WOMEN WRITTEN FILMS IN 2019

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December

  • Little Women – Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig
  • Clemency – Written and Directed by Chinonye Chukwu
  • Invisible Life – Written by Inés Bortagaray, Karim Aïnouz, and Murilo Hauser
  • She’s Missing – Written and Directed by Alexandra McGuinness
  • 1917 – Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns and Sam Mendes
  • The Europeans (Theatrical Re-Release) – Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
  • Only Cloud Knows – Written by Ling Zhang
  • IP Man 4: The Finale – Written by Lai-Yin Leung, Tai-lee Chan, Hiroshi Fukazawa, and Edmond Wong
  • Belong to Us – Written by Amber Rapp
  • 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
  • Seberg – Written by Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnel
  • 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
  • The Islands – Written by Amanda Lauer, Timothy A. Chey, and Umi Perkins
  • The Lost Footage of Leah Sullivan – Written by Anna Stromberg and Burt Grinstead
  • 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
  • The Last Right – Written and Directed by Aoife Crehan (UK)
  • Little Q – Written by Susan Chan
  • Human Nature (Documentary) – Written by Regina Sobel and Adam Bolt (UK)
  • So Long, My Son – Written by Mei Ah and Xiaoshuai Wang (UK)
  • Undocument – Written and Directed by Kyla Simone Bruce and Amin Bakhshian (UK)

November

  • 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
  • Frozen II – Directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck; Written by Jennifer Lee
  • Queen & Slim – Directed by Melina Matsoukas; Written by Lena Waithe
  • Varda by Agnès (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Agnès Varda
  • Hala – Written and Directed by Minhal Baig
  • 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)
  • The Courier – Written by Nicky Tate, Andy Conway, Zackary Adler, and James Edward Barker
  • 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
  • Girls Always Happy – Written and Directed by Yang Mingming
  • Sequestrada – Written and Directed by Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn
  • The Knight Before Christmas – Directed by Monika Mitchell; Written by Cara J. Russell
  • Last Christmas – Written by Emma Thompson and Bryony Kimmings
  • 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
  • Love Is Blind – Written by Jennifer Schuur
  • Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man (Documentary) – Directed by Lily Zepeda; Written by Lily Zepeda and Tchavdar Georgiev
  • Better Days – Written by Wing-Sum Lam, Yuan Li, and Yimeng Xu
  • Let It Snow – Written by Victoria Strouse
  • Ballet Blanc – Written and Directed by Anne-Sophie Dutoit
  • Lady and the Tramp – Written by Kari Granlund and Andrew Bujalski
  • Harriet – Directed by Kasi Lemmons; Written by Kasi Lemmons and Gregory Allen Howard
  • Crepitus – Written by Sarah Renner, Eddie Renner, and Haynze Whitmore
  • Holiday in the Wild – Written by Tippi Dobrofsky and Neal H. Dobrofsky
  • 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

