Women Directed Films in 2020

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December

Wonder Woman 1984 – Directed by Patty Jenkins; Written by Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and Dave Callaham
Promising Young Woman – Written and Directed by Emerald Fennell
DNA – Directed by Maïwenn; Written by Maïwenn and Mathieu Demy
Herself – Directed by Phyllida Lloyd; Written by Clare Dunne and Malcolm Campbell
One Night in Miami… – Directed by Regina King
Alaska Is a Drag – Written and Directed by Shaz Bennett
In Corpore – Directed by Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin
Sister of the Groom – Written and Directed by Amy Miller Gross
Modern Persuasion – Directed by Alex Appel and Jonathan Lisecki; Written by Barbara Radecki and Jonathan Lisecki
Museum Town (Documentary) – Directed by Jennifer Trainer
Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day (Documentary) – Directed by Charlotte Juergens
Chasing the Rain – Written and Directed by Cindy Jansen
Bad Impulse – Directed by Michelle Danner
The Emoji Story (Documentary) – Directed by Martha Shane and Ian Cheney
The Stand-In – Directed by Jamie Babbit
Finding Yingying (Documentary) – Directed by Jiayan “Jenny” Shi
Through the Night (Documentary) – Directed by Loira Limbal
The Never List – Directed by Michelle Mower; Written by Ariadne Shaffer
Farewell Amor – Written and Directed by Ekwa Msangi
Wander Darkly – Written and Directed by Tara Miele
Nomadland – Written and Directed by Chloé Zhao
I’m Your Woman – Directed by Julia Hart; Written by Julia Hart and Jordan Horowitz
La Leyenda Negra – Written and Directed by Patricia Vidal Delgado
Luxor – Written and Directed by Zeina Durra
Godmothered – Directed by Sharon Maguire; Written by Kari Granlund and Melissa Stack
A Girl from Mogadishu – Written and Directed by Mary McGuckian (UK)
But I’m a Cheerleader: Director’s Cut – Directed by Jamie Babbit
I Hate New Year’s – Directed by Christin Baker; Written by Kathryn Trammell
Bombay Rose – Directed by Gitanjali Rao; Written by Gitanjali Rao and Asad Hussain
Dear Santa (Documentary) – Directed by Dana Nachman
Funny Boy – Directed by Deepa Mehta; Written by Deepa Mehta and Shyam Selvadurai
Music Got Me Here (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Susan Koch
Wander – Directed by April Mullen
Disco – Written and Directed by Jorunn Myklebust Syversen

November

Happiest Season – Directed by Clea DuVall; Written by Clea DuVall and Mary Holland
Black Beauty – Written and Directed by Ashley Avis
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square – Directed by Debbie Allen; Written by Maria S. Schlatter
Mags & Julie Go on a Road Trip – Written and Directed by Ryann Liebl
The Black Book of Father Dinis – Directed by Valeria Sarmiento
Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams (Documentary) – Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki
Getting to Know You – Written and Directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin
Dirty God – Directed by Sacha Polak; Written by Sacha Polak and Susanne Farrell
Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack (Documentary) – Directed by Deborah Shaffer and Rachel Reichman
All Joking Aside – Directed by Shannon Kohli
1 Night in San Diego – Written and Directed by Penelope Lawson
Come Away – Directed by Brenda Chapman; Written by Marissa Kate Goodhill
Born to Be (Documentary) – Directed by Tania Cypriano
Proxima – Directed by Alice Winocour; Written by Alice Winocour and Jean-Stéphane Bron
Coded Bias (Documentary) – Directed by Shalini Kantayya
Animals – Directed by Sophie Hyde; Written by Emma Jane Unsworth
Honey Bee – Directed by Rama Rau; Written by Bonnie Fairweather and Kathleen Hepburn
Lingering – Written and Directed by Yoon Eun-Kyung
A Place Among the Dead – Directed by Juliet Landau; Written by Juliet Landau and Deverill Weekes
My Summer as a Goth – Directed by Tara Johnson-Medinger; Written by Tara Johnson-Medinger and Brandon Lee Roberts
What We Wanted – Directed by Ulrike Kofler; Written by Ulrike Kofler, Sandra Bohle, and Marie Kreutzer
Darkness in Tenement 45 – Written and Directed by Nicole Groton
Greatland – Written and Directed by Dana Ziyasheva

