Women Written Films in 2017

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January

• A Different American Dream (Documentary) – Co-Written by Jane Wells
• Claire in Motion – Written and Directed by Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson
• Ma – Written and Directed by Celia Rowlson-Hall
• Vince Giordano: There’s a Future in the Past (Documentary) – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Amber Edwards
• Alone in Berlin – Co-Written by Bettine von Borries
• Sleepless – Co-Written by Andrea Berloff
• The Red Turtle – Co-Written by Pascale Ferran
• The Resurrection of Gavin Stone – Written by Andrea Gyertson Nasfell
• The Sunshine Makers (Documentary) – Co-Written by Connie Littlefield
• Sophie and the Rising Sun – Written and Directed by Maggie Greenwald
• A Dog’s Purpose – Written by Cathryn Michon
• I Am Michael – Co-Written by Stacey Miller

February

• Sex Doll – Written and Directed by Sylvie Verheyde
• I Am Jane Doe (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Mary Mazzio
• Running Wild – Co-Written by Christina Moore
• Prevenge – Written and Directed by Alice Lowe
• 1 Night – Written and Directed by Minhal Baig
• XX (Anthology) – Directed by Roxanne Benjamin, Sofia Carrillo, Karyn Kusama, Annie Clark (St. Vincent), and Jovanka Vuckovic; Co-Written by Roxanne Benjamin and Jovanka Vuckovic
• Lovesong – Co-Written and Directed by So Yong Kim
• Everybody Loves Somebody — Written and Directed by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
• American Fable – Written and Directed by Anne Hamilton
• Fanny’s Journey – Directed by Lola Doillon; Written by Lola Doillon and Anne Peyregne
• From Nowhere – Co-Written by Kate Ballen
• Kiki (Documentary) – Co-Written and Directed by Sara Jordenö
• My Life as a Zucchini – Written by Céline Sciamma
• As You Are – Co-Written by Madison Harrison

March

• Namour – Written and Directed by Heidi Saman
• Before I Fall – Directed by Ry-Russo Young; Written by Maria Maggenti
• The Women’s Balcony – Written by Shlomit Nechama
• Uncertain (Documentary) – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Anna Sandilands
• Kushuthara: Pattern of Love – Written and Directed by Karma Deki
• Nakom – Directed by T. W. Pittman and Kelly Daniela Norris; Co-Written by T. W. Pittman
• Viceroy’s House – Directed by Gurinder Chadha; Co-Written by Moira Buffini
• Raw – Written and Directed by Julia Ducournau
• One Under the Sun – Co-Directed by Riyaana Hartley; Written by Katherine Tomlinson
• SPLit – Written and Directed by Deborah Kampmeier
• A Woman, a Part – Written and Directed by Elisabeth Subrin
• Bluebeard – Written and Directed by Soo-youn Lee
• Beautiful Devils – Written by Jennifer Majka
• Prevenge – Written and Directed Alice Lowe
• The Levelling – Written and Directed by Hope Dickson Leach
• From a House on Willow Street – Co-Written by Catherine Blackman
• Peelers – Written by Lisa DeVita
• Phillauri – Written by Anvita Dutt
• The Zookeeper’s Wife – Directed by Niki Caro; Written by Angela Workman
• Carrie Pilby – Directed by Susan Johnson; Written by Kara Holden
• Despite the Falling Show – Written and Directed by Shamin Sarif
• The Prison – Written and Directed by Na Hyun
• Cezanne and I – Written and Directed by Danièle Thompson

April

• Their Finest – Directed by Lone Scherfig; Written by Gaby Chiappe
• Alive and Kicking (Documentary) – Directed by Susan Glatzer; Written by Susan Glatzer and Heidi Zimmerman
• Glory – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Kristina Grozeva
• Smurfs: The Lost Village – Written by Stacey Harman and Pamela Ribon
• The Ticket – Co-Written by Sharon Mashihi
• By the Time It Gets Dark – Written and Directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong
• The Outcasts – Written by Dominique Ferrari and Suzanne Wrubel
• Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back (Documentary)
• Heal the Living – Co-Written and Directed by Katell Quillévéré
• Little Boxes – Written by Annie J. Howell
• Tommy’s Honour – Co-Written by Pamela Marin
• Unforgettable – Directed by Denise Di Novi; Co-Written by Christina Hodson
• Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Lydia Tenaglia
• Free Fire – Co-Written by Amy Jump
• The Promise – Co-Written by Robin Swicord
• Below Her Mouth – Directed by April Mullen; Written by Stephanie Fabrizi
• Window Horses – Written and Directed by Ann Marie Fleming
• Danger Close (Documentary) – Co-Written by Alex Quade
• Nise: The Heart of Madness – Co-Written by Flávia Castro, Maria Camargo, Chris Alcazar, and Patrícia Andrade
• Buster’s Mal Heart – Written and Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
• Love Off the Cuff – Co-Written by Yee-sum Luk

