#Women Directors
All-Women Team to Direct Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”
Charlotte Brändström is returning to Middle-earth. The Emmy-nominated helmer directed two episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s” debut season and is returning...
Trailer Watch: Sarah Polley Tells a #MeToo Story Set in a Religious Community in “Women Talking”
“Women Talking” is just weeks away from hitting theaters. “Where I come from, where your mother comes from, we didn’t talk about our bodies,” we’re told in a new...
Alison Star Locke on the Coexistence of Accountability and Compassion in “The Apology”
Alison Star Locke began her writing career as a story producer for reality TV and has written, directed, and produced numerous shorts. Her favorite, “Shhhhhhh…,” was laureled-up by the Los...
Trailer Watch: Gillian Jacobs Fights Her Own Doppelgänger in “The Seven Faces of Jane”
“What version of yourself do you want to be?” Gillian Jacobs is asked in the trailer for “The Seven Faces of Jane.” In addition to starring, the “Community” alumna directs alongside Gia...
“Fire of Love,” “Nothing Compares,” & “Descendant” Land PGA Awards Noms
The PGA Awards have announced their nominees for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures, and three of seven titles are helmed by women. Sara Dosa’s “Fire of Love,” a...
Trailer Watch: A Family Fights for Their Peach Farm in Carla Simón’s Oscar Contender “Alcarràs”
A new trailer for Spain’s International Oscar pick, Carla Simón’s “Alcarràs” introduces us to a family of peach farmers who lead an idyllic life, the old and the young all working...
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” Wins Los Angeles Film Critics Award For Best Doc
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” is looking more and more like the frontrunner in the Oscars’ documentary race. Laura Poitras’ latest has been named Best...
“The Woman King,” “Women Talking,” and “She Said” Among AFI’s Best Films of 2022
Hot on the heels of being named Best Film of the Year by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), “The Woman King” has scored another honor. Gina Prince-Bythewood’s...
Exclusive: An “Army” of Climate Activists Fight for Change in Clip of Rachel Lears’ “To the End”
“Can you imagine what would happen if we took these young folks [and] got them involved in elections? And young people were the reason why certain politicians won or lost in the 2020 elections,”...
Taylor Swift to Make Feature Directorial Debut for Searchlight Pictures
In news that is sure to make Swifties’ “Wildest Dreams” come true, Taylor Swift is stepping back into the director’s chair. The 11-time Grammy winner will make her feature...
Pick of the Day: “Hidden Letters”
“A man dreams to conquer the world / Does a woman dream any less?” a Nüshu poem asks. Centuries ago, in a rural pocket of China called Jiangyong County, at a time when women and girls were held...
Pick of the Day: “To the End”
“Some of us have to actually live the future that you all are setting on fire,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns the fossil fuel execs testifying before Congress in Rachel Lears’ “To...
“The Woman King” Named Best Film of the Year by the African American Film Critics Association
“The Woman King” continues its reign. Deadline reports that Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical epic tops the African American Film Critics Association’s (AAFCA) annual list of the...
Trailer Watch: Anna Kendrick is Trapped in an Abusive Relationship in Mary Nighy’s “Alice, Darling”
“Is this what you think love is?” Anna Kendrick is asked in a new trailer for “Alice, Darling.” Mary Nighy’s feature directorial debut tells the story of Alice...
Trailer Watch: Alexandra Pelosi’s “Pelosi in the House” Offers Intimate Look at Nancy Pelosi’s Life in Politics
“Some people count sheep at night, I count votes,” Nancy Pelosi says in a new trailer for Alexandra Pelosi’s 14th HBO doc, “Pelosi in the House.” Filmed in cinema vérité style over...
Sundance 2023: Women Directors Dominate Competition Slates
As 2022 winds down, it’s time to look onward. Sundance Film Festival has announced its 2023 features lineup. High-profile films set to make their world premiere at the fest include Susanna...
Gillian Jacobs-Starrer “The Seven Faces of Jane” Lands at Gravitas Ventures
If you’ve ever played exquisite corpse — a game of creating a story or illustration on a paper segmented with folds — you’d know how wacky and surreal the final product can end up. An...