  • 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)
  • Made in China – Written by Parinda Joshi, Mikhil Musale, Karan Vyas, and Niren Bhatt
  • Housefull 4 – Written by Sara Bodinar, Sajid Khan, Tasha Bhambra, and Sparsh Khetarpal
  • The Rise of Jordan Peterson (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Patricia Marcoccia
  • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Written by Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, and Noah Harpster
  • Greener Grass – Written and Directed by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe
  • Serendipity (Documentary) – Directed by Prune Nourry; Written by Prune Nourry and Alastair Siddons
  • Miss Virginia – Written by Erin O’Connor
  • 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)
  • The Two Faces of a Bamileke Woman (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Rosine Mbakam
  • Polaroid – Written by Blair Butler
  • Gift (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Robin McKenna
  • The Addams Family – Written by Pamela Pettler and Matt Lieberman
  • Tehran: City of Love – Written by Maryam Najafi and Ali Jaberansari (UK)
  • High Strung Free Dance – Written by Janeen Damian and Michael Damian
  • Up There – Written by Zoe Kanters, Michael Blaustein, and Daniel Weingarten
  • 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
  • Extra Ordinary – Written by Maeve Higgins, Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman, and Demian Fox
  • Sitara: Let Girls Dream (Short) – Written and Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
  • Ready to Mingle – Written by Alejandra Olvera Avila and Luis Javier Henaine
  • Abominable – Directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman; Written by Jill Culton
  • 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
  • The Zoya Factor – Written by Neha Sharma and Pradhuman Singh Mall
  • Coming Up For Air – Written by Deborah Staples and Roger Rapoport
  • Ambition – Written by Jenna Lyn Wright and John Rocco
  • Dirty Bomb (Short) – Written and Directed by Valerie McCaffrey
  • Bloodline – Written by Avra Fox-Lerner, Henry Jacobson, and Will Honley
  • Hustlers – Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria
  • The Weekend – Written and Directed by Stella Meghie
  • Riot Girls – Directed Jovanka Vuckovic; Written by Katherine Collins
  • Midnight Traveler (Documentary) – Written by Emelie Mahdavian
  • Malibu Road – Written by Emilia Bogdanova, Montgomery Markland, and Ryan Placchetti
  • Jinn – Written and Directed by Nijla Mu’min
  • Edie – Written by Elizabeth O’Halloran
  • The Whistler: Origins – Written by Irina Dendiouk and Gisberg Bermudez
  • K-12 – Written and Directed by Melanie Martinez

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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 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
  • Sunset – Written by Clara Royer, László Nemes, and Matthieu Taponier
  • Mirage – Written by Lara Sendim and Oriol Paulo
  • The Dirt – Written by Amanda Adelson, Rich Wilkes, and Tom Kapinos
  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase – Directed by Katt Shea; Written by Nina Fiore and John Herrera
  • Five Feet Apart – Written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis
  • The Mustang – Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre; Written by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Mona Fastvold, and Brock Norman Brock
  • The Aftermath – Written by Anna Waterhouse and Joe Shrapnel
  • Buddy (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Heddy Honigmann
  • Captive State – Written by Erica Beeney and Rupert Wyatt
  • Captain Marvel – Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck; Written by Anna Boden, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, and Ryan Fleck
  • Ferrante Fever (Documentary) – Written by Laura Buffoni and Giacomo Durzi
  • 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
  • Tale of Tales – Written by Lyudmila Petrushevskaya and Yuri Norstein
  • The Sower – Directed by Marine Francen; Written by Marine Francen, Jacqueline Surchat, and Jacques Fieschi
  • Level 16 – Written and Directed by Danishka Esterhazy
  • Pretty Broken – Written by Jill Remensnyder
  • 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
  • River’s Edge – Written by Misaki Setoyama
  • Cliffs of Freedom – Written by Marianne Metropoulos, Van Ling, and Kevin Bernhardt

February

  • Firebrand – Written and Directed by Aruna Raje
  • Styx – Written by Ika Künzel and Wolfgang Fischer
  • Paris Is Us – Directed by Elisabeth Vogler; Written by Elisabeth Vogler, Rémi Bassaler, Paul Saïsset, and Souliman Schelfout
  • Wrestle (Documentary) – Directed by Suzannah Herbert and Lauren Belfer; Written by Suzannah Herbert, Lauren Belfer, and Pablo Proenza
  • 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
  • Ruben Brandt, Collector – Written by Radmila Roczkov and Milorad Krstic
  • What Men Want – Written by Tina Gordon Chism, Alex Gregory, and Peter Huyck
  • Isn’t It Romantic – Written by Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox, and Katie Silberman
  • Alita: Battle Angel – Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Robert Rodriguez, and James Cameron
  • St. Agatha – Written by Sara Sometti Michaels, Andy Demetrio, Shaun Fletcher, and Clint Sears
  • Broken Ghost – Written by Catherine Hill and Abe Pogos
  • 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
  • The Isle – Written by Tori Butler-Hart and Matthew Butler-Hart
  • 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
  • St. Bernard Syndicate – Written by Lærke Sanderhoff

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