The film is divided into 40 chapters over 14 hours and features the work of 183 directors.[ 3]
In the 1990s, Cousins curated a season of documentary films and realised later he had only included a single film made by a woman. This got him interested in finding and highlighting women filmmakers from around the world and throughout film history, eventually leading to the creation of this documentary. The premise of the film is that it is not about women filmmakers or institutional sexism; rather it is a documentary about film itself, and it explores 40 different aspects of filmmaking, drawing from a wide range of films as examples, all of which are made by women.[ 3]
The academic Laura Mulvey curated the inaugural Women's Film Event at the Edinburgh film festival in 1972, the blurb for their event stated that "A festival of men's films would be simply absurd. It's because so few women have been able to make films that this festival exists". Mulvey said of Women Make Film that "The amazing extent of the work, with over a thousand clips, has the potential to bring women directors out of gender categorisation and into film history as such. But it also offers an unprecedented opportunity to enjoy women's cinematic vision and reflect on the way women have seen and indeed made the world through film – a source of wonder and of speculation!"[ 3]
Mark Cousins with Jane Fonda at the recording of her voice over for Women Make Film, 2018 The documentary is narrated by Adjoa Andoh , Jane Fonda , Kerry Fox , Thandiwe Newton , Tilda Swinton , Sharmila Tagore and Debra Winger .[ 3] [ 4]
The Birds' Eye View charity hosted weekly viewing parties and Facebook Live responses and debates on the documentary from women filmmakers for audiences at home during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns of 2020.[ 3]
All films are feature films unless otherwise noted.
Dōngfāng Hóng (The East Is Red) (Ch, 1965) – Wang Ping
First Comes Courage (US, 1943) – Dorothy Arzner
Samt al-qusūr (The Silences of the Palace) (Tu, 1994) – Moufida Tlatli
Strange Days (US, 1995) – Kathryn Bigelow
Harlan County U.S.A. (US, 1976, documentary) – Barbara Kopple
Innocence (Innocence) (F, 2004) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
L'Avenir (Things to Come) (F, 2016) – Mia Hansen-Løve
Je, tu, il, elle ("I, You, He, She", F/B, 1974) – Chantal Akerman
All for Mary (GB, 1955) – Wendy Toye
Sweetie (Au, 1989) – Jane Campion
Däumlienchen (Thumbelina) (GB, 1954, animation short) – Lotte Reiniger
Le Bonheur ("Happiness", F, 1965) – Agnès Varda
Faunovo velmi pozdní odpoledne (The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun) (Cz, 1983) – Věra Chytilová
The Black Dog (GB, 1989,animation) – Alison de Vere
Melancholian 3 huonetta (The 3 Rooms of Melancholia) (Fi, 2004) – Pirjo Honkasalo
Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman) (Ir, 2000) – Marziyeh Meshkini
Textê Reş (Blackboards) (Ir, 2000) – Samira Makhmalbaf
Attenberg (Gr, 2010) – Athina Rachel Tsangari
Mein Stern (Be My Star) (De, 2001) – Valeska Grisebach
Die Besucherin (In Between Days) [de] (De, 2008) – Lola Randl
Pora umierac (Time to Die) (Pl, 2007) – Dorota Kędzierzawska
Butter on the Latch (US, 2013) – Josephine Decker
Ostatni etap (The Last Stage) (Pl, 1948) – Wanda Jakubowska
La ciénaga (The Swamp) (Ar, 2001) – Lucrecia Martel Merrily We Go to Hell (US, 1932) – Dorothy Arzner
Wanda (US, 1970) – Barbara Loden
Pet Sematary (US, 1989) – Mary Lambert
Tank Girl (US, 1995) – Rachel Talalay
On the 12th Day... (GB, 1955, short) – Wendy Toye
By the Sea (US, 2015) – Angelina Jolie
Peel (Au, 1982, short) – Jane Campion
Beau Travail (F, 1999) – Claire Denis
Olivia (The Pit of Loneliness) (F, 1951) – Jacqueline Audry
Mädchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform) (De, 1931) – Leontine Sagan
Dva v odnom (Two in One) (Ua, 2007) – Kira Muratova
American Psycho (US, 2000) – Mary Harron
A New Leaf (US, 1971) – Elaine May
