WOMEN DIRECTED FILMS IN 2019

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December

• Little Women – Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig
• Clemency – Written and Directed by Chinonye Chukwu
• Chichinette: The Accidental Spy (Documentary) – Directed by Nicola Alice Hens
• She’s Missing – Written and Directed by Alexandra McGuinness
• The App – Directed by Elisa Fuksas
• Black Christmas – Directed by Sophia Takal; Written by Sophia Takal and April Wolfe
• Rabid – Directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska; Written by Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, and John Serge
• Cunningham (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Alla Kovgan
• In God I Trust – Directed by Maja Jacob; Written by Maja Jacob and Paul St. Amand (Canada)
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Written and Directed by Céline Sciamma
• Little Joe – Directed by Jessica Hausner; Written by Jessica Hausner and Géraldine Bajard
• Knives and Skin – Written and Directed by Jennifer Reeder
• A Million Little Pieces – Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson; Written by Sam Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson
• The Whistleblower – Written and Directed by Xiaolu Xue
• Most Likely to Succeed (Documentary) – Directed by Pamela Littky
• Ordinary Love – Directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (UK)
• The Last Right – Written and Directed by Aoife Crehan (UK)
• Undocument – Written and Directed by Kyla Simone Bruce and Amin Bakhshian (UK)

November

• Ximei (Documentary) – Directed by Gaylen Ross and Andy Cohen
• Feast of the Epiphany – Directed by Farihah Zaman, Michael Koresky, and Jeff Reichert
• My Friend the Polish Girl – Written and Directed by Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek
• Almost Home – Written and Directed by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
• Cavale – Directed by Virginie Gourmel
• Queen & Slim – Directed by Melina Matsoukas; Written by Lena Waithe
• After Parkland (Documentary) – Directed by Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman
• Frozen II – Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck; Written by Jennifer Lee
• Varda by Agnès (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Agnès Varda
• Hala – Written and Directed by Minhal Baig
• Shooting the Mafia (Documentary) – Directed by Kim Longinotto
• The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open – Written and Directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn
• Judy & Punch – Written and Directed by Mirrah Foulkes (UK and Australia)
• Ophelia – Directed by Claire McCarthy; Written by Semi Chellas (UK)
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Directed by Marielle Heller
• Here for Life (Documentary) – Directed by Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson (UK)
• Charlie’s Angels – Written and Directed by Elizabeth Banks
• Atlantics – Directed by Mati Diop; Written by Mati Diop and Olivier Demangel
• The Warrior Queen of Jhansi – Directed by Swati Bhise; Written by Swati Bhise, Devika Bhise, and Olivia Emden
• To Kid or Not to Kid (Documentary) – Directed by Maxine Trump
• Girls Always Happy – Written and Directed by Yang Mingming
• Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power (Documentary) – Directed by Nancy Lang and Peter Raymont
• The Hottest August (Documentary) – Directed by Brett Story
• Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops (Documentary) – Directed by Jenifer McShane
• Sequestrada – Written and Directed by Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn
• Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (Documentary) – Directed by Eva Orner
• The Knight Before Christmas – Directed by Monika Mitchell; Written by Cara J. Russell
• The Kingmaker (Documentary) – Directed by Lauren Greenfield
• Mickey and the Bear – Written and Directed by Annabelle Attanasio
• Good Girls Get High – Directed by Laura Terruso; Written by Laura Terruso and Jennifer Nashorn Blakenship
• Honey Boy – Directed by Alma Har’el
• A Fish in the Bathtub (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
• Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man (Documentary) – Directed by Lily Zepeda; Written by Lily Zepeda and Tchavdar Georgiev
• Ballet Blanc – Written and Directed by Anne-Sophie Dutoit
• Harriet – Directed by Kasi Lemmons; Written by Kasi Lemmons and Gregory Allen Howard
• The Portal (Documentary) – Directed by Jacqui Fifer; Written by Jacqui Fifer and Tom Cronin
• The Etruscan Smile – Directed by Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun; Written by Sarah Bellwood, Michal Lali Kagan, and Michael McGowan