Groundbreaking Abortion Drama “If These Walls Could Talk” Coming to HBO and HBO Max
“If These Walls Could Talk” is returning to the small screen. HBO will air the groundbreaking, Emmy-nominated abortion drama December 9 at at 8:00 p.m. ET. The film will also be available...
Trailer Watch: School Girls Choose Between God and Cake in Alice Rohrwacher’s “Le Pupille”
Seventeen girls attending a boarding school run by nuns face a major dilemma in “Le Pupille.” Billed as a “tale of innocence, greed, and fantasy,” Alice Rohrwacher’s...
Trailer Watch: Léa Seydoux Finds Love in Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning”
Mia Hansen-Løve’s latest sees Léa Seydoux falling for a married man. A trailer for “One Fine Morning” introduces us to Sandra (Seydoux), a widowed mother who is raising her...
Trailer Watch: Liz Garbus Takes Us Behind the Scenes with “Harry & Meghan”
“No one knows the full truth. We know the full truth,” says Prince Harry in a new trailer for “Harry & Meghan.” From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus, the Netflix...
Charlotte Wells’ “Aftersun” Dominates British Independent Film Awards
“Aftersun” continues to burn bright this awards season. Charlotte Wells’ feature debut landed seven wins at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), held London in Sunday....
ARRAY Releasing and JetBlue Debut In-Flight Channel Showcasing Women and BIPOC Filmmakers
In-flight entertainment is getting an upgrade, thanks to Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing. The “Selma” director’s banner has partnered with JetBlue to launch an in-flight pop-up channel,...
Indian Princess Musical in the Works at Disney, Gurinder Chadha to Direct
Gurinder Chadha is set to make another empowering female-centric story — and make history. The “Bend It Like Beckham” helmer has been tapped to produce and helm an original musical...
Chantal Akerman’s “Jeanne Dielman” Tops Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time List
Once a decade, Sight and Sound conducts a survey of international film critics to compile a list of the greatest films of all time. For the first time in the poll’s 70-year history, a...
Pick of the Day: “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power”
“Strong people don’t need strong leaders: the emphasis was on the organizing,” civil rights activist Jennifer Lawson tells us in “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power,” Geeta Gandbhir...
Self and Society: Crowdfunding Picks
There are countless ways identity can shape a person, with countless factors that shape that identity. This month’s crowdfunding projects, whether narrative fiction or documentary, explore the...
Trailer Watch: Elizabeth Banks Tells the Wild Story of “Cocaine Bear”
Ever wonder what would happen if an apex predator was “out of its mind” high on cocaine? Enter Elizabeth Banks’ “Cocaine Bear.” Inspired by true events and set in the...
Jacquelyn Mills‘ “Geographies Of Solitude” Acquired by Cinema Guild
Jacquelyn Mills will transport audiences to Sable Island. Deadline reports that U.S. rights to her documentary about the “rich ecosystem” of the “remote sliver of land in the...
December 2022 Film Preview
December marks the long-awaited release of “Women Talking” (December 23), Sarah Polley’s star-studded adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel of the same name. Led by Rooney Mara,...
Gotham Awards Winners: Danielle Deadwyler, Charlotte Wells, & More
Danielle Deadwyler is looking more and more likely to score her first Oscar nom. The “Station Eleven” alumna took home the Outstanding Lead Performance honor at last night’s Gotham...
Caitlin Cronenberg’s Directorial Debut “Humane” Now in Post-Production
Caitlin Cronenberg has wrapped shooting on her directorial debut, environmental thriller “Humane.” Deadline reports that the film’s cast includes “Schitt’s Creek’s” Emily...
Pick of the Day: “Leonor Will Never Die”
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life,” we’re told. But how does this adage apply to the final quarter of our lives, when we are no longer working? Do we surrender what...
Indie Spirit Award Nominations: “Women Talking,” “Aftersun,” & More
Nominations for the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards are in, and “Women Talking” is the sole woman-helmed title competing for Best Feature. Written and directed by Sarah Polley, the...
Under the Radar: The Lesbian Bar Project
When the COVID-19 shutdown stripped people away from friends and family, filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street began to contemplate the crucial role that community plays in our lives. Although their...