Betoniyö (Concrete Night) (Fi, 2013) – Pirjo Honkasalo Warum ist Frau B. glücklich? (Why Is Mrs B. Happy?) (De, 1968, documentary) – Erika Runge
The Hurt Locker (US, 2008) – Kathryn Bigelow
El camino (The Path) (Es, 1963) – Ana Mariscal
Lore (Au/De, 2012) – Cate Shortland
Chto by ty vybral? (Which Would You Choose?) (SU, 1981) – Dinara Asanova
Meek's Cutoff (US, 2010) – Kelly Reichardt
Hedi Schneider steckt fest (Hedi Schneider Is Stuck) (De, 2015) – Sonja Heiss
Chto by ty vybral? (Which Would You Choose?) (SU, 1981) – Dinara Asanova
Toni Erdmann (De, 2016) – Maren Ade
Point Break (US, 1991) – Kathryn Bigelow
The Blot (Us, 1921, silent) – Lois Weber
Frozen River (US, 2008) – Courtney Hunt
Selma (US, 2014) – Ava DuVernay
Not a Pretty Picture (US, 1976, docudrama ) – Martha Coolidge
Sib (The Apple) (Ir, 1998) – Samira Makhmalbaf Introducing a Character [ edit ] Tsuki wa noborinu (The Moon Has Risen) (Jp, 1955) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (Germany, Pale Mother) (De, 1980) – Helma Sanders-Brahms
Somewhere (US, 2010) – Sofia Coppola
Nana (F, 2011) – Valérie Massadian [fr]
The Connection (US, 1961, found footage ) – Shirley Clarke
The Watermelon Woman (US, 1996) – Cheryl Dunye
Wayne's World (US, 1992) – Penelope Spheeris
Fish Tank (GB, 2009) – Andrea Arnold
Bande de filles (Girlhood) (F, 2014) – Céline Sciamma
Toni Erdmann (De, 2016) – Maren Ade
Povest plamennykh let (Chronicle of Flaming Years) (SU, 1961) – Yuliya Solntseva Kranes konditori (Krane's Confectionery) (Dk, 1951) – Astrid Henning-Jensen
Korotkiye vstrechi (Brief Encounters) (SU, 1967) – Kira Muratova
La Coquille et le Clergyman (The Seashell and the Clergyman) (F, 1928) – Germaine Dulac
The Heartbreak Kid (US, 1972) – Elaine May
Grand Central (F, 2013) – Rebecca Zlotowski
One. Two. One (Ir, 2011) – Mania Akbari
Der Besucher (In Between Days) [de] (De, 2008) – Lola Randl
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (US, 2014) – Ana Lily Amirpour
Yakshagaanam (The Song of Yakshi) (In, 1961) – Sheela
Wanda (US, 1970) – Barbara Loden
Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) (F, 1985) – Agnès Varda
Fleeting Loves (Ro, 1974) – Malvina Ursianu
Tue-moi (Töte mich/Kill Me) [de] (De, 2012) – Emily Atef
Trolösa (Faithless) (Se, 2000) – Liv Ullmann Plätze in Städten (Places in Cities) (De, 1998) – Angela Schanelec
Middle of Nowhere (US, 2012) – Ava DuVernay
Bande de filles (Girlhood) (F, 2014) – Céline Sciamma
L'une chante, l'autre pas (One Sings, the Other Doesn't) (F, 1977) – Agnès Varda
Älskande par (Loving Couples) (Se, 1964) – Mai Zetterling
Dǒng Fūrén (The Arch) (HK, 1968) – Cecile Tang
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (US, 2014) – Ana Lily Amirpour
The Virgin Suicides (US, 1999) – Sofia Coppola
By the Sea (US, 2015) – Angelina Jolie
Together (1956) – Lorenza Mazzetti
Sparsh (Touch) (In, 1980) – Sai Paranjpye
Come Early Morning (US, 2006) – Joey Lauren Adams
Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (Germany, Pale Mother) (De, 1980) – Helma Sanders-Brahms
Privarzaniyat balon (The Tied Up Balloon) [ 5] (Bu, 1962) – Binka Zhelyazkova
The Arbor (GB, 2010) – Clio Barnard
Harlan County U.S.A. (US, 1976, documentary) – Barbara Kopple
Melancholian 3 huonetta (The 3 Rooms of Melancholia) (Fi, 2004) – Pirjo Honkasalo
Tomboy (F, 2011) – Céline Sciamma L'une chante, l'autre pas (One Sings, the Other Doesn't) (F, 1977) – Agnès Varda
Lourdes (At/F, 2009) – Jessica Hausner
La niña santa (The Holy Girl) (Ar, 2004) – Lucrecia Martel
Wanda (US, 1970) – Barbara Loden
O něčem jiném (Something Different) (Cz, 1963) – Věra Chytilová
Napló gyermekeimnek (Diary for My Children) (Hu, 1984) – Márta Mészáros
The Hitch-Hiker (US, 1953) – Ida Lupino
Dǒng Fūrén (The Arch) (HK, 1968) – Cecile Tang
The Cave of the Yellow Dog (Mn, 2005) – Byambasuren Davaa
Blue Steel (US, 1990) – Kathryn Bigelow
Ostatni etap (The Last Stage) (Pl, 1948) – Wanda Jakubowska
Vor der Morgenröte – Stefan Zweig in Amerika (Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe) (At/De, 2016) – Maria Schrader
