Women Directed Films in 2021

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December

The Lost Daughter – Written and Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Novice – Written and Directed by Lauren Hadaway
Margrete – Queen of the North – Directed by Charlotte Sieling; Written by Charlotte Sieling, Maya Ilsøe, and Jesper Fink
The Legend of the Five – Directed by Joanne Samuel
The Matrix Resurrections – Directed by Lana Wachowski; Written by Lana Wachowski, Aleksandar Hemon, and David Mitchell
President (Documentary) – Directed Camilla Nielsson
The Velvet Queen (Documentary) – Directed by Marie Amiguet; Written by Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier, and Sylvain Tesson
Joy Womack: The White Swan (Documentary) – Directed by Dina Burlis and Sergey Gavrilov
Still Out of My League – Written by Michela Straniero and Roberto Proia
Anonymously Yours – Directed by María Torres; Written by María Torres, Daniela Gomez, and Alexandro Aldrete
Portal Runner – Directed by Cornelia Duryée
Even Mice Belong in Heaven – Directed by Denisa Grimmovà and Jan Bubenicek; Written by Alice Nellis, Iva Prochàzkovà, Jeffrey Hylton, and Richard Malatinsky
Back to the Outback – Directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps
Two – Directed by Mar Targarona; Written by Marina Gatell and Pablo Derqui
Dead Asleep (Documentary) – Directed by Skye Borgman
She Had a Dream (Documentary) – Directed by Raja Amari
Mixtape – Directed by Valerie Weiss
The Wishing Tree – Directed by Laura Adamo; Written by Laura Adamo, Dominic Auld, and Stephen Chambers
The Second – Directed by Mairi Cameron
Silent Night – Written and Directed by Camille Griffin
Wolf – Written and Directed by Nathalie Biancheri
Try Harder! (Documentary) – Directed by Debbie Lum
Home – Written and Directed by Franka Potente
Fatal Distraction (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Susan Morgan Cooper
The Scary of Sixty-First – Directed by Dasha Nekrasova; Written by Dasha Nekrasova and Madeline Quinn
Christmas at the Ranch – Directed by Christin Baker; Written by Christin Baker and Julie Anton

November

Encanto – Directed by Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, and Byron Howard; Written by Charise Castro Smith and Jared Bush
The Unforgivable – Directed by Nora Fingscheidt; Written by Hillary Seitz, Courtenay Miles, and Peter Craig
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (Restoration) – Written and Directed by Maria Maggenti
Writing with Fire (Documentary) – Directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Lady Buds (Documentary) – Directed by Chris J. Russo; Written by Chris J. Russo and Tamara Maloney
One in a Thousand – Written and Directed by Clarisa Navas
Christmas Déjà Vu – Written and Directed by Christel Gibson
Burning (Documentary) – Directed by Eva Orner
‘Twas the Fight Before Christmas (Documentary) – Directed by Becky Read
A Castle for Christmas – Directed by Mary Lambert; Written by Ally Carter and Kim Beyer-Johnson
India Sweets and Spices – Written and Directed by Geeta Malik
She Paradise – Directed by Maya Cozier; Written by Maya Cozier and Melina Brown
Bruised – Directed by Halle Berry; Written by Michelle Rosenfarb
Night Raiders – Written and Directed by Danis Goulet
Julia (Documentary) – Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West
Cusp (Documentary) – Directed by Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt
Prayers for the Stolen – Written and Directed by Tatiana Huezo
Mothering Sunday – Directed by Eva Husson; Written by Alice Birch
The Colour Room – Directed by Claire McCarthy; Written by Claire Peate (U.K.)
My Fiona – Written and Directed by Kelly Walker
The Accursed – Written and Directed by Elizabeta Vidovic and Kathryn Michelle
The Power of the Dog – Written and Directed by Jane Campion
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics (Documentary) – Directed by Vivian Kleiman
Love Is Love Is Love – Directed by Eleanor Coppola; Written by Eleanor Coppola and Karen Leigh Hopkins
Chocolate Road (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Tanya Chuturkova
The United States of Insanity (Documentary) – Directed by Brenna Sanchez and Tom Putnam
Beans – Directed by Tracey Deer; Written by Tracey Deer and Meredith Vuchnich
Hive – Written and Directed by Blerta Basholli
Love It Was Not (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Maya Sarfaty
The Dilemma of Desire (Documentary) – Directed by Maria Finitzo
Small Time – Written and Directed by Niav Conty
A Piece of Cake – Directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl
Eternals – Directed by Chloé Zhao; Written by Chloé Zhao, Kaz Firpo, Ryan Firpo, and Patrick Burleigh
Mark, Mary & Some Other People – Written and Directed by Hannah Marks
All Is Forgiven (U.S. Release) – Written and Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
See You Next Christmas – Written and Directed by Christine Weatherup
The Flood – Written and Directed by Victoria Wharfe McIntyre
Simple as Water (Documentary) – Directed by Megan Mylan

