Female Filmmaker Movies

The ennui of a filmmaker, trapped between aspiration and reality, frames Lana Jing’s quirky, sarcastic, and cinematic-joke filled quarter-life...

After the death of her mother years earlier, Emily returns to her family’s farm in the south of Sweden to face the long avoided task of...

The achievements of Lois Weber - the highest paid film director at Universal Studios in 1916, virtually unknown today - as seen through the eyes of a...

Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s...

For more than 40 years Kathryn Bigelow has been making films that explore male violence. With movies like Blue Steel, Point Break, The Hurt Locker...

Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers...

A struggling young woman turns to trail running for control, but when she becomes fixated on a naturally gifted rival, her obsession pushes her...

In 2032 an eight-year old boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an environmental refugee in a hostile northern metropolis. Haunted...

Stranded in a small village during Earth's final days, a man seeks solace in the brief human connections he encounters.

When two oddball strangers leave their lives behind to chase their Hollywood dreams, they discover that what they lack in talent, they make up for...

It follows Bennett, a nonbinary new parent, who arrives late to their postpartum "Mamas Group" at a place called "Wüm" with 3-month-old...

Janina Ramirez presents a set of short films by talented, emerging artists who use comedy, drama and dance to tell stories from a contemporary female...

A young filmmaker loses sight of what's really important while chasing success.

Millennial BFF's, Darby and Scout are closer than sisters until Darby marries Scout's dad and becomes her same age step-mom. Through this subversive...

Two long-time internet friends - Ted, the hometown artist, and Liz, a globe-hopping humanitarian. On the night of his gallery opening, on a river...

A girl obsessed with true crime finds her perfect match.

Millennials in the US discover their lack of legal nationality, sparking a search for recognition and belonging that unites them and offers hope for...

Cultural historian Janina Ramirez presents a collection of intriguing and exciting short films by emerging female directors and artists. Each film...

“I ask my mother about her past feminist commitment, and why she made a child on her own. She doesn’t answer me. I want to pierce the...

A frenetic Santiago gives me space to reflect on depression, loneliness and home in an attempt to piece together my past. Pandemic revelations and...