Hard, Fast and Beautiful (US, 1951) – Ida Lupino
A New Leaf (US, 1971) – Elaine May
O něčem jiném (Something Different) (Cz, 1963) – Věra Chytilová
Ellen (GB, 2016) – Mahalia Belo
Outrage (US, 1950) – Ida Lupino
Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty) (De, 1938) – Leni Riefenstahl
Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) (De, 1938) – Leni Riefenstahl
Le Bonheur ("Happiness", F, 1965) – Agnès Varda
Marseille (De, 2004) – Angela Schanelec
Surname Viet Given Name Nam (Vn, 1989, documentary) – Trinh T. Minh-ha
La Pointe Courte (F, 1954) – Agnès Varda Face (GB, 1997) – Antonia Bird
La Pointe Courte (F, 1954) – Agnès Varda
Outrage (US, 1950) – Ida Lupino
Home (Sw, 2008) – Ursula Meier
Wayne's World (US, 1992) – Penelope Spheeris
Annas Sommer (Anna's Summer) (De/Gr/Es, 2001) – Jeanine Meerapfel
Le Lit ("the bed", B/Ch, 1982) – Marion Hänsel
D'Est (From the East) (B/F, 1993, documentary) – Chantal Akerman Tsuki wa noborinu (The Moon Has Risen) (Jp, 1955) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Toni Erdmann (De, 2016) – Maren Ade
Dva v odnom (Two in One) (Ua, 2007) – Kira Muratova
Bande de filles (Girlhood) (F, 2014) – Céline Sciamma
Unrelated (GB, 2007) – Joanna Hogg
Yo, la peor de todas (I, the Worst of All) (Ar, 1990) – María Luisa Bemberg
Zacharovana Desna (The Enchanted Desna) (SU, 1964) – Yuliya Solntseva
Visages Villages (Faces Places) (F, 2017, documentary) – Agnès Varda and JR
Flickorna (The Girls) (Se, 1968) – Mai Zetterling
Vor der Morgenröte – Stefan Zweig in Amerika (Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe) (At/De, 2016) – Maria Schrader Zacharovana Desna (The Enchanted Desna) (SU, 1964) – Yuliya Solntseva
Däumlienchen (Thumbelina) (GB, 1954, animation short) – Lotte Reiniger
Nana (F, 2011) – Valérie Massadian [fr]
Astenicheskiy sindrom (The Asthenic Syndrome) (SU, 1989) – Kira Muratova
Khake Sar Beh Mohr (The Sealed Soil) (Ir, 1977) – Marva Nabili
Mikey and Nicky (US, 1976) – Elaine May
Kranes konditori (Krane's Confectionery) (Dk, 1951) – Astrid Henning-Jensen
La Course à la saucisse [fr] ("The Race for the Sausage", F, 1907, silent short) – Alice Guy-Blaché
Koibumi (Love Letter) (Jp, 1953) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Point Break (US, 1991) – Kathryn Bigelow
Something New (US, 2006) – Nell Shipman
American Honey (GB/US, 2015) – Andrea Arnold
The Loveless (US, 1981) – Kathryn Bigelow , Monty Montgomery
Lluvia (Rain) (Ar, 2008) – Paula Hernández
The Babadook (Au, 2014) – Jennifer Kent
35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum) (F, 2008) – Claire Denis
Certain Women (US, 2016) – Kelly Reichardt
The Cave of the Yellow Dog (Mn, 2005) – Byambasuren Davaa Namueomneun san (Treeless Mountain) (SKo, 2008) – So Yong Kim
Évolution (Evolution) (F, 2015) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
Big (US, 1988) – Penny Marshall
Avenue de l'Opéra (F, 1900, silent short documentary) – Alice Guy-Blaché
Napló gyermekeimnek (Diary for My Children) (Hu, 1984) – Márta Mészáros
Tomboy (F, 2011) – Céline Sciamma
La Coquille et le Clergyman (The Seashell and the Clergyman) (F, 1928) – Germaine Dulac
Chibusa yo eien nare (The Eternal Breasts) (Jp, 1955) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Wonder Woman (US, 2017) – Patty Jenkins
The Hurt Locker (US, 2008) – Kathryn Bigelow
Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) (In/Pk, 2003) – Sabiha Sumar
Långt borta och nära (Near and Far Away) (Se, 1976) – Marianne Ahrne
Mr Pascal (GB, 1979, animation) – Alison de Vere
Dreams of a Life (GB/Ie, 2011) – Carol Morley The Story of the Weeping Camel (Mn, 2003) – Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falomi
Home (Ch, 2008) – Ursula Meier
The Hurt Locker (US, 2008) – Kathryn Bigelow
Une vraie jeune fille (A Real Young Girl) (F, 1976) – Catherine Breillat
L'Enfant d'en haut (Sister) (Ch, 2012) – Ursula Meier
Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (Germany, Pale Mother) (De, 1980) – Helma Sanders-Brahms