May

• Mr. Chibbs (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jill Campbell
• Tomorrow Ever After – Written and Directed by Ela Thier
• A Woman’s Life – Co-Written by Florence Vignon
• Like Crazy – Co-Written by Francesca Archibugi
• 3 Generations – Directed by Gaby Dellal; Written by Gaby Dellal and Nikole Beckwith
• Illicit – Co-Written by Lanett Tachel
• Snatched – Written by Katie Dippold
• Paris Can Wait – Written and Directed by Eleanor Coppola
• The Wedding Plan – Written and Directed by Rama Burshtein
• Tracktown – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Alexi Pappas
• Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe – Co-Written and Directed by Maria Schrader
• Paint It Black – Co-Written and Directed by Amber Tamblyn
• Icaros: A Vision – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Leonor Caraballo
• AWOL – Directed by Deb Shoval; Written by Deb Shoval and Karolina Waclawiak
• The Inland Road – Written and Directed by Jackie Van Beek
• Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan (Documentary) – Co-Directed by Linda Saffire
• Wakefield – Written and Directed by Robin Swicord
• Champion – Written by Missy Reed and Sarah Inabnit
• Hindi Medium – Co-Written by Zeenat Lakhani

June

• Sámi Blood – Written and Directed by Amanda Kernell
• Band Aid – Written and Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones
• Ascent (Experimental) – Written and Directed by Fiona Tan
• Churchill – Written by Alex von Tunzelmann
• 3 Idiotas – Co-Written by Martha Higareda
• God of War – Co-Written by Maria Wong
• Megan Leavey – Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite; Co-Written by Pamela Gray and Annie Mumolo
• As Good As You – Directed by Heather de Michele; Written by Gretchen M. Michelfeld
• I Love You Both – Co-Written by Kristin Archibald
• Awakening the Zodiac – Co-Written by Jennifer Archer
• Radio Dreams – Co-Written by Aida Ahadiany
• Rough Night – Co-Written and Directed by Lucia Aniello
• Maudie – Directed by Aisling Walsh; Written by Sherry White
• Lost in Paris – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Fiona Gordon
• Pray for Rain – Written by Christina Moore and Gloria Musca
• Can Hitler Happen Here? – Directed by Saskia Rifkin; Written by Catherine May Levin
• Long Live the King (Documentary) – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Trish Geiger
• Cars 3 – Co-Written by Kiel Murray
• The Beguiled – Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola
• The Bad Batch – Written and Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour
• Pop Aye – Written and Directed by Kirsten Tan
• The Big Sick – Co-Written by Emily V. Gordon
• Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge – Directed by Marie Noelle; Written by Marie Noelle and Andrea Stoll
• Inconceivable – Written by Chloe King
• 13 Minutes – Co-Written by Léonie-Claire Breinersdorfer

July

• 7 From Etheria (Anthology) – Written and Directed by Karen Lam, Heidi Lee Douglas, Arantxa Echevarria, Martha Goddard, Anna Elizabeth James, Barbara Stepansky, and Rebecca Thomson
• Austin Found – Written by Brenna Graziano
• The Rehearsal – Directed by Alison Maclean; Written by Alison Maclean and Emily Perkins
• To the Bone – Written and Directed by Marti Noxon
• Lady Macbeth – Written by Alice Birch
• Birthright: A War Story (Documentary) – Directed by Civia Tamarkin; Written by Civia Tamarkin and Luchina Fisher
• Wish Upon – Written by Barbara Marshall
• Desert Hearts (Theatrical Re-Release) – Directed Donna Deitch; Written by Natalie Cooper
• Chasing Coral (Documentary) – Co-Written by Vickie Curtis
• Blind – Co-Written by Diane Fisher
• Girls Trip  –  Co-Written by Tracy Oliver
• Landline – Directed by Gillian Robespierre; Written by Gillian Robespierre and Elisabeth Holm
• Women Who Kill – Written and Directed by Ingrid Jungermann
• Swallows and Amazons – Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe; Written by Andrea Gibb
• Midnight Return: The Story of Billy Hayes and Turkey (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Sally Sussman
• Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (Documentary)  – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Catherine Bainbridge
• The Fencer – Written by Anna Heinamaa
• Strange Weather  – Written and Directed by Katherine Dieckmann
• From the Land of the Moon  –  Co-Written and Directed by Nicole Garcia