October

• Paradise Hills – Directed by Alice Waddington
• Ximei (Documentary) – Directed by Gaylen Ross and Andy Cohen
• Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (Documentary) – Directed by Midge Costin; Written by Bobette Buster
• Connect – Written and Directed by Marilyn Edmond (UK)
• Tales From the Lodge – Written and Directed by Abigail Blackmore (UK)
• Salvation – Written and Directed by Carmen Sangion (South Africa)
• The Rise of Jordan Peterson (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Patricia Marcoccia
• Greener Grass – Written and Directed by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe
• Serendipity (Documentary) – Directed by Prune Nourry; Written by Prune Nourry and Alastair Siddons
• The Elephant Queen (Documentary) – Directed by Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble
• Home (Documentary) – Directed by Jen Randall (UK)
• Netizens (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Cynthia Lowen
• Unlikely (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jaye Fenderson and Adam Fenderson
• Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (Documentary) – Written and Directed by April Wright
• QT8: Quentin Tarantino, The First Eight (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Tara Wood
• The Sky Is Pink – Directed by Shonali Bose; Written by Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar
• A Bump Along the Way – Directed by Shelly Love; Written by Tess McGowan (UK)
• Chez Jolie Coiffure (Documentary) – Directed by Rosine Mbakam
• The Two Faces of a Bamileke Woman (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Rosine Mbakam
• Gift (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Robin McKenna
• Stuffed (Documentary) – Directed by Erin Derham
• Commuters – Directed by Leïla Sy and Kery James
• Good Posture – Written and Directed by Dolly Wells (UK)
• Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life and Times of Mr. Ulric Cross – Directed by Frances-Anne Solomon; Written by Frances-Anne Solomon, Akley Olton, and Nickolai Salcedo (UK)

September

• Sister Aimee – Written and Directed by Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann
• Sitara: Let Girls Dream (Short) – Written and Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
• Abominable – Directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman; Written by Jill Culton
• Always in Season (Documentary) – Directed by Jacqueline Olive
• Britt-Marie Was Here – Directed by Tuva Novotny; Written by Tuva Novotny, Anders Frithiof August, and Øystein Karlsen
• Send Me to the Clouds – Written and Directed by Congcong Teng
• Ride Like a Girl – Directed by Rachel Griffiths; Written by Elise McCredie and Andrew Knight (Australia)
• Trauma Is a Time Machine – Written and Directed by Angelica Zollo
• Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (Documentary) – Directed by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky
• Dirty Bomb (Short) – Written and Directed by Valerie McCaffrey
• Hustlers – Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria
• The Weekend – Written and Directed by Stella Meghie
• Tall Girl – Directed by Nzingha Stewart
• Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea (Documentary) – Directed by Alex Stapleton
• Can You Keep a Secret? – Directed by Elise Duran
• Riot Girls – Directed Jovanka Vuckovic; Written by Katherine Collins
• Cracked Up (Documentary) – Directed by Michelle Esrick
• Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements (Documentary) – Directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky
• Jinn – Written and Directed by Nijla Mu’min
• Satanic Panic – Directed by Chelsea Stardust
• After Munich (Documentary) – Directed by Francine Zuckerman (Canada)
• I’m Leaving Now (Documentary) – Directed by Lindsey Cordero and Armando Croda
• Next Level – Directed by Ilyssa Goodman
• K-12 – Written and Directed by Melanie Martinez
• Untouchable (Documentary) – Directed by Ursula Macfarlane

August

• Before You Know It – Directed by Hannah Pearl Utt; Written by Jen Tullock and Hannah Pearl Utt
• Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (Documentary) – Directed by Janice Engel; Written by Janice Engel and Monique Zavistovski
• Chocolate Milk: The Documentary (Documentary) – Directed by Elizabeth Bayne
• Angel of Mine – Directed by Kim Farrant
• Vita & Virginia – Directed by Chanya Button; Written by Chanya Button and Eileen Atkins
• Twice the Dream – Written and Directed by Savannah Ostler
• Becoming Burlesque – Written and Directed by Jackie English
• Parallel Chords – Written and Directed by Catherine Dudley-Rose
• Jawline (Documentary) – Directed by Liza Mandelup
• The Miracle of the Little Prince (Documentary) – Directed by Marjoleine Boonstra; Written by Marjoleine Boonstra, Lies Janssen, and Pieter van Huystee
• Just a Friend – Written and Directed by Annette Galloway
• Olivia (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Jacqueline Audry; Written by Colette Audry and Pierre Laroche
• Tigers Are Not Afraid – Written and Directed by Issa López
• American Factory (Documentary) – Directed by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar
• The Second Sun – Directed by Jennifer Gelfer
• The Kitchen – Written and Directed by Andrea Berloff
• One Child Nation (Documentary) – Directed by Nanfu Wang and Zhang Lynn
• Blinded by the Light – Directed by Gurinder Chadha; Written by Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Sarfraz Manzoor
• Los Reyes (Documentary) – Directed by Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff
• South Central Love – Written and Directed by Christina Cooper
• The Circus: Down the Road (Documentary) – Directed by Barbara Camillo and Seth Camillo
• The Nightingale – Written and Directed by Jennifer Kent
• Them That Follow – Written and Directed by Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage
• Old Boyfriends (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Joan Tewkesbury
• Animals – Directed by Sophie Hyde; Written by Emma Jane Unsworth (UK)
• Otherhood – Directed by Cindy Chupack; Written by Cindy Chupack and Mark Andrus
• Coyote Lake – Directed by Sara Seligman; Written by Sara Seligman and Thomas Bond
• Holiday – Directed by Isabella Eklöf; Written by Isabella Eklöf and Johanne Algren (UK)
• Ladyworld – Directed by Amanda Kramer; Written by Amanda Kramer and Benjamin Shearn
• Union – Written and Directed by Whitney Hamilton
• Enter the Anime (Documentary) – Directed by Alex Burunova; Written by Julia Yorks and Meggy Garol