Nattlek (Night Games) (Se, 1966) – Mai Zetterling
Melodiya dlya sharmanki (Melody for a Street Organ) (Ua, 2009) – Kira Muratova
Winter's Bone (US, 2010) – Debra Granik
The Owl Who Married a Goose (Ca, 1974) – Caroline Leaf
Lore (Au/De, 2012) – Cate Shortland
Frozen River (US, 2008) – Courtney Hunt
Mossane (Sn, 1996) – Safi Faye
XXY (Ar, 2007) – Lucía Puenzo
We Need to Talk About Kevin (GB/US, 2011) – Lynne Ramsay
Sherrybaby (US, 2006) – Laurie Collyer
Kur po Xhirohej një film (When Shooting a Film) (Al, 1981) – Xhanfize Keko
A Portrait of Ga (GB, 1955, short) – Margaret Tait Évolution (Evolution) (F, 2015) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
Innocence (Innocence) (F, 2004) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
Yo, la peor de todas (I, the Worst of All) (Ar, 1990) – María Luisa Bemberg
Beau Travail (F, 1999) – Claire Denis
Chibusa yo eien nare (The Eternal Breasts) (Jp, 1955) – Kinuyo Tanaka
L'une chante, l'autre pas (One Sings, the Other Doesn't) (F, 1977) – Agnès Varda
Mein Stern (Be My Star) (De, 2001) – Valeska Grisebach
Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond) (F, 1985) – Agnès Varda
Appropriate Behavior (GB, 2014) – Desiree Akhavan Middle of Nowhere (2012) – Ava DuVernay
Sambizanga (Ao/F, 1972) – Sarah Maldoror
Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty) (1938) – Leni Riefenstahl
The Hurt Locker (US, 2008) – Kathryn Bigelow
Le Lit ("the bed", B/Ch, 1982) – Marion Hänsel
Zabitá neděle (Squandered Sunday) (Cz, 1969) – Drahomíra Vihanová
Flickorna (The Girls) (Se, 1968) – Mai Zetterling
Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (Germany, Pale Mother) (De, 1980) – Helma Sanders-Brahms
Les Filles du Roy (Ca, 1975) – Anne Claire Poirier
Marseille (De, 2004) – Angela Schanelec
The Loveless (US, 1981) – Kathryn Bigelow , Monty Montgomery
Annas Sommer (Anna's Summer) (De/Gr/Es, 2001) – Jeanine Meerapfel
Go! Go! Go! (US, 1964, experimental short) – Marie Menken
Dǒng Fūrén (The Arch) (HK, 1968) – Cecile Tang Proof (Au, 1991) – Jocelyn Moorhouse
The Hitch-Hiker (US, 1953) – Ida Lupino
Ung Flukt (The Wayward Girl) (No, 1959) – Edith Carlmar
The Beguiled (US, 2017) – Sofia Coppola
I cannibali (The Year of the Cannibals) (It, 1969) – Liliana Cavani
Meek's Cutoff (US, 2010) – Kelly Reichardt
Älskande par (Loving Couples) (Se, 1964) – Mai Zetterling
Voskhozhdeniye (The Ascent) (SU, 1977) – Larisa Shepitko
Kryl'ya (Wings) (SU, 1966) – Larisa Shepitko
Strange Days (US, 1995) – Kathryn Bigelow
The Babadook (Au, 2014) – Jennifer Kent
À ma sœur! (Fat Girl) (F, 2001) – Catherine Breillat Une vraie jeune fille (A Real Young Girl) (F, 1976) – Catherine Breillat
Örökbefogadás (Adoption) (Hu, 1975) – Márta Mészáros
The Cheaters (Au, 1930, silent) – Paulette McDonagh
Melancholian 3 huonetta (The 3 Rooms of Melancholia) (Fi, 2004) – Pirjo Honkasalo
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (Ch, 1998) – Joan Chen
Madame a des envies (Madame's Cravings) (F, 1907, silent short) – Alice Guy-Blaché
Évolution (Evolution) (F, 2015) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
Le Lit ("the bed", B/Ch, 1982) – Marion Hänsel
Étude cinégraphique sur une arabesque (F, 1929, experimental short) – Germaine Dulac
Voskhozhdeniye (The Ascent) (SU, 1977) – Larisa Shepitko Surrealism and Dreams [ edit ] Wayne's World (US, 1992) – Penelope Spheeris
Three Cases of Murder: "In the Picture" (GB, 1954) – Wendy Toye
36 Chowringhee Lane (In, 1981) – Aparna Sen
At Land (US, 1944, experimental silent short) – Maya Deren
Meshes of the Afternoon (US, 1943, experimental silent short) – Maya Deren
The Portrait of a Lady (GB/US, 1996) – Jane Campion
The Gold Diggers (GB, 1983) – Sally Potter
Dǒng Fūrén (The Arch) (HK, 1968) – Cecile Tang
La Pointe Courte (F, 1954) – Agnès Varda
Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (Germany, Pale Mother) (De, 1980) – Helma Sanders-Brahms
Privarzaniyat balon (The Tied Up Balloon) (Bu, 1962) – Binka Zhelyazkova
