#Women Directors
Trailer Watch: A Pageant Winner Convinces Her Daughter to Compete for the “Miss Juneteenth” Crown
A new trailer for “Miss Juneteenth” kicks off with a former beauty queen cleaning toilets. Turquoise’s (Nicole Beharie, “Sleepy Hollow”) life took unexpected twists and...
Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Tamara Mariam Dawit – “Finding Sally”
Tamara Mariam Dawit is an Ethiopian-Canadian filmmaker based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where she runs the production company GobezMedia. Dawit also manages the Creative Producers Training Program...
Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Yoruba Richen – “The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show”
Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on PBS, New York Times Op Doc, Frontline Digital, New York Magazine’s The Cut, The Atlantic, and Field of...
Teaser Watch: Emily Mortimer’s Mom and House Are Haunted in Natalie Erika James’ “Relic”
“This house is the only thing left. All our memories,” says Robyn Nevin in a new trailer for “Relic.” Edna’s (Nevin) daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter Sam...
Issa López to Direct “Our Lady of Tears”
Issa López is set to direct another supernatural pic with a young cast. The “Tigers Are Not Afraid” helmer will step behind the camera for “Our Lady of Tears,” Deadline...
Vicky Jenson to Direct Musical Fantasy “Spellbound” for Skydance Animation
Vicky Jenson will unite a kingdom in her next animated pic. The “Shrek” and “Shark Tale” filmmaker is set to helm “Spellbound,” a musical fantasy. Per Deadline,...
Hot Docs 2020 Preview: LGBTQ Parents, Surfer Girls, & More
Originally scheduled to take place April 30-May 10 in Toronto, Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival didn’t go as planned this year. The physical version of the fest was cancelled due...
Trailer Watch: Charlize Theron & KiKi Layne Defy Death in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “The Old Guard”
Charlize Theron leads a group of soldiers with an extremely rare skill set in a new trailer for “The Old Guard.” “Let’s just say we’re very hard to kill,” she...
S.J. Clarkson to Direct Sony Pic Featuring Mystery Female Marvel Character
Spider-Man and Venom won’t be the only Marvel characters to get their own Sony movie. According to Variety, a “secret” movie following a female Marvel character is in the works....
“Search Party” Creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers to Write and Direct “Monster”
Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers are teaming up for another pic. Their first joint feature, “Fort Tilden,” took home the 2014 Grand Jury Award at SXSW. Since then, they co-created...
TV Series in the Works Based on Ivy Pochoda’s “These Women”
“The Handmaid’s Tale” creator and showrunner is bringing another woman-penned novel to the small screen. Bruce Miller will develop and produce a series adaptation of “These...
Trailer Watch: Marina Zenovich Shows a Different Side of Lance Armstrong in ESPN Doc
“I needed a nuclear meltdown and I got it,” says Lance Armstrong in a new trailer for “Lance.” “I’m not going to lie to you, Marina. I’m going tell you my...
Trailer Watch: Gun Control Activists Fight for Change in Cheryl Horner McDonough’s “Parkland Rising”
“More people died at our school than died at Columbine. Think about that,” gun control activist and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting survivor David Hogg says in the...
Trailer Watch: Affairs Dominate Hannah’s Personal and Professional Lives in “The Split” Season 2
Everyone’s favorite family of divorce attorneys is back — and at a new firm. A trailer for the second season of Abi Morgan’s “The Split” has arrived, and sees the Defoes...
Francesca Gregorini to Direct Tennis Pic “The Match” for Inclusive Production Co. Four Daughters
Another day, another announcement of a women-centric sports film. Alexis Ostrander is directing a movie about The Red Rose Crew rowers, Netflix is working on a pic about the World Cup-winning 1999...
Jessica Alba to Topline Mouly Surya-Directed Netflix Thriller “Trigger Warning”
Set to reprise her role as a police detective and Navy veteran in “L.A’.s Finest’s” second season, Jessica Alba has signed on to play a vet in another action story. The...
Weekly Update for May 15: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films You Can Watch from Home
Due to the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent restrictions, Women and Hollywood is shifting its focus to online content. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. (Please keep in mind that...