July

• Share – Written and Directed by Pippa Bianco
• For Sama (Documentary) – Directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts
• Honeyland (Documentary) – Directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov
• The Ground Beneath My Feet – Written and Directed by Marie Kreutzer
• Astronaut – Written and Directed by Shelagh McLeod
• Varda by Agnès (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Agnès Varda (UK)
• Above the Shadows – Written and Directed by Claudia Myers
• The Great Hack (Documentary) – Directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
• The Farewell – Written and Directed by Lulu Wang
• Firecrackers – Written and Directed by Jasmin Mozaffari
• The Sweet Requiem – Directed by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam
• Darlin’ – Written and Directed by Pollyanna McIntosh
• Miss Arizona – Written and Directed by Autumn McAlpin
• Sword of Trust – Directed by Lynn Shelton; Written by Lynn Shelton and Michael Patrick O’Brien
• American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel (Documentary) – Directed by Jeanine Butler
• General Magic (Documentary) – Directed by Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude; Written by Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude, and Jonathan Key
• My Days of Mercy – Directed by Tali Shalom-Ezer
• Vita & Virginia – Directed by Chanya Button; Written by Chanya Button and Eileen Atkins (UK)

June

• Ophelia – Directed by Claire McCarthy; Written by Semi Chellas
• Euphoria – Written and Directed by Lisa Langseth
• Endzeit – Ever After – Directed by Carolina Hellsgård; Written by Olivia Vieweg
• The Chambermaid – Directed by Lila Avilés; Written by Lila Avilés and Juan Carlos Marquéz
• Mari – Written and Directed by Georgia Parris (UK)
• Surprise Me! – Written and Directed by Nancy Goodman
• Before Stonewall (Documentary) (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Greta Schiller and Robert Rosenberg
• Into the Mirror – Directed by Lois Stevenson
• Paris Is Burning (Documentary) (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Jennie Livingston
• Pause – Directed by Tonia Mishiali; Written by Tonia Mishiali and Anna Fotiadou
• Back to the Fatherland (Documentary) – Directed by Kat Rohrer and Gil Levanon; Written by Susan Korda and Anneliese Rohrer
• Being Frank – Directed by Miranda Bailey
• Head Count – Directed by Elle Callahan
• Life Overtakes Me (Documentary) – Directed by Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas
• The Edge of Democracy (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Petra Costa
• Late Night – Directed by Nisha Ganatra; Written by Mindy Kaling
• Ghost Fleet (Documentary) – Directed by Shannon Service and Jeffrey Waldron
• Elisa & Marcela – Directed by Isabel Coixet; Written by Isabel Coixet and Narciso de Gabriel
• Framing John DeLorean – Directed by Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott; Written by Alexandra Orton and Dan Greeney
• Alles ist gut – Written and Directed by Eva Trobisch