Sedmikrásky (Daisies) (Cz, 1966) – Věra Chytilová
Napló gyermekeimnek (Diary for My Children) (Hu, 1984) – Márta Mészáros
Évolution (Evolution) (F, 2015) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
L'Invitation au voyage (Invitation to a Journey) (F, 1927, silent) – Germaine Dulac
The Black Dog (GB, 1989,animation) – Alison de Vere L'une chante, l'autre pas (One Sings, the Other Doesn't) (F, 1977) – Agnès Varda
"Chocolate", segment of the anthology film 15Malaysia (My, 2009, omnibus of shorts) – Yasmin Ahmad
Tomboy (F, 2011) – Céline Sciamma
Fish Tank (GB, 2009) – Andrea Arnold
Khake Sar Beh Mohr (The Sealed Soil) (Ir, 1977) – Marva Nabili
Betoniyö (Concrete Night) (Fi, 2013) – Pirjo Honkasalo
Beau Travail ("good work", F, 1999) – Claire Denis
Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty) (De, 1938) – Leni Riefenstahl
Mustang (Tu, 2015) – Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Ritual in Transfigured Time (US, 1946, experimental silent short) – Maya Deren
Khaneh siah ast (The House Is Black) (Ir, 1963, documentary short) – Forough Farrokhzad
Niú pí (Oxhide) (Cn, 2005) – Liu Jiayin
Visages Villages (Faces Places) (F, 2017, documentary) – Agnès Varda and JR
Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty) (De, 1938) – Leni Riefenstahl
Ostatni etap (The Last Stage) (Pl, 1948) – Wanda Jakubowska
The Hypocrites (a.k.a. The Naked Truth) (US, 1915) – Lois Weber
American Psycho (US, 2000) – Mary Harron
Deutschland, bleiche Mutter (Germany, Pale Mother) (De, 1980) – Helma Sanders-Brahms
Örökség (The Inheritance) (Hu, 1980) – Márta Mészáros
Évolution (Evolution) (F, 2015) – Lucile Hadžihalilović Diabolo menthe (Peppermint Soda) (F, 1977) – Diane Kurys
Innocence (Innocence) (F, 2004) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
But I'm a Cheerleader (US, 1999) – Jamie Babbit
Mossane (Sn, 1996) – Safi Faye
Attenberg (Gr, 2010) – Athina Rachel Tsangari
Dogfight (US, 1991) – Nancy Savoca
Mr Pascal (GB, 1979, animation) – Alison de Vere
American Honey (GB/US, 2015) – Andrea Arnold
Under the Skin (GB, 1997) – Carine Adler
Le Bonheur ("Happiness", F, 1965) – Agnès Varda
Unsichtbare Gegner (Invisible Adversaries) (At, 1977, experimental) – Valie Export
Desert Hearts (US, 1985) – Donna Deitch
The Future (US, 2011) – Miranda July
XXY (Ar, 2007) – Lucía Puenzo
Toni Erdmann (De, 2016) – Maren Ade
La Captive (The Captive) (F/B, 2000) – Chantal Akerman
American Psycho (US, 2000) – Mary Harron
À ma sœur! (Fat Girl) (F, 2001) – Catherine Breillat
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (US, 2015) – Marielle Heller
Tore tanzt (Nothing Bad Can Happen) (De, 2013) – Katrin Gebbe
O Amor Natural (Nl, 1996, documentary) – Heddy Honigmann Ung Flukt (The Wayward Girl) (No, 1959) – Edith Carlmar
Zacharovana Desna (The Enchanted Desna) (SU, 1964) – Yuliya Solntseva
Ratcatcher (GB, 1999) – Lynne Ramsay
Hedi Schneider steckt fest (Hedi Schneider Is Stuck) (De, 2015) – Sonja Heiss
Nattlek (Night Games) (Se, 1966) – Mai Zetterling
Niú pí (Oxhide) (Cn, 2005) – Liu Jiayin
Tailpiece (GB, 1976, short) – Margaret Tait
Khaneh siah ast (The House Is Black) (Ir, 1963, documentary short) – Forough Farrokhzad
Safe (GB, 1993, episode of ScreenPlay ) – Antonia Bird
Home (Ch, 2008) – Ursula Meier
Povest plamennykh let (Chronicle of Flaming Years) (SU, 1961) – Yuliya Solntseva
"Nachalo nevedomogo veka" ("Homeland of Electricity"), segment of Nachalo nevedomogo veka (Beginning of an Unknown Era) (SU, 1967) – Larisa Shepitko The Hypocrites (a.k.a. The Naked Truth) (US, 1915) – Lois Weber
Gehenu Lamai (Girls) (SL, 1978) – Sumitra Peries
Khovanshchina (SU, 1959, musical) – Vera Stroyeva
La niña santa (The Holy Girl) (Ar, 2004) – Lucrecia Martel
"Nachalo nevedomogo veka" ("Homeland of Electricity"), segment of Nachalo nevedomogo veka (Beginning of an Unknown Era) (SU, 1967) – Larisa Shepitko
Priest (GB, 1994) – Antonia Bird
Lourdes (At/F, 2009) – Jessica Hausner
Persepolis (F/US, 2007, animation) – Vincent Paronnaud , Marjane Satrapi The Future (US, 2011) – Miranda July