October

The Souvenir Part II – Written and Directed by Joanna Hogg
A Mouthful of Air – Written and Directed by Amy Koppelman
Violet – Written and Directed by Justine Bateman
Keyboard Fantasies: The Beverly Glenn-Copeland Story (Documentary) – Directed by Posy Dixon
Speer Goes to Hollywood (Documentary) – Directed by Vanessa Lapa; Written by Vanessa Lapa and Joëlle Alexis
Attica (Documentary) – Directed by Traci Curry and Stanley Nelson
13 Minutes – Written and Directed by Lindsay Gossling
Passing – Written and Directed by Rebecca Hall
Hypnotic – Directed by Suzanne Coote and Matt Angel
Becoming Cousteau (Documentary) – Directed by Liz Garbus
Ron’s Gone Wrong – Directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine; Written by Sarah Smith and Peter Baynham
At the Ready (Documentary) – Directed by Maisie Crow
The Subject – Directed by Lanie Zipoy; Written by Chisa Hutchinson
Rhapsody of Love – Written and Directed by Joy Hopwood
Warning – Directed by Agata Alexander; Written by Agata Alexander, Rob Michaelson, and Jason Kaye
Bergman Island – Written and Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
Introducing, Selma Blair (Documentary) – Directed by Rachel Fleit
All About My Sisters (Documentary) – Directed by Qiong Wang
Found (Documentary) – Directed by Amanda Lipitz
The Blazing World – Directed by Carlson Young; Written by Carlson Young and Pierce Brown
Freeland – Written and Directed by Kate McLean and Mario Furloni
Women Is Losers – Written and Directed by Lissette Feliciano
Mothers of the Revolution (Documentary) – Directed by Briar March
Le Navire Night (Restoration) – Written and Directed by Marguerite Duras
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers (Documentary) – Directed by Mary Wharton
Knocking – Directed by Frida Kempff; Written by Emma Broström
Delphine’s Prayers (Documentary) – Directed by Rosine Mbakam
Jacinta (Documentary) – Directed by Jessica Earnshaw
The Manor – Written and Directed by Axelle Carolyn
Fever Dream – Directed by Claudia Llosa; Written by Claudia Llosa and Samanta Schweblin
A World Without – Directed by Nia Dinata; Written by Nia Dinata and Lucky Kuswandi
Prism (Documentary) – Directed by Eléonore Yameogo, An van. Dienderen, and Rosine Mbakam
The Rescue (Documentary) – Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Ascension (Documentary) – Directed by Jessica Kingdon
The Faithful (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Annie Berman
The Gig Is Up (Documentary) – Directed by Shannon Walsh; Written by Shannon Walsh, Harold Crooks, and Julien Goetz
Grudge – Directed by Türkan Derya
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano (Documentary) – Directed by Marta Hermida
Crutch (Documentary) – Directed by Sachi Cunningham and Chandler Evans
Titane – Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau
Mayday – Written and Directed by Karen Cinorre
Witch Hunt – Written and Directed by Elle Callahan
Bingo Hell – Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero; Written by Gigi Saul Guerrero, Shane McKenzie, and Perry Blackshear
Black as Night – Directed by Maritte Lee Go
What Breaks the Ice – Written and Directed by Rebecca Eskreis
Stop and Go – Directed by Mallory Everton and Stephen Meek; Written by Whitney Call and Mallory Everton
Hester Street (Restoration) – Written and Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
V/H/S/94 – Directed by Chloe Okuno, Jennifer Reeder, Ryan Prows, Simon Barrett, and Timo Tjahjanto; Written by Chloe Okuno, Jennifer Reeder, Ryan Prows, Simon Barrett, David Bruckner, and Timo Tjahjanto