Human Rights Watch Film Festival’s Digital Lineup Is 73 Percent Women-Directed
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival has announced the lineup for its first full digital edition. Of 11 feature docs set to screen, eight are directed by women, amounting to 73 percent of the...
Agnes Gund Doc “Aggie” Acquired by Strand Releasing
Strand Releasing has snagged North American rights to “Aggie,” Emmy-nominated director Catherine Gund’s doc about her mother, art collector and philanthropist Agnes...
Trailer Watch: A Father & Daughter Embrace Transient Living in “The Short History of the Long Road”
Teenage Nola (Sabrina Carpenter) and her father (Steven Ogg) have made a home of the open road. The pair are always on the move in their refurbished RV, and as Nola explains it, they let the road...
The Story of the Red Rose Crew Rowers Is Headed to the Big Screen, Alexis Ostrander to Direct
It’s been a good week for women-driven sports films. A few days ago it was announced that Netflix is working on a pic about the World Cup-winning 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer team. Now,...
Director Nadia Hallgren Talks About “Becoming” a Part of Michelle Obama’s Life
“Becoming” offers a personal and intimate view into the world of Michelle Obama. Nadia Hallgren’s new Netflix documentary takes viewers on an all-access journey alongside the former...
Rita Coburn to Direct Doc About Trailblazing Opera Singer Marian Anderson for PBS
Rita Coburn has signed on to helm another documentary about a pioneering woman of color. The “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” filmmaker is directing a doc chronicling the life and work of...
Trailer Watch: Jeffrey Epstein Docuseries “Filthy Rich” Highlights a Broken System
An investigation into the life and death of disgraced tycoon Jeffrey Epstein, Lisa Bryant’s upcoming four-part Netflix docuseries “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich” also spotlights a...
Reese Witherspoon Has Two Netflix Rom-Coms on the Way
Reese Witherspoon is joining forces with another streamer. The Oscar and Emmy winner just starred in and exec produced Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” and Apple TV+’s...
Sofia Coppola Bringing Edith Wharton’s “The Custom of the Country” to Apple
Sofia Coppola has lined up another costume drama — which also happens to be her first episodic television project. The “Beguiled” and “Marie Antoinette” filmmaker is...
“Center Stage” TV Series in the Works from Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
“Center Stage” fans have much to celebrate. The cult classic ballet drama, which turned 20 years old yesterday, will serve as the inspiration for a follow-up series hailing from...
Trailer Watch: Jeanie Finlay Documents a Transgender Man’s Pregnancy in “Seahorse”
“I’ve always wanted to have kids one day,” says Freddy McConnell in a trailer for “Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth.” “I’m going to have my own baby and I...
Agnès Varda’s Complete Filmography to Be Released as Criterion Collection Box Set in August
The complete works of one of cinema’s most influential voices will soon be available on disc. A press release has announced The Criterion Collection is releasing a 15-disc Blu-ray set...
Trailer Watch: John Lewis Gets in “Good Trouble” in Dawn Porter’s New Documentary
“When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just — say something!” John Lewis instructs a cheering crowd in Dawn Porter’s upcoming documentary. “Do...
Teaser Watch: Natalia Dyer Loves God and Internet Porn in Karen Maine’s “Yes, God, Yes”
Described by writer-director Karen Maine as “a love story between one woman and her vagina,” “Yes, God, Yes,” stars “Stranger Things'” Natalia Dyer as a teenage girl who...
Anatomy of a Film: A Conversation with the Creatives Behind “How to Build a Girl”
The Girls Club is hosting a conversation with three of the creatives of “How to Build a Girl,” a recently released coming-of-age comedy starring Beanie Feldstein. We’ll be chatting...
Human Rights Watch Film Fest Announces Digital UK Lineup, 78% of Titles Are Women-Directed
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 Human Rights Watch Film Festival — like so many other fests, events, and releases — is moving online. The festival will be hosting several...
Weekly Update for May 8: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films You Can Watch from Home
Due to the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent restrictions, Women and Hollywood is shifting its focus to online content. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. (Please keep in mind that...