October

Kaali Khuhi – Directed by Terrie Samundra; Written by Terrie Samundra and David Walter Lech
The Donut King (Documentary) – Directed by Alice Gu; Written by Alice Gu and Carol Martori
Us Kids (Documentary) – Directed by Kim A. Snyder
The Craft: Legacy – Written and Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones
Radium Girls – Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher and Ginny Mohler; Written by Ginny Mohler and Brittany Shaw
Friendsgiving – Written and Directed by Nicol Paone
Defying All Odds (Documentary) – Directed by Caroleen Moise
Haunting of the Mary Celeste – Directed by Shana Betz
Fishbowl – Directed by Alexa Kinigopoulos and Stephen Kinigopoulos; Written by Maria Stratakis, Piero S. Iberti, and Stephen Kinigopoulos
Barefoot: The Mark Baumer Story (Documentary) – Directed by Julie Sokolow
What the Constitution Means to Me (Filmed Stage Production) – Directed by Marielle Heller; Written by Heidi Schreck
Belly of the Beast (Documentary) – Directed by Erika Cohn
The State of Texas vs. Melissa (Documentary) – Directed by Sabrina Van Tassel
The Sounding – Directed by Catherine Eaton; Written by Catherine Eaton and Bryan Delaney
Seat 20D (Documentary) – Directed by Jill Campbell
Surge (Documentary) – Directed by Hannah Rosenzweig and Wendy Sachs
She Is the Ocean (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Inna Blokhina
White Riot (Documentary) – Directed by Rubika Shah; Written by Rubika Shah and Ed Gibbs
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius (Documentary) – Directed by Sandy K. Boone; Written by Sandy K. Boone and Jason Wehling
How to Fix a Primary (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Brittany Huckabee
After So Many Days (Documentary) – Directed by Samantha Yonack and Jim Hanft; Written by Samantha Yonack, Natalia Anderson, Jim Hanft, and Kyle Weber
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (Documentary) – Directed by April Wright
The Forty-Year-Old Version – Written and Directed by Radha Blank
Time (Documentary) – Directed by Garrett Bradley
Saint Maud – Written and Directed by Rose Glass (UK)
Yellow Rose – Directed by Diane Paragas; Written by Diane Paragas, Annie J. Howell, and Celena Cipriaso
The Planters – Written and Directed by Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder
Fly Like a Girl (Documentary) – Directed by Katie McEntire Wiatt
Nocturne – Written and Directed by Zu Quirke
Blackpink: Light Up the Sky (Documentary) – Directed by Caroline Suh
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting – Directed by Rachel Talalay
Totally Under Control (Documentary) – Directed by Suzanne Hillinger, Ophelia Harutyunyan, and Alex Gibney
The Walrus and the Whistleblower (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Nathalie Bibeau
Albert Einstein: Still a Revolutionary (Documentary) – Directed by Julia Newman
The Wall of Mexico – Directed by Magdalena Zyzak and Zachary Cotler
In Case of Emergency (Documentary) – Directed by Carolyn Jones
Rooting for Roona (Documentary) – Directed by Pavitra Chalam and Akshay Shankar
Once Upon a River – Written and Directed by Haroula Rose
A Call to Spy – Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher; Written by Sarah Megan Thomas
Aggie (Documentary) – Directed by Catherine Gund
12 Hour Shift – Written and Directed by Brea Grant
The Devil to Pay – Written and Directed by Lane Skye and Ruckus Skye
Naughty Books (Documentary) – Directed by Austen Eleanore Rachlis
On the Rocks – Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola
Dick Johnson Is Dead (Documentary) – Directed by Kirsten Johnson; Written by Kirsten Johnson and Nels Bangerter
Save Yourselves! – Written and Directed by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Fischer
The Great American Lie (Documentary) – Directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom; Written by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Jessica Congdon
The Lie – Written and Directed by Veena Sud
The Ringmaster (Documentary) – Directed by Molly Dworsky and Dave Newberg; Written by Molly Dworsky, Dave Newberg, Zachary Capp, and Julian Edward Williams
Wine Crush (Vas-y Coupe!) (Documentary) – Directed by Laura Naylor