September

I’m Your Man – Directed by Maria Schrader; Written by Maria Schrader and Jan Schomburg
El Planeta – Written and Directed by Amalia Ulman
Birds of Paradise – Written and Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
Through the Glass Darkly – Directed by Lauren Fash; Written by Lauren Fash and Susan Graham
Britney vs Spears (Documentary) – Directed by Erin Lee Carr
Sounds Like Love – Directed by Juana Macías; Written by Laura Sarmiento
East of the Mountains – Directed by S.J. Chiro
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (Documentary) – Directed by Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri
Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness (Documentary) – Directed by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black
A Spark Story (Documentary) – Directed by Leanne Dare and Jason Sterman
After We Fell – Directed by Castille Landon; Written by Sharon Soboil
My Name Is Pauli Murray (Documentary) – Directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen; Written by Betsy West, Julie Cohen, Talleah Bridges McMahon, and Cinque Northern
The Mad Women’s Ball – Written and Directed by Mélanie Laurent
Best Sellers – Directed by Lina Roessler
In Balanchine’s Classroom (Documentary) – Directed by Connie Hochman
Subnormal: A British Scandal (Documentary) – Directed by Lyttanya Shannon
Collection – Directed by Marianna Palka
Ankahi Kahaniya – Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Abhishek Chaubey, and Saket Chaudhary; Written by Zeenat Lakhani, Piyush Gupta, Hussain Haidry, Shreyas Jain, and Nitesh Tiwari
Queenpins – Written and Directed by Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet
The Influencer – Written and Directed by Meghan Weinstein
What She Said – Directed by Amy Northup; Written by Jenny Lester
Language Lessons – Directed by Natalie Morales; Written by Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass
The Deadliest Disease in America (Documentary) – Directed by Crystal R. Emery
The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station (Documentary) – Directed by Clare Lewins
Fauci (Documentary) – Directed by Janet Tobias and John Hoffman
Schumacher (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Vanessa Nöcker, Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns, and Michael Wech
Bad Candy – Written and Directed by Desiree Connell and Scott B. Hansen
Cinderella – Written and Directed by Kay Cannon
Martyrs Lane – Written and Directed by Ruth Platt
The Women and the Murderer (Documentary) – Directed by Mona Achache and Patricia Tourancheau
Faya Dayi (Documentary) – Directed by Jessica Beshir
The Big Scary “S” Word (Documentary) – Directed by Yael Bridge
Worth – Directed by Sara Colangelo
Time Is Up – Directed by Elisa Amoruso; Written by Elisa Amoruso, Patrizia Fiorellini, and Lorenzo Ura
The Year of the Everlasting Storm (Anthology) – Directed by Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, Jafar Panâhi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, David Lowery, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul

August

When I’m a Moth – Directed by Magdalena Zyzak and Zachary Cotler
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) – Written and Directed by Monica Zanetti
Candyman – Directed by Nia DaCosta; Written by Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele, and Win Rosenfeld
No Man of God – Directed by Amber Sealey
Ma Belle, My Beauty – Written and Directed by Marion Hill
Rare Beasts – Written and Directed by Billie Piper
Wildland – Directed by Jeanette Nordahl; Written by Ingeborg Topsøe
Unapologetic (Documentary) – Directed by Ashley O’Shay
Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power (Documentary) – Directed by Abby Ginzberg
Confetti – Written and Directed by Ann Hu
Untold: Caitlyn Jenner (Documentary) – Directed by Crystal Moselle
Habit – Directed by Janell Shirtcliff; Written by Libby Mintz and Janell Shirtcliff
Reminiscence – Written and Directed by Lisa Joy
Really Love – Directed by Angel Kristi Williams; Written by Felicia Pride and Angel Kristi Williams
Moments Like This Never Last (Documentary) – Directed by Cheryl Dunn
The Outsider (Documentary) – Directed by Pamela Yoder and Steven Rosenbaum
Respect – Directed by Liesl Tommy; Written by Tracey Scott Wilson
CODA – Written and Directed by Siân Heder
White as Snow – Directed by Anne Fontaine; Written by Anne Fontaine and Pascal Bonitzer
Out of My League – Directed by Alice Filippi; Written by Michela Straniero and Roberto Proia
Charming the Hearts of Men – Written and Directed by S.E. DeRose
Curiosa – Directed by Lou Jeunet; Written by Lou Jeunet and Raphaëlle Desplechin
The Meaning of Hitler (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker
The Smartest Kids in the World (Documentary) – Directed by Tracy Droz Tragos
The Macaluso Sisters – Directed by Emma Dante; Written by Emma Dante, Elena Stancanelli, and Giorgio Vasta
Bleed with Me – Written and Directed by Amelia Moses
Even in Dreams – Written and Directed by Savannah Ostler
Bring Your Own Brigade (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Lucy Walker
What We Left Unfinished (Documentary) – Directed by Mariam Ghani
Night Drive – Directed by Meghan Leon and Brad Baruh; Written by Meghan Leon
Weed the People (Documentary) – Directed by Abby Epstein
Pray Away (Documentary) – Directed by Kristine Stolakis
Fireboys (Documentary) – Directed by Drew Dickler and Jake Hochendoner
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (Documentary) – Directed by Eva Müller and Michael Schmitt; Written by Eva Müller
Pooling to Paradise – Directed by Roxy Shih; Written by Caytha Jentis