American Honey (GB/US, 2015) – Andrea Arnold
Baby ryazanskie (Women of Ryazan) (SU, 1927, silent) – Olga Preobrazhenskaya , Ivan Pravov
Araya (Ve, 1959) – Margot Benacerraf
"Nachalo nevedomogo veka" ("Homeland of Electricity"), segment of Nachalo nevedomogo veka (Beginning of an Unknown Era) (SU, 1967) – Larisa Shepitko
O něčem jiném (Something Different) (Cz, 1963) – Věra Chytilová
Nana (F, 2011) – Valérie Massadian [fr]
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (B/F, 1975) – Chantal Akerman
The Selfish Giant (GB, 2013) – Clio Barnard
Skyscraper (US, 1959, documentary short) – Shirley Clarke , Willard Van Dyke
Monster (US, 2003) – Patty Jenkins
Sherrybaby (US, 2006) – Laurie Collyer
American Psycho (US, 2000) – Mary Harron
Devotion: A Film About Ogawa Productions (US, 2000, documentary) – Barbara Hammer
Chircales (The Brickmakers) (Co, 1972, documentary) – Marta Rodriguez , Jorge Silva
Samt al-qusūr (The Silences of the Palace) (Tu, 1994) – Moufida Tlatli Zacharovana Desna (The Enchanted Desna) (SU, 1964) – Yuliya Solntseva
Dans ma peau (In My Skin) (F, 2002) – Marina de Van
Padenie dinastii Romanovykh (The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty) (SU, 1927, compilation film ) – Esfir Shub
Triumpf des Willens (The Triumph of the Will) (De, 1935) – Leni Riefenstahl
Bhaji on the Beach (GB, 1993) – Gurinder Chadha
Digeh che khabar? (What Else Is New?) [ 6] – Tahmineh Milani
El premio (The Prize) (Ar, 2011) – Paula Markovitch
Tomka dhe shokët e tij (Tomka and His Friends) (Al, 1977) – Xhanfize Keko
Melodiya dlya sharmanki (Melody for a Street Organ) (Ua, 2009) – Kira Muratova
Divorce Iranian Style (Ir/GB, 1998, documentary) – Kim Longinotto , Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Drowned Out (GB, 2002, documentary) – Franny Armstrong
Strange Days (US, 1995) – Kathryn Bigelow
Koibumi (Love Letter) (Jp, 1953) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Cuba, an African Odyssey (F, 2007, documentary) – Jihan El-Tahri
Finsterworld (De, 2013) – Frauke Finsterwalder
Nimeh-ye Penhan (The Hidden Half) (Ir, 2001) – Tahmineh Milani Jumpin Jack Flash (US, 1986) – Penny Marshall
Big (US, 1988) – Penny Marshall
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (Ca, 1987) – Patricia Rozema
Appropriate Behaviour (GB, 2014) – Desiree Akhavan
The Trouble with Angels (US, 1966) – Ida Lupino
A New Leaf (US, 1971) – Elaine May
The Heartbreak Kid (US, 1972) – Elaine May
Obvious Child (US, 2014) – Gillian Robespierre
But I'm a Cheerleader (US, 1999) – Jamie Babbit
Fjols til fjells (Fools in the Mountains) – Edith Carlmar
El camino (The Path) (Es, 1963) – Ana Mariscal
Wayne's World (US, 1992) – Penelope Spheeris
Ciało (Body) (Pl, 2015) – Małgorzata Szumowska
Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak (Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts) (Id, 2017) – Mouly Surya
Privarzaniyat balon (The Tied Up Balloon) (Bu, 1962) – Binka Zhelyazkova Huis clos (No Exit) (F, 1954) – Jacqueline Audry , Britt Pitre
Ellen (GB, 2016) – Mahalia Belo
1947: Earth (Earth) (Ca/In, 1998) – Deepa Mehta
Astenicheskiy sindrom (The Asthenic Syndrome) (SU, 1989) – Kira Muratova
Textê Reş (Blackboards) (Ir, 2000) – Samira Makhmalbaf
Tore tanzt (Nothing Bad Can Happen) (De, 2013) – Katrin Gebbe
Safe (GB, 1993, episode of ScreenPlay ) – Antonia Bird
NabelFabel ("Navel Fable", 1984) – Mara Mattuschka
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (US, 2014) – Ana Lily Amirpour
Mossane (Sn, 1996) – Safi Faye
We Were Young (Bu, 1961) – Binka Zhelyazkova
The Babadook (Au, 2014) – Jennifer Kent
Archipelago (GB, 2010) – Joanna Hogg
Swimmer (GB, 2012, short) – Lynne Ramsay
A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (US/Pk, 2015, documentary) – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Samt al-qusūr (The Silences of the Palace) (Tu, 1994) – Moufida Tlatli
Lore (Au/De, 2012) – Cate Shortland
Outrage (US, 1950) – Ida Lupino