September

The Glorias – Directed by Julie Taymor; Written by Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl
Misbehaviour – Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe; Written by Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe
Kajillionaire – Written and Directed by Miranda July
On the Basis of Sex (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Mimi Leder
RBG (Documentary) (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West
Secret Society of Second Born Royals – Directed by Anna Mastro
Sno Babies – Directed by Bridget Smith
Then Came You – Directed by Adriana Trigiani; Written by Kathie Lee Gifford
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (Documentary) – Directed by Laura Gabbert
The Disrupted (Documentary) – Directed by Sarah Colt and Josh Gleason
Inez & Doug & Kira – Written and Directed by Julia Kots
American Murder: The Family Next Door (Documentary) – Directed by Jenny Popplewell
Billy the Kid (Documentary) (Re-Release) – Directed by Jennifer Venditti
Rocks – Directed by Sarah Gavron; Written by Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson (UK)
Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare – Written and Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story (Documentary) – Directed by April Wright
Resisterhood (Documentary) – Directed by CJ Crim
The Way I See It (Documentary) – Directed by Dawn Porter
From the East (Restored Documentary) – Written and Directed by Chantal Akerman
I Am Woman – Directed by Unjoo Moon; Written by Emma Jensen
Sibyl – Directed by Justine Triet; Written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari
The Broken Hearts Gallery – Written and Directed by Natalie Krinsky
Thank You and Good Night (Restored Documentary) – Directed by Jan Oxenberg
The Roads Not Taken – Written and Directed by Sally Potter (UK)
Space Dogs (Documentary) – Directed by Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter
Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice (Documentary) – Directed by Pailin Wedel
My Name Is Pedro (Documentary) – Directed by Lillian LaSalle
Mulan – Directed by Niki Caro; Written by Lauren Hynek, Elizabeth Martin, Amanda Silver, and Rick Jaffa
All In: The Fight for Democracy (Documentary) – Directed by Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés
Cuties – Written and Directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
Unpregnant – Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg; Written by Rachel Lee Goldenberg, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Jenni Hendriks, Ted Caplan, and Bill Parker
Indigo Valley – Written and Directed by Jaclyn Bethany
First One In – Written and Directed by Gina O’Brien
Beau Travail (Restoration) – Directed by Claire Denis; Written by Claire Denis and Jean-Pol Fargeau
My Octopus Teacher (Documentary) – Directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (Documentary) – Directed by Mary Wharton
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (Documentary) – Directed by Yoruba Richen
Black Boys (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Sonia Lowman
The Golden Girl (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Denisa Morariu-Tamaș and Adrian Robe
The Mole Agent (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Maite Alberdi
Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest – Directed by Nathalia Hencker and Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy; Written by Natalya Dubovaya, Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy, and Ivan Kapitonov

August

Driven to Abstraction (Documentary) – Directed by Daria Price
Rogue – Directed by M.J. Bassett; Written by M.J. Bassett and Isabel Bassett
Mr. SOUL! (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Melissa Haizlip
The Extraordinary Ordinary – Written and Directed by Natalie Rodriguez
Lingua Franca – Written and Directed by Isabel Sandoval
African Violet – Directed by Mona Zandi Haghighi
The Sleepover – Directed by Trish Sie; Written by Sarah Rothschild
DieRy – Directed by Jennifer Gelfer
Desert One (Documentary) – Directed by Barbara Kopple
Represent (Documentary) – Directed by Hillary Bachelder
Before the Fire – Directed by Charlie Buhler; Written by Jenna Lyng Adams
In the Life of Music – Directed by Caylee So and Sok Visal; Written by Caylee So and Dane Styler
Boys State (Documentary) – Directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss
The Bay of Silence – Directed by Paula Van Der Ost; Written by Caroline Goodall
The One and Only Ivan – Directed by Thea Sharrock
Starting at Zero: Reimagining Education in America (Documentary) – Directed by Willa Kammerer
Enter the Forbidden City – Directed by Hu Mei
I Used to Go Here – Written and Directed by Kris Rey
A Thousand Cuts (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Ramona S. Diaz
Spinster – Directed by Andrea Dorfman; Written by Jennifer Deyell
Work It – Directed by Laura Terruso; Written by Alison Peck
Berlin, Berlin: Lolle on the Run – Directed by Franziska Meyer Price
To the New Girl – Directed by Aurora J. Culver and Ambika Leigh; Written by Samantha Macher
Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture – Written and Directed by Nicole Brending
An Easy Girl – Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski; Written by Rebecca Zlotowski and Teddy Lussi-Modeste
River City Drumbeat (Documentary) – Directed by Anne Flatté and Marlon Johnson
On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries (Documentary) – Directed by Katie Hinman and Toby Oppenheimer
The Vow from Hiroshima (Documentary) – Directed by Susan Strickler