July

Lorelei – Written and Directed by Sabrina Doyle
Enemies of the State (Documentary) – Directed by Sonia Kennebeck
Never Gonna Snow Again – Written and Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert
A Dark Foe – Directed by Maria Gabriela Cardenas; Written by Maria Gabriela Cardenas and Oscar Cardenas
Playing With Sharks (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Sally Aitken
The Last Letter From Your Lover – Directed by Augustine Frizzell; Written by Esta Spalding and Nick Payne
Jolt – Directed by Tanya Wexler
Ailey (Documentary) – Directed by Jamila Wignot
Charlatan – Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Val (Documentary) – Directed by Ting Poo and Leo Scott
How It Ends – Written and Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein
No Ordinary Man (Documentary) – Directed by Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt; Written by Aisling Chin-Yee and Amos Mac
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters (Documentary) – Directed by Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz
The New Bauhaus (Documentary) – Directed by Alysa Nahmias; Written by Alysa Nahmias and Miranda Yousef
Fear Street Part 3: 1666 – Directed by Leigh Janiak; Written by Leigh Janiak, Kate Trefry, and Phil Graziadei
How to Deter a Robber – Written and Directed by Maria Bissell
Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home (Documentary) – Directed by Vera Whelpton and Kendall Whelpton
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans – Directed by Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz Velasco, and Andrew L. Schmidt
Black Widow – Directed by Cate Shortland
Scales – Written and Directed by Shahad Ameen
Platform (Documentary) – Directed by Sahar Mosayebi
Love Type D – Written and Directed by Sasha Collington
The Body Fights Back (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Marian Võsumets
A Perfect Fit – Directed by Hadrah Daeng Ratu; Written by Hadrah Daeng Ratu and Garin Nugroho
Fear Street Part 2: 1978 – Directed by Leigh Janiak; Written by Leigh Janiak and Zak Olkewicz
Going Further (Documentary) – Directed by Lindsay Kent, Colby Rex O’Neill, and Matt Pidutti
My Amanda – Written and Directed by Alessandra de Rossi
Cousins – Directed by Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith; Written by Briar Grace-Smith
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 – Directed by Leigh Janiak; Written by Leigh Janiak and Phil Graziadei
Kid Candidate (Documentary) – Directed by Jasmine Stodel