Huis clos (No Exit) (F, 1954) – Jacqueline Audry , Britt PitreDemon Lover Diary (US, 1980, documentary) – Joel DeMott
Dreams of a Life (GB/Ie, 2011) – Carol Morley
Archipelago (GB, 2010) – Joanna Hogg
Blue Steel (US, 1990) – Kathryn Bigelow
Hotell (Se, 2013) – Lisa Langseth
Évolution (Evolution) (F, 2015) – Lucile Hadžihalilović
Ung Flukt (The Wayward Girl) (No, 1959) – Edith Carlmar
The Peacemaker (US, 1997) – Mimi Leder
De stilte rond Christine M. (A Question of Silence) (Nl, 1982) – Marleen Gorris
Selma (US, 2014) – Ava DuVernay
Astenicheskiy sindrom (The Asthenic Syndrome) (SU, 1989) – Kira Muratova Plätze in Städten (Places in Cities) (De, 1998) – Angela Schanelec
Brownian Movement (Nl/De, 2010) – Nanouk Leopold
Astenicheskiy sindrom (The Asthenic Syndrome) (SU, 1989) – Kira Muratova
"Terra firma" (part of Colour Poems ) (GB, 1974, short) – Margaret Tait
Kid (B/NL/De, 2012) – Fien Troch
De stilte rond Christine M. (A Question of Silence) (Nl, 1982) – Marleen Gorris
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (The Meetings of Anna) (B/F/De, 1978) – Chantal Akerman
Double Tide (US, ?) – Sharon Lockhart
Hamaca Paraguaya (Paraguayan Hammock) (Py, 2006) – Paz Encina
Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) (In/Pk, 2003) – Sabiha Sumar
Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak (Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts) (Id, 2017) – Mouly Surya Chekhovskie motivy (Chekhov's Motifs) (Ua/Ru, 2004 – Kira Muratova
Je, tu, il, elle ("I, You, He, She", F/B, 1974) – Chantal Akerman
Baby ryazanskie (Women of Ryazan) (SU, 1927, silent) – Olga Preobrazhenskaya , Ivan Pravov
Wadjda – Haifaa Al-Mansour
The Sealed Soil – Marva Nabili
The Day I'll Never Forget (GB, 2002) – Kim Longinotto
Baxter, Vera Baxter (F, 1977) – Marguerite Duras
Proof (1991) – Jocelyn Moorhouse
Povest plamennykh let (Chronicle of Flaming Years) (SU, 1961) – Yuliya Solntseva Westworld (US, 2016–2022) – Lisa Joy , Jonathan Nolan
Pas gjurmëve (After the Tracks) (Al, 1978) – Xhanfise Keko
Morvern Callar (GB/Ca, 2002) – Lynne Ramsay
Povest plamennykh let (Chronicle of Flaming Years) (SU, 1961) – Yuliya Solntseva
Koibumi (Love Letter) (Jp, 1953) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Baby ryazanskie (Women of Ryazan) (SU, 1927, silent) – Olga Preobrazhenskaya , Ivan Pravov
Lourdes (At/F, 2009) – Jessica Hausner
Stories We Tell (Ca, 2012, documentary) – Sarah Polley
The Wonders – Alice Rohrwacher Elena (Nl, 2012) – Petra Costa
I lykaina (The She-Wolf) (Gr, 1951) – Maria Plyta
Pet Sematary (US, 1989) – Mary Lambert
Poem of the Sea (SU, 1958) – Yuliya Solntseva
Pora umierac (Time to Die) (Pl, 2007) – Dorota Kędzierzawska
Faunovo velmi pozdní odpoledne (The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun) (Cz, 1983) – Věra Chytilová
Älskande par (Loving Couples) (Se, 1964) – Mai Zetterling
Zacharovana Desna (The Enchanted Desna) (SU, 1964) – Yuliya Solntseva
Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) (De, 1938) – Leni Riefenstahl
Mille soleils (A Thousand Suns) (F, 2013, documentary short) – Mati Diop
Return (US, 2011) – Liza Johnson Falling Leaves (US, 1912) – Alice Guy-Blaché
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (The Meetings of Anna) (B/F/De, 1978) – Chantal Akerman
Az én XX. századom (My 20th Century) (Hu, 1989) – Ildikó Enyedi
Däumlienchen (Thumbelina) (GB, 1954, animation short) – Lotte Reiniger
Monster (US, 2003) – Patty Jenkins
Something Better to Come (Pl/Dk, 2014, documentary) – Hanna Polak
The Gold Diggers (GB, 1983) – Sally Potter
Ravenous (GB/US/MX, 1999) – Antonia Bird
Go! Go! Go! (US, 1964, experimental short) – Marie Menken
I lykaina (The She-Wolf) (Gr, 1951) – Maria Plyta
The Future (US, 2011) – Miranda July
Orlando (GB, 1992) – Sally Potter
Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman) (Ir, 2000) – Marziyeh Meshkini La Coquille et le Clergyman (The Seashell and the Clergyman) (F, 1928) – Germaine Dulac
Kryl'ya (Wings) (SU, 1966) – Larisa Shepitko