Lara Jean Gallagher Discusses “Clementine,” Her Unconventional Coming-of-Age Pic
Interview by Gabriela Rico Lara Jean Gallagher is a writer and director. Her shorts and music videos have screened at SXSW, Palm Springs Shortfest, Mill Valley, Portland International, DC Shorts, as...
Trailer Watch: Elisabeth Moss Plays a Horror Icon on the Brink in “Shirley”
“I read your story. It made me feel thrillingly horrible,” an unwanted house guest tells Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) in a new trailer for Josephine Decker’s...
“Mother’s Little Helpers'” Kestrin Pantera on Telling a Story About a Dysfunctional Family
Kestrin Pantera is an actress, writer, and director. She made her feature debut with 2014’s “Let’s Ruin It with Babies,” and has since directed TV series such as “Bad Parent Theater,”...
Pick of the Day: “How to Build a Girl”
Beanie Feldstein is a special performer. She grabbed at us as Julie, Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson’s best friend, and then shined alongside Kaitlyn Dever in the terrific...
Trailer Watch: Eliza Scanlen Is Lovesick in Shannon Murphy’s “Babyteeth”
After battling sickness in “Sharp Objects” and “Little Women” Eliza Scanlen finds herself in another medical crisis in “Babyteeth.” The coming-of-age drama sees...
Trailer Watch: Martha Kehoe & Joan Tosoni Honor Gordon Lightfoot in “If You Could Read My Mind”
A music icon’s life and work are celebrated in “Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind.” Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni’s doc sees the titular folk-rock singer-songwriter,...
Trailer Watch: A Recently Dumped Woman Falls for a Teen in “Clementine”
A heartbroken woman seems poised to break someone else’s heart in a new trailer for “Clementine.” Devastated by her older, more successful girlfriend’s decision to break up...
Reveca Torres and Colette Ghunim Selected for Inaugural Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator Program
Reveca Torres’ “Tres Fridas” and Colette Ghunim’s “Traces of Home” are the two projects that have been chosen for the inaugural Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator....
Trailer Watch: “Lucky Grandma” Heads to the Casino and Attracts the Attention of Gangsters
“Why do these messy things keep happening?” asks Tsai Chin (“The Joy Luck Club”) in a new trailer for “Lucky Grandma,” a caper set in Chinatown, New York. After a...
The Road to Romance: Crowdfunding Picks
When it comes to love, things don’t always work out as smoothly as we’d like them to. Our latest round of crowdfunding picks examine the sometimes rocky road to romance in a number of...
Numa Perrier Developing Erotic Thriller Series “Toxic” for Macro Television Studios
Numa Perrier will follow up “Jezebel,” her portrait of a cam girl, with a thriller series about a couple who connect primarily via titillation. Deadline reports the actress and filmmaker...
Trailer Watch: A Debt-Ridden Woman Turns to Sex Work in SXSW Winner “Alice”
A trailer has dropped for the winner of last year’s SXSW Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature. “Alice” sees its titular character shocked to discover that her husband has been...
Zoé Wittock’s “Jumbo” Lands at Dark Star Pictures, Noémie Merlant Stars
After stealing our hearts in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” Noémie Merlant stars in a very different sort of love story in “Jumbo.” Dark Star Pictures just snagged North...
Pick of the Day: “Becoming”
“Becoming” is not a hard-hitting, warts-and-all look at former First Lady Michelle Obama — Nadia Hallgren’s Netflix doc is produced by the Obamas’ Higher Ground...
Teaser Watch: Michelle McNamara Hunts the Golden State Killer in “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark”
“What drives me is the need to put a face on an unknown killer,” says Michelle McNamara in a new teaser for “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.” The upcoming HBO docuseries is...
Trailer Watch: “Stateless” Explores Racial Hatred and Oppression in the Dominican Republic
In 1937 the Dominican military exterminated tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent. “The Dictator Trujillo decided to ‘whiten’ the race and fix the...
Pick of the Day: “South Mountain”
I’m always happy when female actresses, particularly ones over 40, who have spent years playing supporting characters finally get the chance to step into a starring role. That’s the case...