July

She Dies Tomorrow – Written and Directed by Amy Seimetz
Summerland – Written and Directed by Jessica Swale
Seriously Single – Directed by Rethabile Ramaphakela and Katleho Ramaphakela; Written by Lwazi Mvusi
Black Is King (Visual Album) – Written and Directed by Beyoncé
The Fight (Documentary) – Directed by Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman, and Eli Despres
A Most Beautiful Thing (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Mary Mazzio
Latte and the Magic Waterstone – Directed by Regina Welker and Nina Wells; Written by Andrea Deppert and Martin Behnke
Yes, God, Yes – Written and Directed by Karen Maine
Song Without a Name – Directed by Melina León; Written by Melina León and Michael J. White
Radioactive – Directed by Marjane Satrapi
Made in Islam (Documentary) – Directed by Siba Shakib (Germany)
Again Once Again – Written and Directed by Romina Paula
Amulet – Written and Directed by Romola Garai
Days of the Whale – Written and Directed by Catalina Arroyave Restrepo
An Accidental Studio (Documentary) – Directed by Kim Leggatt, Bill Jones, and Ben Timlett
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (Documentary) – Directed by Joan Tosoni and Martha Kehoe
Carmilla – Written and Directed by Emily Harris
Blessed Child (Documentary) – Directed by Cara Jones; Written by Cara Jones, Jean Kawahara, and Josh Alexander
Flannery (Documentary) – Directed by Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco
Holy Trinity – Written and Directed by Molly Hewitt
Father Soldier Son (Documentary) – Directed by Leslye Davis and Catrin Einhorn
Well Groomed (Documentary) – Directed by Rebecca Stern
The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion (Documentary) – Directed by Lisa Cortes and Farah X; Written by Lisa Cortes, Farah X, Emil Wilbekin, and Andrew Mer
The Old Guard – Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Relic – Directed by Natalie Erika James; Written by Natalie Erika James and Christian White
A Girl from Mogadishu – Written and Directed by Mary McGuckian
Coven – Directed by Margaret Malandruccolo; Written by Lizze Gordon
MILF – Directed by Axelle Laffont; Written by Axelle Laffont and Jean-François Halin
A Deadly Legend – Directed by Pamela Moriarty
Desperados – Directed by LP; Written by Ellen Rapoport
John Lewis: Good Trouble (Documentary) – Directed by Dawn Porter
One Thousand Stories: The Making of a Mural (Documentary) – Directed by Tasha Van Zandt
Elliott Erwitt: Silence Sounds Good (Documentary) – Directed by Adriana Lopez Sanfeliu
Elvis from Outer Space – Written and Directed by Tracy Wuischpard and MZ Silverman
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (Documentary) – Directed by Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch
Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly (Documentary) – Directed by Cheryl Haines and Gina Leibrecht
Denise Ho: Becoming the Song (Documentary) – Directed by Sue Williams