May

• Too Late to Die Young – Written and Directed by Dominga Sotomayor
• Mouthpiece – Directed by Patricia Rozema; Written by Patricia Rozema, Amy Nostbakken, and Norah Sadava
• Freedom Fields (Documentary) – Directed by Naziha Arebi (UK)
• Always Be My Maybe – Directed by Nahnatchka Khan; Written by Ali Wong, Randall Park, and Michael Golamco
• Renegade Dreamers (Documentary) – Directed by Karen Krame
• Rich Boy, Rich Girl – Directed by Judy San Roman and Andrew Damon Henriques; Written by Judy San Roman and Michael Wolfe
• Booksmart – Directed by Olivia Wilde; Written by Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel, Katie Silberman, and Emily Halpern
• The Proposal (Documentary) – Directed by Jill Magid
• Joy – Written and Directed by Sudabeh Mortezai
• The Spy Behind Home Plate (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Aviva Kempner
• The Sun Is Also a Star – Directed by Ry Russo-Young; Written by Tracy Oliver
• The Souvenir – Written and Directed by Joanna Hogg
• Ask for Jane – Written and Directed by Rachel Carey
• We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Directed by Stacie Passon
• Aniara – Written and Directed by Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja
• Zilla and Zoe – Written and Directed by Jessica Scalise
• The Wandering Soap Opera – Directed by Valeria Sarmiento and Raúl Ruiz; Written by Pía Rey and Raúl Ruiz
• A Dog’s Journey – Directed by Gail Mancuso; Written by Maya Forbes, Cathryn Michon, W. Bruce Cameron, and Wallace Wolodarsky
• Poms – Directed by Zara Hayes
• The Third Wife – Written and Directed by Ash Mayfair
• Charlie Says – Directed by Mary Harron; Written by Guinevere Turner
• Origin Story (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Kulap Vilaysack
• Good Sam – Directed by Kate Melville; Written by Teena Booth and Dete Meserve
• In Family I Trust – Directed by Patricia Font
• General Magic (Documentary) – Directed by Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude; Written by Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude, and Jonathan Key
• Tell It to the Bees – Directed by Annabel Jankel; Written by Henrietta Ashworth and Jessica Ashworth
• Wine Country – Directed by Amy Poehler; Written by Liz Cackowski and Emily Spivey
• A Pesar De Todo – Directed by Gabriela Tagliavini; Written by Gabriela Tagliavini, Helena Rhee, and Eugene B. Rhee
• Alles ist Gut (All Is Good) – Written and Directed by Eva Trobisch
• The Silence of Others (Documentary) – Directed by Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar; Written by Almudena Carracedo, Kim Roberts, Robert Bahar, and Ricardo Acosta
• Bardo Blues – Directed by Marcia Kimpton; Written by Marcia Kimpton and Anthony Taylor
• Bite Me – Directed by Meredith Edwards; Written by Naomi McDougall Jones
• Knock Down the House (Documentary) – Directed by Rachel Lears

April

• Body at Brighton Rock – Written and Directed by Roxanne Benjamin
• Queen of Diamonds (Theatrical Re-Release) – Written and Directed by Nina Menkes
• If the Dancer Dances (Documentary) – Directed by Maia Wechsler
• Chasing Portraits (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Elizabeth Rynecki
• Nureyev (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jacqui Morris and David Morris
• Little Woods – Written and Directed by Nia DaCosta
• Fast Color – Directed by Julia Hart; Written by Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz
• Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (Documentary) – Directed by Pamela B. Green; Written by Pamela B. Green and Joan Simon
• Rafiki – Directed by Wanuri Kahiu; Written by Wanuri Kahiu and Jenna Cato Bass
• Family – Written and Directed by Laura Steinel
• Someone Great – Written and Directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
• Daddy Issues – Directed by Amara Cash
• Hail Satan? (Documentary) – Directed by Penny Lane
• Little – Directed by Tina Gordon; Written by Tina Gordon and Tracy Oliver
• Girls of the Sun – Written and Directed by Eva Husson
• After – Directed by Jenny Gage; Written by Susan McMartin, Tamara Chestna, Jenny Gage, and Tom Betterton
• Wild Nights with Emily – Written and Directed by Madeleine Olnek
• A Very Curious Girl (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Nelly Kaplan; Written by Nelly Kaplan, Michel Fabre, Claude Makovski, and Jacques Serguine
• Breakthrough – Directed by Roxann Dawson
• The Most Dangerous Year (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Vlada Knowlton
• Yuli – Directed by Icíar Bollaín (UK)
• Unicorn Store – Directed by Brie Larson; Written By Samantha McIntyre
• Blowin’ Up (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Stephanie Wang-Breal
• The Wind – Directed by Emma Tammi; Written by Teresa Sutherland
• Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise (Documentary) – Directed by Jennifer Townsend
• High Life – Directed by Claire Denis; Written by Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, and Geoff Cox
• We Are Columbine (Documentary) – Directed by Laura Farber
• Division 19 – Written and Directed by S.A. Halewood