June

Zola – Directed by Janicza Bravo; Written by Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris
Mary J. Blige’s My Life (Documentary) – Directed by Vanessa Roth
God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya – Written and Directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska
Lydia Lunch: The War is Never Over (Documentary) – Directed by Beth B
Too Late – Directed by D.W. Thomas
I Carry You With Me – Directed by Heidi Ewing; Written by Heidi Ewing and Alan Page
A Cinderella Story: Starstruck – Written and Directed by Michelle Johnston
Chasing Childhood (Documentary) – Directed by Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld
Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Malia Scharf and Max Basch
Wonder Boy (Documentary) – Directed by Anissa Bonnefont
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (Documentary) – Directed by Mariem Pérez Riera
Les Nôtres – Directed by Jeanne Leblanc; Written by Jeanne Leblanc and Judith Baribeau
Miss Juneteenth (Re-Release) – Written and Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples
Working Girls (Restoration) – Directed by Lizzie Borden; Written by Lizzie Borden and Sandra Kay
Sisters on Track (Documentary) – Directed by Corinne van der Borch and Tone Grøttjord-Glenne
LFG (Documentary) – Directed by Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine; Written by Andrea Nix Fine
The Serpent – Written and Directed by Gia Skova
Good on Paper – Directed by Kimmy Gatewood; Written by Iliza Shlesinger
Murder by the Coast (Documentary) – Directed by Tània Balló
Clairevoyant – Written and Directed by Micaela Wittman and Arthur De Larroche
A Crime on the Bayou (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Nancy Buirski
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (Documentary) – Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Censor – Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond; Written by Prano Bailey-Bond and Anthony Fletcher
Asia – Written and Directed by Ruthy Pribar
Holler – Written and Directed by Nicole Riegel
Skater Girl – Directed by Manjari Makijany; Written by Manjari Makijany and Vinati Makijany
Take Me Somewhere Nice – Written and Directed by Ena Sendijarevic
No Ordinary Love – Written and Directed by Chyna Robinson
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) (Documentary) – Directed by Rachel Boynton
Who Will Start Another Fire (Anthology) – Directed by Peier Tracy Shen, Nicole Amani Magabo Kiggundu, Olive Nwosu, Samira Saraya, Faye Ruiz, Lesley Steele, Emily Packer, Alex Westfall, Nicole Otero, and Jermaine Manigault
In My Blood It Runs (Documentary) – Directed by Maya Newell
So Pretty – Written and Directed by Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli
Spirit Untamed – Directed by Elaine Bogan; Written by Kristin Hahn and Aury Wallington
Tragic Jungle – Directed by Yulene Olaizola; Written by Yulene Olaizola and Rubén Imaz
Trippin’ with the Kandasamys – Directed by Jayan Moodley; Written by Jayan Moodley and Rory Booth
Tove – Directed by Zaida Bergroth; Written by Eeva Putro
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way (Documentary) – Directed by Susan Sandler
Bullied – Written and Directed by Angela How
Dancing Queens – Directed by Helena Bergström; Written by Helena Bergström and Denize Karabuda
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie – Directed by Chiaki Kon
Deadly Illusions – Written and Directed by Anna Elizabeth James
It’s Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Michelle Boyaner
Meltdown in Dixie (Documentary) – Directed by Emily Harrold

May

Plan B – Directed by Natalie Morales; Written by Prathi Srinivasan and Joshua Levy
Ahead of the Curve (Documentary) – Directed by Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow
Port Authority – Written and Directed by Danielle Lessovitz
Endangered Species – Directed by M.J. Bassett; Written by Isabel Bassett and M.J. Bassett
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog – Written and Directed by Lynn Roth
Spring Blossom – Written and Directed by Suzanne Lindon
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit – Directed by Caroline Link; Written by Anna Brüggemann and Caroline Link
Rare Beasts – Written and Directed by Billie Piper (U.K. and Ireland)
The 8th (Documentary) – Directed by Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy, and Maeve O’Boyle (U.K. and Ireland)
Milkwater – Written and Directed by Morgan Ingari
The Dark Hobby (Documentary) – Directed by Paula Fouce; Written by Paula Fouce and William Haugse
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail – Directed by Letizia Lamartire
The Perfect Candidate – Directed by Haifaa Al Mansour; Written by Haifaa Al Mansour and Brad Niemann
The Rest of Us – Directed by Linda G. Mills; Written by Laura Moss and Ricardo Pérez González
Us Kids (Documentary) – Directed by Kim A. Snyder
Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm (Documentary) – Directed by Hannah Berryman
Los Hermanos/The Brothers (Documentary) – Directed by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider
Ferry – Directed by Cecilia Verheyden
Sardar Ka Grandson – Directed by Kaashvi Nair; Written by Kaashvi Nair and Anuja Chauhan
Emily @ The Edge of Chaos – Directed by Wendy Apple; Written by Emily Levine
Pink Skies Ahead – Written and Directed by Kelly Oxford
Knots: A Forced Marriage Story (Documentary) – Directed by Kate Brewer
What Lies West – Written and Directed by Jessica Ellis
Specialish (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jessica Watkins
Mainstream – Directed by Gia Coppola; Written by Gia Coppola and Tom Stuart
In Our Mothers’ Gardens (Documentary) – Directed by Shantrelle P. Lewis
And Tomorrow the Entire World – Directed by Julia von Heinz; Written by Julia von Heinz and John Quester