August

• Fun Mom Dinner  – Directed by Alethea Jones; Written by Julie Yaeger Rudd
• This Time Tomorrow  – Written and Directed by Lina Rodriguez
• After Love  – Co-Written by Fanny Burdino and Mazarine Pingeot
• Planetarium  – Co-Written and Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski
• In This Corner of the World  – Co-Written by Chie Uratani
• The Farthest (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Emer Reynolds
• What Happened to Monday – Co-Written by Kerry Williamson
• The Ice Cream Truck – Written and Directed by Megan Freels Johnston
• Lemon – Co-Written and Directed by Janicza Bravo
• Logan Lucky – Written by Rebecca Blunt
• The Monster Project – Co-Written by Shariya Lynn
• Zodiac 12: Five Steps of Love – Co-Written by Kimmie Vu
• Served Like a Girl (Documentary) – Co-Written and Directed by Lysa Heslov
• Polina  – Written and Co-Directed by Valérie Müller
• Leap! – Co-Written by Carol Noble
• Polaroid – Written by Blair Butler
• Stasis  – Written and Directed by Nicole Jones-Dion
• Beach Rats  – Written and Directed by Eliza Hittman
• The Long Night of Francisco Sanctis  – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Andrea Testa

September

• Kill Me Please – Written and Directed by Anita Rocha Da Silveira
• Dalida – Written and Directed by Lisa Azuelos
• Viceroy’s House – Written and Directed by Gurinder Chadha; Co-Written by Moira Buffini
• I Do… Until I Don’t –  Written and Directed by Lake Bell
• Spettacolo (Documentary) – Co-Directed by Chris Shellen
• Extraordinary  – Co-Written by Cheryl McKay
• Home Again   – Written and Directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer
• Lipstick Under My Burkha  – Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava; Written by Alankrita Shrivastava, Suhani Kanwar, and Gazal Dhaliwal
• Fallen   – Co-Written by Kathryn Price and Nichole Millard
• #REALITYHIGH – Co-Written by Jana Savage
• Company Town (Documentary)  – Written and Directed by Natalie Kottke-Masocco and Erica Sardarian
• Nobody’s Watching – Directed by Julia Solomonoff; Written by Julia Solomonoff and Christina Lazaridi
• The Limehouse Golem  – Written by Jane Goldman
• Second Nature   –  Co-Written by J.C. Ford
• True to the Game   – Written by Nia Hill
• First They Killed My Father – Directed by Angelina Jolie; Written by Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung
• In Search of Fellini – Co-Written by Nancy Cartwright
• Red Trees (Documentary) – Directed by Marina Willer; Co-Written by Marina Willer and Leena Telén
• Woodshock – Written and Directed by Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy
• Unrest (Documentary)  –  Directed by Jennifer Brea; Written by Jennifer Brea and Kim Roberts
• The Tiger Hunter – Co-Written and Directed by Lena Khan
• Loving Vincent –  Co-Written and Co-Directed by Dorota Kobiela
• Slipaway – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Julia Butler
• Teach Us All (Documentary)  –  Written and Directed by Sonia Lowman
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle –  Co-Written by Jane Goldman
• Shot – Co-Written by Anneke Campbell
• Te Ata – Written by Esther Luttrell
• The Sound – Written and Directed by Jenna Mattison
• Different Flowers – Written and Directed by Morgan Dameron
• Blood Stripe – Co-Written by Kate Nowlin
• Signature Move – Directed by Jennifer Reeder; Written by Lisa Donato and Fawzia Mirza
• Youth – Written by Yan Geling

