#Women Director
Trailer Watch: Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” Honors the Activism of Mamie Till-Mobley
“That smell is my son’s body reeking of racial hatred. Now I want America to bear witness,” says Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) in a new trailer for “Till,” Chinonye Chukwu’s...
TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Gabriela Cowperthwaite – “The Grab”
Gabriela Cowperthwaite has been directing both documentaries and narrative films for over 20 years. She directed the 2013 documentary “Blackfish,” which amassed over 100 million viewers...
Andrea Arnold’s “Cow” Lands at IFC Films
“Cow” has secured North American distribution following its premiere at Cannes Film Festival. IFC films snagged rights to Andrea Arnold’s documentary, Deadline reports. Shot over...
Trailer Watch: Nancy Buirski Revisits “A Crime on the Bayou” and Exposes Institutional Racism
An examination of justice, allyship, and activists working together to dismantle institutional racism, Nancy Buirski’s “A Crime on the Bayou” tells the story of Gary Duncan, a Black...
Trailer Watch: Teen Girls Start a Feminist Revolution in Amy Poehler’s “Moxie”
“When I was 16 all I cared about was smashing the patriarchy and burning it all down,” says Amy Poehler in a new trailer for “Moxie.” The “Parks and Recreation”...
Margaret Trudeau and Diana Nyad Join Audible’s Minetta Lane Lineup
Last year’s deal between Audible Inc. and Minetta Lane has proven very advantageous for women-led projects. The partnership, which allows the spoken-word entertainment company to produce live...
EIFF 2019 Women Directors: Meet Sasha Collington – “Love Type D”
Sasha Collington is an alumnus of the Binger Writers Lab and the Berlinale Talent Campus. She was one of four writers to win the inaugural Betty Box and Peter Rogers Comedy Writing Award for her...
Under the Radar: Diane Paragas’ “Yellow Rose” Puts the American Dream to Music
“I feel out of place/Song out of tune,” sings Rose Garcia (Eva Noblezada), strumming her guitar on her bed, donning a red cowboy hat. “Like a velvet chair in a dusty sunroom.”...
Cannes 2019 Women Directors: Meet Melina León – “Song Without a Name”
Melina León is a Peruvian director based in Lima and New York. Her short film “El paraíso de Lili,” translated as “Lili’s Paradise,” premiered at the New York Film...