Nikyatu Jusu’s Next Pic Will Focus on “Day-Walking Black Vampires”
The theatrical release of Nikyatu Jusu’s feature directorial debut, “Nanny,” is just days away, and new details are emerging about her follow-up to the Sundance winner. The upcoming...
Trailer Watch: June Beallor’s “2020 Chaos and Hope” Reflects on a Year of Unprecedented Crisis
A global pandemic, a sinking economy, attempts to overturn the U.S. presidential election, racially-motivated police brutality culminating in the Black Lives Matter movement: 2020 was indeed a...
WIF Releases #VoteForWomen Film Ballot to Raise Awareness About Awards Contenders
Awards season is heating up and Women in Film (WIF) is working to ensure that voters remember that the industry doesn’t just consist of men. WIF has released its fourth annual #VoteForWomen...
Sarah Polley to Receive Director of the Year Award from Palm Springs Film Festival
“Women Talking” doesn’t hit theaters until December but writer-director Sarah Polley is already attracting plenty of awards attention for the star-studded drama. She’s been...
Trailer Watch: Anna Gunn Avenges Missing Daughter in Alison Star Locke’s Feature Debut “The Apology”
“If it’s not revenge, what would you want?“ Anna Gunn is asked in a new trailer for Alison Star Locke’s first feature, “The Apology.” Penned by Locke, the horror pic stars the...
Women’s Trauma Reverberates at the Cinema This Fall
I’ve been thinking about the portrayal of women’s trauma onscreen this fall. It started back at the Toronto International Film Festival with “The Woman King,” directed by Gina...
Kristen Stewart Casts Imogen Poots as the Lead of Her Feature Directorial Debut “The Chronology of Water”
Kristen Stewart kicked off the year with her first Oscar nomination and is bookending it by casting the lead for her long-gestating feature directorial debut. According to Deadline, Imogen Poots will...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Marusya Syroechkovskaya – “How to Save a Dead Friend”
Marusya Syroechkovskaya is a Moscow-born award-winning filmmaker and visual artist who had to flee Russia in March 2022 as the crackdown on opposition voices increased. Her student short film,...
Trailer Watch: A Journalist Seeks the Truth Behind DAPL in Rebecca and Josh Tickell’s “On Sacred Ground”
“We destroyed their past but you’re destroying their future,” an oil exec is told in the trailer for Rebecca and Josh Tickell’s “On Sacred Ground,” a narrative feature that...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Dawn Porter – “Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net”
Dawn Porter is an award-winning writer and producer. Her work has been featured on HBO, Netflix, CNN, PBS, MSNBC, MTV Films, and other platforms. Porter’s 2016 film “Trapped,” which explores...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Marianela Maldonado – “Children of Las Brisas”
Director and writer Marianela Maldonado has helmed several short fiction films including “The Look of Happiness” and “Breaking Out,” both of which premiered at Cannes Film Festival. She has...
Trailer Watch: Women Use a Secret Language in Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qing’s “Hidden Letters”
What if there was a way for women to communicate with each other secretly? For women to freely express their innermost sorrows and desires without the understanding of men? Such a language exists –...
Christina Aguilera Doc in the Works, Ting Poo to Direct
Ting Poo is following up “Val,” her acclaimed 2021 documentary about actor Val Kilmer, with a portrait of another industry vet. She’s helming a doc about five-time Grammy winner...
DOC NYC 2022 Women Directors: Meet Alexis Neophytides – “Dear Thirteen”
Alexis Neophytides is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and educator based in New York City. Her work centers around community and how we find meaning in people and place. She is the co-creator,...
Trailer Watch: Valerie Kontakos Salutes NYC Rebel Chelly Wilson in “Queen of the Deuce”
“Everything you said about her just sounded like it was made up,” we’re told in a new trailer for Valerie Kontakos’s “Queen of the Deuce.” One of our most anticipated...
Exclusive: Go Behind the Scenes of “The People We Hate at the Wedding” with Kristen Bell & Allison Janney
“I hope [the movie makes] people have a deeper appreciation for how wonderful and annoying family can be,” says Kristen Bell in our exclusive featurette for “The People We Hate at...