June

House of Hummingbird – Written and Directed by Bora Kim
The Audition – Directed by Ina Weisse; Written by Ina Weisse and Daphne Charizani
Scheme Birds (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Ellen Fiske and Ellinor Hallin
Beyond Driven (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Riyaana Hartley and Vincent Tran
A Regular Woman – Directed by Sherry Hormann
Narrowsburg (Documentary) – Directed by Martha Shane
Miss Juneteenth – Written and Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples
Babyteeth – Directed by Shannon Murphy; Written by Rita Kalnejais
Athlete A (Documentary) – Directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk
Feel the Beat – Directed by Elissa Down
Queen of Lapa (Documentary) – Directed by Carolina Monnerat and Theodore Collatos
Daddy Issues – Written and Directed by Laura Holliday
Jack & Yaya (Documentary) – Directed by Jennifer Bagley and Mary Hewey
Transhood (Documentary) – Directed by Sharon Liese
Mr. Jones – Directed by Agnieszka Holland; Written by Andrea Chalupa
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (Documentary) – Directed by Ivy Meeropol
Dads (Documentary) – Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard
The Dead and the Others (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Renée Nader Messora and João Salaviza (UK)
The Short History of the Long Road – Written and Directed by Ani Simon-Kennedy
My First and Last Film (Documentary) – Directed by Tracey Thomas
Marona’s Fantastic Tale – Directed by Anca Damian; Written by Anca Damian and Anghel Damian
Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth (Documentary) – Directed by Jeanie Finlay
Vampire Dad – Directed by Frankie Ingrassia; Written by Frankie Ingrassia and Kathryn M. Moseley
Scare Package (Anthology) – Directed by Emily Hagins, Hilary Andujar, Courtney Andujar, Chris McInroy, Noah Segan, Baron Vaughn, Anthony Cousins, and Aaron B. Koontz; Written by Emily Hagins, Hilary Andujar, Courtney Andujar, Cameron Burns, Anthony Cousins, Ben Fee, Frank Garcia-Hejl, John Karsko, Aaron B. Koontz, Chris McInroy, Noah Segan, and Baron Vaughn
Tell Me I Love You – Written and Directed by Fiona Mackenzie
Shirley – Directed by Josephine Decker; Written by Sarah Gubbins
Judy & Punch – Written and Directed by Mirrah Foulkes
A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone (Documentary) – Directed by Marlene “Mo” Morris
Born in Evin (Documentary) – Directed by Maryam Zaree
Parkland Rising (Documentary) – Directed by Cheryl Horner McDonough
The Price of Desire – Written and Directed by Mary McGuckian
Searching Eva (Documentary) – Directed by Pia Hellenthal

May

The High Note – Directed by Nisha Ganatra; Written by Flora Greeson
Papicha – Directed by Mounia Meddour; Written by Mounia Meddour and Fadette Drouard
Stage: The Culinary Internship (Documentary) – Directed by Abby Ainsworth
On the Record (Documentary) – Directed by Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick; Written by Amy Ziering, Sara Newens, and Kirby Dick
Lucky Grandma – Directed by Sasie Sealy; Written by Sasie Sealy and Angela Cheng
Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy (Documentary) – Directed by Elizabeth Carroll
Kate Nash: Underestimate the Girl (Documentary) – Directed by Amy Goldstein
I Will Make You Mine – Written and Directed by Lynn Chen
The Social Ones – Written and Directed by Laura Kosann
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps (Documentary) – Directed by Alana DeJoseph; Written by Shana Kelly
Endgame 2050 (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Sofia Pineda Ochoa
Alice – Written and Directed by Josephine Mackerras
Ovid and the Art of Love – Written and Directed by Esmé von Hoffman
The Dalai Lama: Scientist (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Dawn Gifford Engle
I Love You, Stupid – Directed by Laura Mañá
How to Build a Girl – Directed by Coky Giedroyc; Written by Caitlin Moran
Clementine – Written and Directed by Lara Jean Gallagher
Valley Girl – Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg; Written by Amy Talkington
Yeva – Written and Directed by Anahid Abad
Mother’s Little Helpers – Written and Directed by Kestrin Pantera
CRSHD – Written and Directed by Emily Cohn
More Beautiful For Having Been Broken – Written and Directed by Nicole Conn
The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital (Documentary) – Directed by Joyce Marie Fitzpatrick and Brian Shackelford
The Half of It – Written and Directed by Alice Wu
South Mountain – Written and Directed by Hilary Brougher
Tammy’s Always Dying – Directed by Amy Jo Johnson; Written by Joanne Sarazen
Becoming (Documentary) – Directed by Nadia Hallgren
Bull – Directed by Annie Silverstein; Written by Annie Silverstein and Johnny McAllister
The Infiltrators (Documentary) – Directed by Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera

