Weekly Update for July 1: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Playing Near You

Films About Women Opening This Week

The Innocents — Directed by Anne Fontaine; Co-Written by Anne Fontaine, Sabrina B. Karine, and Alice Vial (Opens in NY and LA)

Warsaw, December 1945: the second World War is finally over and Mathilde (Lou de Laâge) is treating the last of the French survivors of the German camps. When a panicked Benedictine nun appears at the clinic one night begging Mathilde to follow her back to the convent, what she finds there is shocking: a holy sister about to give birth and several more in advanced stages of pregnancy. A non-believer, Mathilde enters the sisters’ fiercely private world, dictated by the rituals of their order and the strict Rev. Mother (Agata Kulesza). Fearing the shame of exposure, the hostility of the new anti-Catholic Communist government, and facing an unprecedented crisis of faith, the nuns increasingly turn to Mathilde as their belief and traditions clash with harsh realities. (Press materials)

Read Women and Hollywood’s interview with Anne Fontaine.

Roseanne for President (Documentary) (Opens in NY; Also available on VOD)

In 2012, Roseanne Barr ran for president of the United States. Although she enjoyed calling herself “the only

serious comedian in the race,” the campaign was not a joke. “Roseanne for President!” is the hilarious, remarkable, moving, and illuminating film that documents how one of the most influential and controversial comedians of all time boldly and passionately extends her legacy as an advocate and symbol for everyday Americans. While peering behind the curtain to see the unusual and highly entertaining world of “other” party politics, “Roseanne for President!” is also a revealing look at Roseanne’s life and career, and how this bold, brash, Jewish grandmother from Utah made herself into a working class hero. (Press materials)

Films About Women Currently Playing

The Shallows
The Neon Demon — Co-Written by Mary Laws and Polly Stenham
Wiener-Dog
T-Rex (Documentary)
Adult Life Skills — Written and Directed by Rachel Tunnard (Playing in the UK)
Intruder (Also available on VOD)
Finding Dory
Parched — Written and Directed by Leena Yadav
Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) — Written and Directed by Eva Husson
No Stranger Than Love (Also available on VOD)
Janey Makes a Play (Documentary)
Diary of a Chambermaid — Co-Written by Hélène Zimmer
The Witness (Documentary)
Honeyglue
Creedmoria — Written and Directed by Alicia Slimmer
The Fits — Written and Directed by Anna Rose Holmer
Me Before You — Directed by Thea Sharrock; Written by Jojo Moyes
Alice Through the Looking Glass — Written by Linda Woolverton
Presenting Princess Shaw (Documentary) (Also available on VOD)
Maggie’s Plan — Written and Directed by Rebecca Miller
Sunset Song
Love & Friendship
Dark Horse (Documentary) — Written and Directed by Louise Osmond
The Meddler — Written and Directed by Lorene Scafaria
God’s Not Dead 2
Hello, My Name is Doris — Co-Written by Laura Terruso
Eye in the Sky
Miracles From Heaven — Directed by Patricia Riggen
Zootopia

Films Directed by Women Opening This Week

Our Kind of Traitor — Directed by Susanna White

While on holiday in Marrakech, an ordinary English couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima (Stellan Skarsgård), who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian mafia. (Press materials)

Listen to Women and Hollywood’s podcast with Susanna White.

Films Directed by Women Currently Playing

Misconception — Directed by Jessica Yu
Yarn (Documentary) — Directed Una Lorenzen
NUTS! (Documentary) — Directed by Penny Lane
Careful What You Wish For — Directed by Elizabeth Allen (Also available on VOD)
Germans & Jews (Documentary) — Directed by Janina Quint
Chevalier — Co-Written and Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari
Weiner (Documentary) — Co-Written and Co-Directed by Elyse Steinberg
Unlocking the Cage (Documentary) — Co-Directed by Chris Hegedus
Money Monster — Directed by Jodie Foster
A Beautiful Planet (Documentary) — Directed by Toni Myers
The Invitation — Directed by Karyn Kusama (Also available on VOD)
Kung Fu Panda 3 — Co-Directed by Jennifer Yuh

Films Written by Women Opening This Week

The BFG — Written by Melissa Mathison

Directed by Spielberg, Disney’s “The BFG” tells the imaginative story of a young girl (Ruby Barnhill) and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG (Mark Rylance), while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part. Giants like Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) and Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) on the other hand, are twice as big and at least twice as scary and have been known to eat humans, while the BFG prefers Snozzcumber and Frobscottle. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, Sophie, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. The BFG brings Sophie to Dream Country where he collects dreams and sends them to children, teaching her all about the magic and mystery of dreams. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but Sophie’s presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. Sophie and the BFG soon depart for London to see Queen Victoria (Penelope Wilton) and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen and her maid, Mary (Rebecca Hall), that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all. (Press materials)

Films Written by Women Currently Playing

Septembers of Shiraz — Written by Hanna Weg (Also available on VOD)
High-Rise — Written by Amy Jump
Barbershop: The Next Cut — Co-Written by Tracy Oliver

TV Premieres This Week

Marcella (Season 1 Available Now on Netflix)

Marcella’s (Anna Friel) marriage just ended and she’s returning to work as a London detective after 12 years away. Is the serial killer she once investigated back, too? (Press materials)