Currently Browsing: Female Directors
Watching Apocalypse in the Tropics made me realize just how uninformed I was about recent Brazilian politics. As a documentary, it does a fine job of demonstrating the profound impact of Evangelical Christianity on Brazil’s 21st Century political landscape.
I was especially captivated by Petra’s choices of clips from Brazilians.… read more.
Last Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their newest batch of invitees for 2025—534 individuals in total—nearly fifty more than last year.
Of those 534 invitees, 41% are women artists. This is incredible news, particularly as it follows an awards season which has often snubbed talented and deserving women.… read more.
Action-packed The Spy Who Dumped Me completely subverts many stereotypes of its genre. Instead of suave, womanizing heroes, the plot is led by two regular girls, who, for lack of a better description, are just trying their best. Six years ago today, the uproariously funny and unique blockbuster premiered in theaters nationwide.… read more.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) is a powerful look at the life and work of activist Nan Goldin and her fights for personal and collective justice. Director Laura Poitras crafts an inspiring documentary that uses the past to trace lines through loss, grief, companionship, and the hope of redemption.
Nan Goldin was the first artist I fell in love with when I began studying photography.… read more.
It’s shaping up to be an amazing week for female filmmakers. The Golden Globes have just announced their nominees, and for the first time in history, three out of five nominees for best director are women! Not only is this the first time a majority of the directors are women, this is also the first time more than one woman has been nominated in a single year at all.… read more.
Sundance Film Festival, which will take place online and on satellite screenings in select locations across the US, has announced the films it will feature in this year’s festival. This is going to be a good year for female filmmakers: across the full slate of films featured at Sundance this year, 50% (69 out of 139) were directed by one or more women (The full list of films that will be featured can be found here), and 50% of filmmakers across the slate are also people of color.… read more.