March

• Slut in a Good Way – Directed by Sophie Lorain; Written by Catherine Léger
• A Vigilante – Written and Directed by Sarah Daggar-Nickson
• In Reality – Directed by Ann Lupo; Written by Ann Lupo, Esteban Pedraza, and Aaron Pryka
• The Brink (Documentary) – Directed by Alison Klayman
• The Field Guide to Evil (Anthology) – Directed by Katrin Gebbe, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, Can Evrenol, Ashim Ahluwalia, Calvin Reeder, Peter Strickland, and Yannis Veslemes; Written by Silvia Wolkan, Katrin Gebbe, Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, Can Evrenol, Elif Domanic, Robert Bolesto, Calvin Reeder, Peter Strickland, and Yannis Veslemes
• Out of Blue – Written and Directed by Carol Morley
• Working Woman – Directed by Michal Aviad; Written by Michal Aviad, Sharon Azulay Eyal, and Michal Vinik
• Roll Red Roll (Documentary) – Directed by Nancy Schwartzman
• Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase – Directed by Katt Shea; Written by Nina Fiore and John Herrera
• The Mustang – Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre; Written by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Mona Fastvold, and Brock Norman Brock
• Buddy (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Heddy Honigmann
• Captain Marvel – Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck; Written by Anna Boden, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, and Ryan Fleck
• Time for Ilhan (Documentary) – Directed by Norah Shapiro
• And Then There Was Eve – Directed by Savannah Bloch; Written by Colette Freedman and Savannah Bloch
• I’m Not Here – Directed by Michelle Schumacher; Written by Michelle Schumacher and Tony Cummings
• The Sower – Directed by Marine Francen; Written by Marine Francen, Jacqueline Surchat, and Jacques Fieschi
• Level 16 – Written and Directed by Danishka Esterhazy
• Mapplethorpe – Directed by Ondi Timoner; Written by Ondi Timoner and Mikko Alanne
• This Magnificent Cake! – Written and Directed by Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels

February

• Firebrand – Written and Directed by Aruna Raje
• The Changeover – Directed by Miranda Harcourt and Stuart McKenzie
• Paris Is Us – Directed by Elisabeth Vogler; Written by Elisabeth Vogler, Rémi Bassaler, Paul Saïsset, and Souliman Schelfout
• Between the Lines (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
• The Competition (Documentary) – Directed by Claire Simon
• Wrestle (Documentary) – Directed by Suzannah Herbert and Lauren Belfer; Written by Suzannah Herbert, Lauren Belfer, and Pablo Proenza
• The Photographer of Mauthausen – Directed by Mar Targarona
• The Breaker Upperers – Written and Directed by Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami
• Patrick – Directed by Mandie Fletcher; Written by Mandie Fletcher and Vanessa Davies
• Birds of Passage – Directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra; Written by Maria Camila Arias and Jacques Toulemonde Vidal
• Untogether – Written and Directed by Emma Forrest
• Berlin, I Love You (Anthology) – Directed by Dianna Agron, Gabriela Tscherniak, Massy Tadjedin, Dani Levy, Til Schweiger, Peter Chelsom, Fernando Eimbcke, Justin Franklin, Dennis Gansel, Daniel Lwowski, and Josef Rusnak; Written by Gabriela Tscherniak, Alison Kathleen Kelly, Massy Tadjedin, Dani Levy, Fernando Eimbcke, Justin Franklin, Dennis Gansel, and David Vernon
• Miss Bala – Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
• Daughter of Mine – Directed by Laura Bispuri; Written by Laura Bispuri and Francesca Manieri
• Braid – Written and Directed by Mitzi Peirone
• Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga – Directed by Shelly Chopra Dhar; Written by Shelly Chopra Dhar and Gazal Dhaliwal
• Dear Ex – Directed by Mag Hsu and Chih-Yen Hsu; Written by Mag Hsu and Shih-yuan Lu

January

• Ánimas – Written and Directed by Laura Alvea and Jose F. Ortuño
• Bricked – Written and Directed by Aleshia Cowser
• A Silent Voice – Directed by Naoko Yamada; Written by Reiko Yoshida
• Adult Life Skills – Written and Directed by Rachel Tunnard
• Egg – Directed by Marianna Palka; Written by Risa Mickenberg
• Close – Directed by Vicky Jewson; Written by Vicky Jewson and Rupert Whitaker
• Who Will Write Our History (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Roberta Grossman
• What Is Democracy? (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Astra Taylor
• Touch Me Not – Written and Directed by Adina Pintilie
• All These Small Moments – Written and Directed by Melissa Miller Costanzo
• Anthem of a Teenage Prophet – Directed by Robin Hays; Written by Elisha Matic, Andy Matic, and Joshua Close
• Rust Creek – Directed by Jen McGowan; Written by Julie Lipson
• State Like Sleep – Written and Directed by Meredith Danluck
• Communion (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Anna Zamecka
• Lionheart – Directed by Genevieve Nnaji
• An Impossible Love – Directed by Catherine Corsini; Written by Catherine Corsini and Laurette Polmanss (UK)