The Future (US, 2011) – Miranda July
Bhaji on the Beach (GB, 1993) – Gurinder Chadha
Mikey and Nicky (US, 1971) – Elaine May
An Angel at My Table (Au, 1990) – Jane Campion
Film About a Woman Who (US, 1974, experimental) – Yvonne Rainer
La Zerda ou Les chants de l'oubli (Zerda or The Songs of Forgetting) (Dz, 1982, experimental documentary) – Assia Djebar The Meaning of Life [ edit ] Together (GB, 1956, city symphony ) – Lorenza Mazzetti
Rusalka (Mermaid) (Ru, 2007) – Anna Melikian
Western (De, 2017) – Valeska Grisebach
Now I'm Thirteen (Mm, 2013, short) – Shin Daewe
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (The Meetings of Anna) (B/F/De, 1978) – Chantal Akerman
Betoniyö (Concrete Night) (Fi, 2013) – Pirjo Honkasalo
Woman (Lv, 2002) – Signe Baumane
Rue Cases-Nègres (Sugar Cane Alley) (F, 1983 – Euzhan Palcy
Digeh che khabar? (What Else Is New?) [ 7] – Tahmineh Milani Qing chun ji (Sacrificed Youth) (Cn, 1986) – Zhang Nuanxing
Gehenu Lamai (Girls) (SL, 1978) – Sumitra Peries
Me and You and Everyone We Know (US, 2005) – Miranda July
Testről és lélekről (On Body and Soul) (HU, 2017) – Ildikó Enyedi
Ghesse-ha (Tales) (Ir, 2014) – Rakhshān Banietemad
The Piano (Au, 1993) – Jane Campion
Where I Am Is Here (GB, 1964, short) – Margaret Tait
The Intruder (2004) – Claire Denis
An Education (GB/US, 2009) – Lone Scherfig
Ung Flukt (The Wayward Girl) (No, 1959) – Edith Carlmar
Namueomneun san (Treeless Mountain) (SKo, 2008) – So Yong Kim
Mon Roi (My King) (F, 2015) – Maïwenn
Mustang (Tu, 2015) – Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Mimang-in (The Widow) (Kr, 1954) – Park Nam-ok
Tou4 Ze2 (A Simple Life) (Hk/Cn, 2011) – Ann Hui
Heart of a Dog (US, 2015) – Laurie Anderson Chibusa yo eien nare (The Eternal Breasts) (Jp, 1955) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Dōngfāng Hóng (The East Is Red) (Ch, 1965) – Wang Ping
Privarzaniyat balon (The Tied Up Balloon) (Bu, 1962) – Binka Zhelyazkova
Le Lit ("the bed", B/Ch, 1982) – Marion Hänsel
Hateship, Loveship (US, 2013) – Liza Johnson
The Street (Ca, 1976, animation short) – Caroline Leaf
Crulic – Drumul spre dincolo (Crulic: The Path to Beyond) (Ro/Pl, 2011) – Anca Damian
El camino (The Path) (Es, 1963) – Ana Mariscal
Vergine giurata (Sworn Virgin) (It, 2015) – Laura Bispuri
The Selfish Giant (GB, 2013) – Clio Barnard
Tonio (NL, 2016) – Paula van der Oest
Pora umierac (Time to Die) (Pl, 2007) – Dorota Kędzierzawska Hotel Very Welcome (De, 2007) – Sonja Heiss
"Nachalo nevedomogo veka" ("Homeland of Electricity"), segment of Nachalo nevedomogo veka (Beginning of an Unknown Era) (SU, 1967) – Larisa Shepitko
Gehenu Lamai (Girls) (SL, 1978) – Sumitra Peries
Koibumi (Love Letter) (Jp, 1953) – Kinuyo Tanaka
Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (US, 1951) – Ida Lupino
Born in Flames (US, 1983, docufiction ) – Lizzie Borden
35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum) (F, 2008) – Claire Denis
Ritual in Transfigured Time (US, 1946, experimental silent short) – Maya Deren Ren – Gui – Qing (Woman, Demon, Human) – Shuqin Huang
Boris Godunov (SU, 1954) – Vera Stroyeva
John Macfadyen (GB, 1970, short) – Margaret Tait
Le piano irrésistible (The Irresistible Piano) (F, 1907, silent short) – Alice Guy-Blaché
Le Lit ("the bed", B/Ch, 1982) – Marion Hänsel
Elena (Br, 2012, documentary) – Petra Costa
Aldri annet enn bråk (Nothing but Trouble) (No, 1954) – Edith Carlmar
Sehnsucht (Longing) (De, 2006) – Valeska Grisebach
Bande de filles (Girlhood) (F, 2014) – Céline Sciamma
O Ébrio (The Drunkard) (Br, 1946) – Gilda de Abreu
Crossing Delancey (US, 1988) – Joan Micklin Silver
Sambizanga (Ao/F, 1972) – Sarah Maldoror
The Connection (US, 1961, found footage ) – Shirley Clarke
Le Bonheur ("Happiness", F, 1965) – Agnès Varda
Dance, Girl, Dance (US, 1940) – Dorothy Arzner , Roy Del Ruth
L'une chante, l'autre pas (One Sings, the Other Doesn't) (F, 1977) – Agnès Varda
Attenberg (Gr, 2010) – Athina Rachel Tsangari
Lemonade (US, 2016) – Beyoncé Knowles , Kahlil Joseph