#Women Directors
Weekly Update for March 27: 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’ll be enjoying media from the comfort of our homes and encourage you...
Quote of the Day: Patty Jenkins Explains What Makes Wonder Woman a Hero
Wonder Woman — aka Diana Prince, aka Diana, Princess of Themyscira — has super strength, dons bullet-deflecting bracelets, wields a lasso that compels people to tell the truth, and is...
Pick of the Day: “There’s Something in the Water”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. Ellen Page has been known...
These Projects Have Been Affected by Coronavirus. Here’s How You Can Help. (Volume II)
It seems like every day brings more cancellations, closings, and upsetting news. The coronavirus is affecting the whole world, not least of all the artists and creators who are trying to bring their...
Kari Skogland Is Bringing “An Innocent Fashion” to the Small Screen
Kari Skogland is developing a small screen adaptation of R.J. Hernández’s “An Innocent Fashion.” The Emmy-nominated “Handmaid’s Tale” director will exec produce and...
Pick of the Day: “Unorthodox”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. Netflix’s...
Quote of the Day: Cathy Yan on Making Harley Quinn Her Own Hero and Savior in “Birds of Prey”
Cathy Yan reflects on transforming Harley Quinn from little more than the Joker’s girlfriend to a fantabulously emancipated three-dimensional character in “Birds of Prey” in a new...
Trailer Watch: “Bias” Doc Explores the Impact of Unconscious Bias
A new trailer for “Bias” kicks off with a discussion of implicit, or unconscious, bias. The doc’s director, Robin Hauser, and other characters reflect on many biases that influence...
Responding to Trauma: Crowdfunding Picks
Trauma impacts all of us in different ways, and can come from many different places, whether they be our experiences with gender, race, and class, our family, or our friends. Our latest crowdfunding...
Amy Seimetz’s “She Dies Tomorrow” Acquired by Neon
“She Dies Tomorrow’s” world premiere didn’t go as planned, but the film has secured distribution nonetheless. Amy Seimetz’s thriller was slated to debut at this...
“M for Magic’s” Alexis Manya Spraic on Hollywood’s Magic Castle and Women’s Unacknowledged Work
Filmmaker Alexis Manya Spraic is a fourth-generation Angeleno who is drawn to transformative stories of women and people of color languishing in the footnotes of history and culture. She has dual...
Olivia Wilde’s Olympic Gymnast Drama “Perfect” Lands at Searchlight Pictures
The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop a bidding war from erupting over “Perfect.” Searchlight Pictures has closed a deal for global rights to Olivia Wilde’s latest, shelling out...
Pick of the Day: “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. “I wanted to be part...
“Wonder Woman 1984” Release Date Pushed to August 14
We’ll have to wait a bit longer for “Wonder Woman 1984.” Amid coronavirus concerns and the resulting theater closures, Warner Bros. has decided to push back Patty Jenkins’...
Women-Directed Films Win Big with SXSW Feature Film Grand Jury Awards
The 27th SXSW Film Festival was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, but the Austin-based fest has opted to announce the recipients of its juried and special awards in an attempt to bring visibility...
Watch: NYT Premieres SXSW Short Doc “Hysterical Girl,” Directed by Kate Novack
“Hysterical Girl,” a short documentary from Kate Novack (“The Gospel According to André”), didn’t get to premiere at SXSW this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Quote of the Day: Vanessa Bell Calloway on the Visibility of Black Women in Hollywood
With well over 100 credits to her name and decades of experience in the business, Vanessa Bell Calloway has witnessed first-hand how much in Hollywood has changed — and how much has stayed the...
Frankie Shaw to Direct Adaptation of T Kira Madden’s “Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls”
Frankie Shaw has added yet another project to her slate. The “SMILF” alumna, who is already committed to develop “Wifey,” an HBO limited series based on a Judy Blume novel,...
Pick of the Day: “Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. “Birds of Prey (And...
Watch: Lovie Simone Is Tired of a World that Underestimates Girls in “Selah and the Spades” Clip
“That’s a mistake the whole world makes. They never take the girls serious,” says Lovie Simone in a new clip of “Selah and the Spades.” Tayarisha Poe’s feature...
Cancelled 2020 SFFILM Festival’s Program Included Films from 73 Women Directors
SFFILM has announced the complete 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival. Originally scheduled to take place April 8-21, the fest is not going on as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Weekly Update for March 20: 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’ll be enjoying media from the comfort of our homes and encourage you...
Trailer Watch: Merritt Wever Decides to “Run” Away with an Ex
“Do you want to be here with me or is this about something else? Are you in trouble?” asks Merritt Wever in a new trailer for “Run.” Created by “Killing Eve”...
Reed Morano to Direct “Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence” Amazon Limited Series
After tackling a revenge thriller in “The Rhythm Section,” Reed Morano will step behind the camera to tell the true story of the abusive sex cult that rocked Sarah Lawrence College and...
Pick of the Day: “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. The long-awaited...
Pick of the Day: “Blow the Man Down”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. “Blow the...
Göteborg Film Festival’s VOD Platform Is Supporting Art-House Cinemas with New Releases
Göteborg Film Festival’s VOD platform, Draken Film, has announced an initiative to support independent Swedish art-house cinemas in the wake of COVID-19. Draken Film is launching a selection of...
BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival Plans Digital Rollout
BFI Flare is going digital. Originally scheduled to take place March 18-29, the London-based LGBTIQ+ fest was cancelled due to COVID-19. Now it’s getting a second life: organizers have...
These Projects Have Been Affected by Coronavirus. Here’s How You Can Help.