April

Thousand Pieces of Gold (Restoration) – Directed by Nancy Kelly; Written by Anne Makepeace
To the Stars – Directed by Martha Stephens; Written by Shannon Bradley-Colleary
Pahokee (Documentary) – Directed by Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan
Rich in Love – Directed by Anita Barbosa and Bruno Garotti
Selah and The Spades – Written and Directed by Tayarisha Poe
Beyond the Visible – Hilma af Klint (Documentary) – Directed by Halina Dyrschka
Darcy – Directed by Heidi Philipsen and Jon Russell Cring; Written by Tracy Nichole Cring and Jon Russell Cring
Circus of Books (Documentary) – Directed by Rachel Mason
Pot Luck (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jane Wells
The Bet – Written and Directed by Joan Carr-Wiggin
Other Music (Documentary) – Directed by Puloma Basu and Rob Hatch-Miller
Slipaway – Written and Directed by Julia Butler and Daniel Mentz
Sea Fever – Written and Directed by Neasa Hardiman
Stray Dolls – Directed by Sonejuhi Sinha; Written by Sonejuhi Sinha and Charlotte Rabate
Fleabag Live (Taped Theater Production) – Directed by Vicky Jones; Written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Tape – Written and Directed by Deborah Kampmeier
Blush – Written and Directed by Debra Eisenstadt
The Lost Husband – Written and Directed by Vicky Wight
Bias (Documentary) – Directed by Robin Hauser
The Other Lamb – Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska; Written by Catherine S. McMullen
Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Written and Directed by Eliza Hittman
It Started as a Joke (Documentary) – Directed by Julie Smith Clem and Ken Druckerman

March

There’s Something in the Water (Documentary) – Directed by Ellen Page and Ian Daniel
Blow The Man Down – Written and Directed by Danielle Krudy and Bridget Savage Cole
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (Documentary) – Directed by Nicole Newnham and James Lebrecht
Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Written and Directed by Eliza Hittman
Lost Girls – Directed by Liz Garbus
Justine – Written and Directed by Stephanie Turner
Misbehaviour – Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe; Written by Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe (UK)
Ride Like a Girl – Directed by Rachel Griffiths; Written by Elise McCredie and Andrew Knight
M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters) – Written and Directed by Tucia Lyman
The Roads Not Taken – Written and Directed by Sally Potter
Stargirl – Directed by Julia Hart; Written by Julia Hart, Kristin Hahn, and Jordan Horowitz
The Dog Doc (Documentary) – Directed by Cindy Meehl
Lost Transmissions – Written and Directed by Katharine O’Brien
Fat Fiction (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jennifer Isenhart
Go Back to China – Written and Directed by Emily Ting
Guilty – Directed by Ruchi Narain; Written by Ruchi Narain, Atika Chohan, and Kanika Dhillon
First Cow – Directed by Kelly Reichardt; Written by Kelly Reichardt and Jonathan Raymond

February

Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny (Documentary) – Directed by Jennifer Hou Kwong
Emma. – Directed by Autumn de Wilde; Written by Eleanor Catton
The Last Thing He Wanted – Directed by Dee Rees; Written by Dee Rees and Marco Villalobos
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Alison Reid
System Crasher – Written and Directed by Nora Fingscheidt
10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up – Written and Directed by Galt Niederhoffer
Just One More Kiss – Written and Directed by Faleena Hopkins
The Photograph – Written and Directed by Stella Meghie
Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Written and Directed by Céline Sciamma
Buffaloed – Directed by Tanya Wexler
I Was at Home, But… – Written and Directed by Angela Schanelec
The Rest of Us – Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee; Written by Alanna Francis
First Lady – Written and Directed by Nina May
A Simple Wedding – Directed by Sara Zandieh; Written by Sara Zandieh and Stephanie Wu
Ordinary Love – Directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn
The Kindness of Strangers – Written and Directed by Lone Scherfig
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – Directed by Cathy Yan; Written by Christina Hodson
The Lodge – Directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala; Written by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, and Sergio Casci
Mr. Jones – Directed by Agnieszka Holland; Written by Andrea Chalupa
Wild: Life, Death and Love in a Wildlife Hospital (Documentary) – Directed by Danel Elpeleg and Uriel Sinai
After Parkland (Documentary) – Directed by Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman

January

The Rhythm Section – Directed by Reed Morano
The Assistant – Written and Directed by Kitty Green
Miss Americana (Documentary) – Directed by Lana Wilson
37 Seconds – Written and Directed by Hikari
Goalie – Directed by Adriana Maggs; Written by Adriana Maggs and Jane Maggs
The Turning – Directed by Floria Sigismondi
Panga – Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Troop Zero – Directed by Bert & Bertie; Written by Lucy Alibar
Chhapaak – Directed by Meghna Gulzar; Written by Meghna Gulzar and Atika Chohan
Afterward (Documentary) – Directed by Ofra Bloch; Written by Ofra Bloch, Michael J. Palmer, and Jack Pettibone Riccobono
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Alison Reid
Advocate (Documentary) – Directed by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche
Jezebel – Written and Directed by Numa Perrier