April

Golden Arm – Directed by Maureen Bharoocha; Written by Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly
Sisters with Transistors (Documentary) – Directed by Lisa Rovner
My Wonderful Wanda – Directed by Bettina Oberli; Written by Bettina Oberli and Cooky Ziesche
Things Heard and Seen – Written and Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Bloodthirsty – Directed by Amelia Moses; Written by Wendy Hill-Tout and Lowell
Together Together – Written and Directed by Nikole Beckwith
Paris Calligrammes (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Ulrike Ottinger
Best Summer Ever – Directed by Lauren Smitelli and Michael Parks Randa; Written by Lauren Smitelli, Terra Mackintosh, Andrew Pilkington, Will Halby, and Michael Parks Randa
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (Documentary) – Directed by Marilyn Agrelo
The Space Between – Directed by Rachel Winter
Grace Fury (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Laura Carruthers
Hope – Written and Directed by Maria Sødahl
Reefa – Written and Directed by Jessica Kavana Dornbusch
Slalom – Directed by Charlène Favier; Written by Charlène Favier and Marie Talon
Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? – Directed by Andaç Haznedaroglu
Mallory (Documentary) – Directed by Ash Patiño; Written by Jenna Bush
The Last Right – Written and Directed by Aoife Crehan
Shiva Baby – Written and Directed by Emma Seligman
Hurt by Paradise – Directed by Greta Bellamacina; Written by Greta Bellamacina, Sadie Brown, and Robert Montgomery
Sugar Daddy – Directed by Wendy Morgan; Written by Kelly McCormack
The Power – Written and Directed by Corinna Faith
Madame Claude – Directed by Sylvie Verheyde; Written by Sylvie Verheyde, Patrick Rocher, and Antoine Salomé
The Man Who Sold His Skin – Written and Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
Mapplethorpe: The Director’s Cut – Directed by Ondi Timoner; Written by Ondi Timoner and Mikko Alanne
Make|SHIFT (Documentary) – Directed by Casey Suchan and Tim Cawley

March

Kuessipan – Directed by Myriam Verreault; Written by Myriam Verreault and Naomi Fontaine
The Good Traitor – Directed by Christina Rosendahl; Written by Christina Rosendahl, Kristian Bang Foss, and Dunja Gry Jensen
Violation – Written and Directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
Food Club – Directed by Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg; Written by Anne-Marie Olesen Thinghuus
Rose Plays Julie – Written and Directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw – Written and Directed by Shelley Niro
Dark State – Written and Directed by Tracy Lucca
The Fever – Directed by Maya Da-Rin; Written by Maya Da-Rin, Miguel Seabra Lopes, and Pedro Cesarino
Phobias (Anthology) – Directed by Camilla Belle, Maritte Lee Go, Jess Varley, Joe Sill, and Chris von Hoffmann; Written by Camilla Belle, Maritte Lee Go, Jess Varley, Broderick Engelhard, Joe Sill, and Chris von Hoffmann
kid 90 (Documentary) – Directed by Soleil Moon Frye
Martha: A Picture Story (Documentary) – Directed by Selina Miles
Groomed (Documentary) – Directed by Gwen van de Pas
Abandoned: Angelique’s Isle – Directed by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Michelle Derosier; Written by Michelle Derosier
Own the Room (Documentary) – Directed by Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster
Insight – Directed by Livi Zheng and Ken Zheng
Slaxx – Directed by Elza Kephart; Written by Patricia Gomex and Elza Kephart
Quo Vadis, Aida? – Written and Directed by Jasmila Žbanić
The People vs. Agent Orange (Documentary) – Directed by Kate Taverna and Alan Adelson
Rosa Luxemburg (Re-Release) – Written and Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
Underplayed (Documentary) – Directed by Stacey Lee
Rain Beau’s End – Directed by Tracy Wren; Written by Jennifer Cooney
Pandora’s Box (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Rebecca Snow
Stray (Documentary) – Directed by Elizabeth Lo
Lost Course (Documentary) – Directed by Jill Li
F.T.A. (Documentary) (Re-Release) – Directed by Francine Parker
Hypocrites (Re-Release) – Written and Directed by Lois Weber
Bombay Rose – Written and Directed by Gitanjali Rao
Sophie Jones – Directed by Jessie Barr; Written by Jessie Barr and Jessica Barr
Moxie – Directed by Amy Poehler; Written by Tamara Chestna and Dylan Meyer
Lucky – Directed by Natasha Kermani; Written by Brea Grant
The Stylist – Directed by Jill Gevargizian; Written by Jill Gevargizian, Eric Havens, and Eric Stolze
Undertow – Written and Directed by Miranda Nation
The Orphanage – Written and Directed by Shahrbanoo Sadat