October

• My Little Pony: The Movie –  Co-Written by Meghan McCarthy and Rita Hsiao
• The Cadillac Tramps: Life On The Edge (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Jamie Sims Coakley
• Earth: One Amazing Day (Documentary)  –  Co-Written by Geling Yan
• Bending the Arc (Documentary) – Written by Cori Shepherd Stern
• M.F.A. – Directed by Natalia Leite; Written by Leah McKendrick
• How to Break Up with Your Douchebag – Co-Written and Directed by Gabriela Tagliavini
• Swing Away – Co-Written by Julia Wall
• Gnome Alone – Co-Directed by Shelly Shenoy; Co-Written by Zina Zaflow
• Professor Marston and the Wonder Women – Written and Directed by Angela Robinson
• The Party – Written and Directed by Sally Potter
• The Departure (Documentary) – Co-Written and Directed by Lana Wilson
• Sylvio – Co-Written by Meghan Doherty
• Tempestad (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Tatiana Huezo
• I Am Not a Witch – Written and Directed by Rungano Nyoni
• Never Here – Written and Directed by Camille Thoman
• Somebody’s Mother – Directed by Gabriela Tollman; Written by Gabriela Tollman and Evelyne Tollman
• A Silent Voice – Directed by Naoko Yamada; Written by Reiko Yoshida
• Heal (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Kelly Noonan Gores
• Novitiate – Written and Directed by Margaret Betts
• The Divine Order – Written and Directed by Petra Volpe
• Félicité – Co-Written by Delphine Zingg
• Maya Dardel – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Magdalena Zyzak
• Suck It Up – Directed by Jordan Canning; Written by Julia Hoff
• Mr. Roosevelt – Written and Directed by Noël Wells
• Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (Documentary) – Directed by Sophie Fiennes
• Wexford Plaza – Written and Directed by Joyce Wong

November

• The Light of the Moon – Written and Directed by Jessica M. Thompson
• Lady Bird – Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig
• It Happened in L.A. – Written and Directed by Michelle Morgan
• Most Beautiful Island – Written and Directed by Ana Asensio
• Parker’s Anchor – Co-Written by Jennica Schwartzman
• Battlecreek – Directed by Alison Eastwood; Written by Anthea Anka
• The Journey Is the Destination – Co-Written and Directed by Bronwen Hughes
• Elliot the Littlest Reindeer – Written and Directed by Jennifer Westcott
• Bitch – Written and Directed by Marianna Palka
• Gold Star – Written and Directed by Victoria Negri
• Qarib Qarib Singlle – Directed by Tanuja Chandra; Written by Tanuja Chandra and Gazal Dhaliwal
• Rebels on Pointe (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Bobbi Jo Hart
• Song of Granite – Co-Written by Sharon Whooley
• The Breadwinner – Directed by Nora Twomey; Written by Anita Doron and Deborah Ellis
• A Fantastic Woman
• Big Sonia (Documentary) – Co-Directed by Leah Warshawski
• Mudbound – Co-Written and Directed by Dee Rees
• Cook Off! – Co-Directed by Cathryn Michon; Co-Written by Cathryn Michon and Wendi McLendon-Covey
• The Man Who Invented Christmas – Written by Susan Coyne

December

• The Shape of Water  – Co-Written by Vanessa Taylor
• The Tribes of Palos Verdes  – Written by Karen Croner
• Love Beats Rhymes – Written by Nicole Jefferson Asher
• Daisy Winters – Written and Directed by Beth LaMure
• The Dancer –  Directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto; Written by Stéphanie Di Giusto and Sarah Thiebaud
• Kepler’s Dream –  Directed by Amy Glazer; Co-Written by Amy Glazer and Sylvia Brownrigg
• Drawing Home – Co-Written by Donna Logan
• The White King –  Co-Written and Co-Directed by Alex Helfrecht
• Bill Frisell: A Portrait (Documentary)  – Written and Directed by Emma Franz
• The Rape of Recy Taylor (Documentary) – Written and Directed by Nancy Buirski
• Just Within Reach – Co-Written and Directed by Anna Bamberger
• Interior Teresa (Short) – Written and Directed by Meredith Alloway
• Miss Kiet’s Children (Documentary) – Written and Co-Directed by Petra Lataster-Czisch
• Permanent – Written and Directed by Colette Burson
• Christmas Inheritance  – Written by Dinah Eng
• Killing for Love (Documentary) – Co-Written and Co-Directed by Karin Steinberger
• Spent – Written and Directed by Lisa Mikitarian
• The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story (Documentary) – Written by Emily Hache
• The Greatest Showman –  Co-Written by Jenny Bicks
• Pitch Perfect 3 – Directed by Trish Sie; Written by Kay Cannon
• The Post – Co-Written by Liz Hannah