It seems like every day brings more cancellations, closings, and upsetting news. The coronavirus is affecting the whole world, not least of all the artists and creators who are trying to bring their...
Programmers Join Forces to Raise Funds, Launch My Darling Quarantine Online Film Festival
SXSW in the U.S., Hot Docs in Canada, and Sydney Film Festival in Australia are among the many film festivals around the world that have recently been cancelled in light of the coronavirus pandemic....
Pick of the Day: “Little Fires Everywhere”
Women and Hollywood has temporarily suspended our recommendations newsletter. We’ll be sharing some of the week’s highlights in TV, VOD, and streaming via blog posts. A stunned Reese...
Robin Givens and Ashley Williams to Make Small Screen Directorial Debuts with Lifetime Films
Robin Givens and Ashley Williams are stepping behind the camera for Lifetime. Each actress is set to make her small screen directorial debut with films for the network. Set to launch this summer,...
Weekly Update for March 13: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Written and Directed by Eliza Hittman Eliza Hittman’s latest depicts 17-year-old Autumn’s (Sidney Flanigan) attempts to deal with...
Trailer Watch: “How to Fix a Drug Scandal” Explores the Effects of a Drug Lab Chemist’s Addiction
Erin Lee Carr is tackling another scandal. The documentary filmmaker has explored everything from rampant sexual abuse and the culture that enabled it in “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA...
Trailer Watch: A Young Woman Leaves Her Hasidic Jewish Community in “Unorthodox”
Esty (Shira Hass, “Broken Mirrors”) refuses to call her Hasidic Jewish community a prison in the trailer for “Unorthodox,” Netflix’s upcoming original series. After all,...
SXSW 2020 Preview: Striking Secretaries, an Inclusive Musical, and More
After murmurs of speculation, word came last week that SXSW 2020 had officially been cancelled. Coronavirus put the brakes on the 27th edition of the Austin-based fest, which was set to include a...
Laughter as Resilience: Crowdfunding Picks
Comedy is an extremely effective — and often underrated — tool by which to tell important stories. Our latest crowdfunding picks use humor to examine a variety of important contemporary...
Eliza Hittman On Why Abortion Drama “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” Is Both Personal and Political
Writer-director Eliza Hittman’s latest film, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” is an unflinching story about reproductive rights in the United States. Facing an unplanned pregnancy...
Trailer Watch: A Summer Camp for Teens with Disabilities Sparks a Revolution in “Crip Camp”
“I wanted to be part of the world, but I didn’t see anyone like me in it,” one of the characters featured in “Crip Camp” says in a new trailer for the documentary....
Women and Hollywood’s Picks of the Week for March 12
Picks of the Week offers Women and Hollywood’s top recommendations — women-driven and women-made movies, series, VOD releases, and more — and tells you why they are worth your time and...
Meaghan Rath Will Topline “Jury Duty” Pilot for CBS
Meaghan Rath is leaving Hawaii’s lush landscape and heading to the courtroom to fulfill a dreaded civic duty. Best known for her role as Officer Tani Rey in CBS’ reboot of “Hawaii...
Trailer Watch: Aja Naomi King Rallies Against Female Genital Mutilation in “A Girl from Mogadishu”
“‘A Girl from Mogadishu’ is the story of how Ifrah Ahmed came to understand, develop, and employ the most potent of campaign tools — her own true story — and use it to...
Natalie Erika James’ Emily Mortimer-Starrer “Relic” Acquired by IFC Midnight
Some bright news for an SXSW title. “Relic,” which was slated to screen at the now-cancelled fest, has found a home. IFC Midnight snagged North American rights to Natalie Erika...
Film Independent Selects All Women Filmmakers for the 2020 Documentary Lab
Film Independent has lined up quite the class for its 2020 Documentary Lab — this year’s participants are all women. Eight projects from 11 filmmakers were selected for the program, which...
Trailer Watch: A Marine Biologist Makes a Gruesome Discovery in “Sea Fever”
A doctoral candidate in marine biology gets more than she bargained for in the deep Atlantic in a new trailer for “Sea Fever.” “I identify and extrapolate patterns from variations...
Andrea Dorfman’s Chelsea Peretti-Starrer “Spinster” Lands at Vertical Entertainment
Vertical Entertainment has acquired U.S. and U.K. rights to Andrea Dorfman’s latest, Variety reports. The comedy made its U.S. premiere at the Miami Film Festival...
Julia Bacha, Michelle Latimer, and More Receive Grants from Abigail Disney’s Fork Films
Abigail Disney’s production company, Fork Films, has announced its latest round of grant recipients: $400,000 will be presented to 10 documentaries, nine of which are directed by women. The...
Exclusive: Chicken & Egg Pictures Announces 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab Grantees
Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced the 10 grant recipients of its 2020 (Egg)celerator Lab, Women and Hollywood can report exclusively. The program awards a total of $400,000 to women or...
Liz Hannah Will Make Directorial Debut with “Under Another Name”
Liz Hannah is adding director to her rapidly expanding résumé. “The Post” co-writer is set to helm an adaptation of “Under Another Name,” Alexandra Andrews’ upcoming...
Frankie Shaw Is Developing an HBO Limited Series Based on Judy Blume’s “Wifey”
Frankie Shaw is returning to the small screen. The Golden Globe-nominated “SMILF” star, creator, writer, director, and exec producer is developing a limited series adaptation of Judy...
Teaser Watch: Nicole Kidman’s Life Changes Overnight in “The Undoing”
“At some point, I’m going to have to talk about it. The why of it all,” says Nicole Kidman in a new trailer for “The Undoing.” An adaptation of Jean Hanff Korelitz’s...