February

My Zoe – Written and Directed by Julie Delpy
‘Til Kingdom Come (Documentary) – Directed by Maya Zinshtein
Test Pattern – Written and Directed by Shatara Michelle Ford
Jumbo – Written and Directed by Zoé Wittock
Flora & Ulysses – Directed by Lena Khan
The Sinners – Directed by Courtney Paige; Written by Courtney Paige, Erin Hazlehurst, and Madison Smith
Pitta Kathalu (Anthology) – Directed by B.V. Nandini Reddy, Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam, Nag Ashwin, and Sankalp Reddy; Written by Radhika Anand, Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam, Nag Ashwin, and Nanda Kishore Emani
My Darling Supermarket (Documentary) – Directed by Tali Yankelevich; Written by Tali Yankelevich and Marco Korodi
The World to Come – Directed by Mona Fastvold
Land – Directed by Robin Wright; Written by Erin Dignam and Jesse Chatham
Ruth: Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Freida Lee Mock
I Blame Society – Written and Directed by Gillian Wallace Horvat
Hopeless Romantic (Anthology) – Written and Directed by Deanne Foley, Martine Blue, Stephanie Clattenburg, Latonia Hartery, Ruth Lawrence, and Megan Wennberg
Fear of Rain – Written and Directed by Castille Landon
Shook – Written and Directed by Jennifer Harrington
Me You Madness – Written and Directed by Louise Linton
Dead Pigs – Written and Directed by Cathy Yan
Show Me What You Got – Directed by Svetlana Cvetko; Written by Svetlana Cvetko and David Scott Smith
Cowboys – Written and Directed by Anna Kerrigan
Young Hearts – Directed by Sarah Sherman and Zachary Ray Sherman; Written by Sarah Sherman
Crestone (Documentary) – Directed by Marnie Ellen Hertzler; Written Marnie Ellen Hertzler and Corey Hughes
Strip Down, Rise Up (Documentary) – Directed by Michèle Ohayon
Music – Directed by Sia; Written by Sia and Dallas Clayton
A Nightmare Wakes – Written and Directed by Nora Unkel
Tribes on the Edge (Documentary) – Directed by Céline Cousteau; Written by Céline Cousteau and Joseph Kwong
Balloon Man (Documentary) – Directed by Chantal Potter
Central Park Dark – Written and Directed by Cybil Lake

January

Saint Maud – Written and Directed by Rose Glass
True Mothers – Directed by Naomi Kawase; Written by Naomi Kawase and Izumi Takahashi
Beginning – Directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili; Written by Dea Kulumbegashvili and Rati Oneli
Space MOMs – Written and Directed by Radha Bharadwaj
Finding ‘Ohana – Directed by Jude Weng; Written by Christina Strain
Identifying Features – Directed by Fernanda Valadez; Written by Fernanda Valadez and Astrid Rondero
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time – Written and Directed by Lili Horvát
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem (Documentary) – Directed by Yu Gu; Written by Elizabeth Ai
Spoor – Directed by Agnieszka Holland; Written by Agnieszka Holland and Olga Tokarczuk
Personhood: Policing Pregnant Women in America (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jo Ardinger
So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! – Written and Directed by Ángeles Reiné
Our Friend – Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Coming Clean (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Ondi Timoner
Promising Young Woman – Written and Directed by Emerald Fennell
My Little Sister – Written and Directed by Véronique Raymond and Stéphanie Chuat
Love Sarah – Directed by Eliza Schroeder
Double Dad – Directed by Cris D’Amato; Written by Thalita Rebouças, Renato Fagundes, Marcelo Andrade, and João Paulo Horta
Film About a Father Who (Documentary) – Directed by Lynne Sachs
If Not Now, When? – Directed by Meagan Good and Tamara Bass; Written by Tamara Bass
#Like – Written and Directed by Sarah Pirozek
I Blame Society – Directed by Gillian Wallace Horvat; Written by Gillian Wallace Horvat and Chase Williamson
One Night in Miami… – Directed by Regina King
Beautiful Something Left Behind (Documentary) – Directed by Katrine Philp
Shadow in the Cloud – Directed by Roseanne Liang; Written by Roseanne Liang and Max Landis
Audrey (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Helena Coan
My Rembrandt (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Oeke Hoogendijk
Gun and a Hotel Bible – Directed by Alicia Joy LeBlanc and Raja Gosnell