Anyway – Written and Directed by Anna Matz
  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Written by Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Camp, and Nick Paley
  • Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes – Written by Lili Villányi and Kevin Kopacka
  • Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Directed by Sophie Hyde; Written by Katy Brand
  • My Donkey, My Lover, & I – Written and Directed by Caroline Vignal
  • The Lost Girls – Written and Directed by Livia De Paolis
  • Cocoon – Written and Directed by Leonie Krippendorff
  • Abandoned – Written by Jessica Scott and Erik Patterson
  • Tahara – Directed by Olivia Peace; Written by Jess Zeidman
  • Trees of Peace – Written and Directed by Alanna Brown
  • Heart Parade – Written by Natalia Matuszek, Marianna Pochron, and Wiktor Piątkowski
  • Jurassic World Dominion – Written by Emily Carmichael and Colin Trevorrow
  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Remastered – Written and Directed by Mary McGuckian
  • Centauro – Written by Gemma Ventura and Gaël Nouaille
  • Watcher – Directed by Chloe Okuno; Written by Chloe Okuno and Zack Ford
  • Sambizanga (4K Restoration) – Directed by Sarah Maldoror; Written by Sarah Maldoror, Mário Pinto de Andrade, and Maurice Pons
  • Block Party – Directed by Dawn Wilkinson; Written by Lisa Mathis, Krista Suh, and Matt Allen
  • Hollywood Stargirl – Directed by Julia Hart; Written by Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz
  • We Are the Thousand (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Anita Rivaroli
  • Joe Papp in Five Acts (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Tracie Holder and Karen Thorsen
  • Eiffel – Written by Caroline Bongrand, Natalie Carter, Thomas Bidegain, Martin Bourboulon, and Martin Brossollet
  • The Overnight – Written by Mel Hagopian and Richard Harlost

May

  • Playlist – Directed by Nine Antico; Written by Nine Antico and Marc Syrigas
  • Erzulie – Directed by Christine Chen; Written by Christine Chen and Camille Gladney
  • The Bob’s Burgers Movie – Written by Nora Smith and Loren Bouchard
  • The Tsugua Diaries – Directed by Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes; Written by Maureen Fazendeiro, Mariana Ricardo, and Miguel Gomes
  • Rite of the Shaman – Directed by Alicia Oberle Farmer; Written by Alicia Oberle Farmer, Janice Spencer-Wise, John D. Farmer, and Albert Spencer-Wise
  • Torn Hearts – Directed by Brea Grant; Written by Rachel Koller Croft
  • Emergency – Written by KD Davila
  • Pleasure – Directed by Ninja Thyberg; Written by Ninja Thyberg and Peter Modestij
  • A Perfect Pairing – Written by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy
  • Il Buco – Written by Giovanna Giuliani and Michelangelo Frammartino
  • Tankhouse – Written by Chelsea Frei and Noam Tomaschoff
  • Monstrous – Written by Carol Chrest
  • The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar (Documentary) – Written by Tatiana Mereñuk, Gabriel Bobillo, and Alejandro Hartmann
  • Happening – Directed by Audrey Diwan; Written by Audrey Diwan and Marcia Romano
  • Along for the Ride – Written and Directed by Sofia Alvarez
  • Faye – Directed by Kd Amond; Written by Kd Amond and Sarah Zanotti
  • Operation Mincemeat – Written by Michelle Ashford
  • Glimpse – Written and Directed by Theresa Rebeck
  • The Ravine – Written by Kelly Pascuzzi, Robert Pascuzzi, and Keoni Waxman
  • Quarantine – Written and Directed by Diana Ringo
  • Inbetween Girl – Written and Directed by Mei Makino

April

March

February

  • Cyrano – Written by Erica Schmidt
  • Family Squares – Written and Directed by Stephanie Laing
  • Servants – Written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Marek Lescák, and Ivan Ostrochovský
  • My Best Part – Written by Maud Ameline, Sophie Fillières, and Nicolas Maury
  • Studio 666 – Written by Rebecca Hughes and Jeff Buhler
  • I’ll Find You – Directed by Martha Coolidge; Written by Bozenna Intrator and David S. Ward
  • Hellbender – Written and Directed by Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, and John Adams
  • Finding Carlos – Written by Melissa Scaramucci and Lance McDaniel
  • UFO – Written by Meryem Gültabak
  • Marry Me – Directed by Kat Coiro; Written by Tami Sagher, Harper Dill, and John Rogers
  • The Sky Is Everywhere – Directed by Josephine Decker; Written by Jandy Nelson
  • Here Before – Written and Directed by Stacey Gregg
  • Playground – Written and Directed by Laura Wandel
  • Anne+: The Film – Directed by Valerie Bisscheroux; Written by Valerie Bisscheroux, Maud Wiemeijer, and Hanna van Vliet
  • I Want You Back – Written by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker
  • Love and Leashes – Directed by Park Hyeon-jin; Written by Park Hyeon-jin and Lee Da-hye
  • A Grand Romantic Gesture – Written and Directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin
  • Alone with You – Written and Directed by Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks
  • Book of Love – Directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor; Written by Analeine Cal y Mayor and David Quantick
  • The Privilege – Directed by Katharina Schöde and Felix Fuchssteiner; Written by Katharina Schöde, Felix Fuchssteiner, Sebastian Niemann, and Eckhard Vollmar
  • The Wolf and the Lion – Written by Prune de Maistre
  • Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (Documentary) – Directed by Celeste Bell and Paul Sng; Written by Celeste Bell, Zoe Howe, and Paul Sng
  • Ghosts of the Ozarks – Written by Tara Perry, Jordan Wayne Long, and Sean Anthony Davis

January

  • Compartment No. 6 – Written by Livia Ulman, Andris Feldmanis, and Juho Kuosmanen
  • They/Them/Us – Written by Melissa Vogley Woods and Jon Sherman
  • The Fallout – Written and Directed by Megan Park
  • Stop-Zemlia – Written and Directed by Kateryna Gornostai
  • Donkeyhead – Written and Directed by Agam Darshi
  • Definition Please – Written and Directed by Sujata Day
  • Simple Passion – Written and Directed by Danielle Arbid
  • Redeeming Love – Written by Francine Rivers and D.J. Caruso
  • A Shot Through the Wall – Written and Directed by Aimee Long
  • Amandla – Written and Directed by Nerina De Jager
  • Sex Appeal – Directed by Talia Osteen; Written by Tate Hanyok
  • The Pink Cloud – Written and Directed by Iuli Gerbase
  • The Runner – Written and Directed by Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller
  • The Royal Treatment – Written by Holly Hester
  • The 355 – Written by Theresa Rebeck and Simon Kinberg
  • Brazen – Directed by Monika Mitchell; Written by Nora Roberts, Suzette Couture, Edithe Swensen, and Donald Martin
  • King Car – Directed by Renata Pinheiro; Written by Renata Pinheiro, Sergio Oliveira, and Leo Pyrata
  • Out of the Blue (4K Restoration) – Written by Brenda Nielson and Leonard Yakir
  • Chief Daddy 2 – Going for Broke – Written by Mo Abudu, Heidi Uys, Bode Asiyanbi, and Salah Sabiti
  • The Superdeep – Written by Milena Radulovic, Viktor Bondaryuk, Sergey Torchilin, and Arseny Syuhin
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