A guide to your cinematic adventureS
Curated watchlists for thematic viewing inspiration
JUSTINE TRIET
ANATOMY OF A FALL
KELLY REICHARDT
SHOWING UP
NIDE MANZOOR
POLITE SOCIETY
CELINE SONG
PRIVATE LIVES
AV ROCKWELL
A THOUSAND & ONE
CHARLOTTE REGAN
SCRAPPER
EMERALD FENNELL
SALTBURN
MARYAM KESHAVARZ
THE PERSIAN VERSION
MOLLY MANNING WALKER
HOW TO HAVE SEX
RAINE ALL
RYE LANE
NANETTE BURSTEIN
THE PRICE OF GOLD (2014)
LUCY WALKER
THE CRASH REEL (2013)
JILLIAN SCHLESINGER
MAIDENTRIP (2013)
ALISON ELLWOOD
NO LIMITS (2013)
RICKI STERN
LET THEM WEAR TOWELS (2013)
CATHERINE HARNWICKE
LORDES OF DOGTOWN (2005)
BARBARA KOPPLE
THE HOUSE OF STEINBRENNER (2010)
ZATELLA BEATTY
IVERSON (2014)
RUTH LEITMAN
LIPSTICK & DYNAMITE, PISS & VINEGAR (2004)
DEE MOSBACHER & FAWN YACKER
TRAINING RULES (2009)
CATHERINE BREILLAT
THE LAST MISTRESS (2008)
KELLY REICHARDT
MEEK'S CUTOFF (2010)
JULIE DASH
DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST (1991)
SALLY POTTER
ORLANDO (1992)
JANE CAMPION
THE PIANO (1993)
ALEXANDRA STRELYANAYA
THE DRY VALLEY (2011)
ANDREA ARNOLD
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (2011)
SOFIA COPPOLA
THE BEGUILED (2017)
AMMA ASANTE
BELLE (2014)
MIRA NAIR
VANITY FAIR (2004)
CELINE SCIAMA
GIRLHOOD (2014)
KATT SHEA
POISON IVY (1992)
CATHERINE BREILLAT
36 FILLETTE (1988)
REBECCA THOMAS
ELECTRICK CHILDREN (2012)
TAMARA JENKINS
SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS (1998)
LORI PETTY
THE POKER HOUSE (2008)
JAIME BABBIT
BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER (1999)
MARTHA COOLEDGE
VALLEY GIRL (1983)
KASI LEMMONS
EVE'S BAYOU (1997)
GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES (2008)
AMANDA LIPITZ
STEP (2017)
SUSAN GLITZER
ALIVE AND KICKING (2017)
SALLY POTTER
THE TANGO LESSON (1997)
JENNIE LIVINGSTON
PARIS IS BURNING (1990)
ELAINE CONSTANTINE
THIS IS LOVE (2012)
SARA JODENO’S
KIKI (2016)
DOROTHY ARZNER
DANCE, GIRL, DANCE (1940)
STEP UP
ANNE FLETCHER (2006)
BABETTE MANGOLTE
WATER MOTOR (1973)
LA CHANA
LUCIJA STOJEVIC (2016)
SHIRIN NESHAT
WOMEN WITHOUT MEN (2009)
FOROUGH FARROKHZAD
THE HOUSE IS BLACK (1962)
SAMIRA MAKHMALBAF
BLACKBOARDS (2001)
MARJANE SATRAPI
PERSEPOLIS (2007)
MARZIEH MESHKINI
THE DAY I BECAME A WOMAN (2000)
RAKHSHAN BANI-ETEMAD
NARGESS (1992)
TAHMINEH MILANI
TWO WOMEN (1999)
NARGES ABYAR
BREATH (2016)
MANIA AKBARI (& MARK COUSINS)
LIFE MAY BE (2014)
POURAN DERAKHSHANDEH
HUSH! GIRLS DON’T SCREAM (2001)
SINI ANDERSON
THE PUNK SINGER (2013)
BARBARA KOOPLE
HARLAN COUNTRY USA (1976)
MADELINE ANDERSON
I AM SOMEBODY (1969)
LIZZIE BORDEN
BORN IN FLAMES (1983)
MARY DORE
SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY (2014)
SANDRA HOCHMAN
YEAR OF THE WOMAN (1973)
JOANNA SOKOLOWSKI & KATE TRUMBLE
OVARIAN PSYCHOS (2016)
SHARMEEN OBAID-CHINOY
SAVING FACE (2012)
AGNES VARDA
BLACK PANTHERS (1968)
THE OTHER SIDE OF UNDERNEATH
JANE ARDEN (1972)
KEI FUJIWARA
ID (2006)
JULIA DUCOURNAU
RAW (2016)
ALICE LOWE
PREVENGE (2016)
ANA LILLY AMIRPOUR
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014)
JENNIFER KENT
THE BABADOOK (2014)
KARYN KUSAMA
THE INVITATION (2015)
LEIGH JANIAK
HONEYMOON (2014)
CLAIRE DENIS
TROUBLE EVERYDAY (2001)
MARY LAMBERT
PET SEMATARY (1989)
AMY HOLDEN JONES
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982)
BETTE GORDON
VARIETY (1983)
TESSA HUGHES-FREELAND
BABY DOLL (1982)
SUSAN SEIDELMAN
SMITHEREENS (1982)
GILLIAN ARMSTRONG
STARSTRUCK (1982)
LIZZIE BORDEN
WORKING GIRLS (1986)
VIVIENNE DICK
GUERILLERE TALKS (1978)
CELINE DANHIER
BLANK CITY (2009)
ALLISON ANDERS
BORDER RADIO (1988)
BETH B
VORTEX (1982)
SARA DRIVER
YOU ARE NOT I (1983)
CATHERINE BREILLAT
FAT GIRL (2001)
ANDREA ARNOLD
FISH TANK (2009)
DENIZ GAMZE ERGÜVEN
MUSTANG (2015)
CLAIRE DENIS
NENETTE ET BONI (1996)
AMY HECKLING
CLUELESS (1995)
CATHERINE HARNWICKE
THIRTEEN (2003)
CARINE ADLER
UNDER THE SKIN (1997)
DEE REES
PARIAH (2011)
JENNY GAGE
ALL THIS PANIC (2016)
ALISON ANDERS
MI VIDA LOCA (1994)
LESLI LINKA GLATTER
NOW AND THEN (1995)
MIRA NAIR
QUEEN OF KATWE (2016)
GILLIAN ARMSTRONG
LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
DREW BARRYMORE
WHIP IT (2009)
PATRICIA CARDOSO
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (2002)
PENNY MARSHALL
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
JOAN FREEMAN
SATISFACTION (1988)
PHYLLIDA LLOYD
MAMMA MIA (2008)
SALLY POTTER
GINGER AND ROSA (2012)
JULIE TAYMOR
FRIDA (2002)
CLAUDIA WEILL
GIRLFRIENDS (1978)
HOUDA BENYAMINA
DIVINES (2016)
MIREILLE DANSEREAU
LA VIE REVEE (1972)
JANE CAMPION
TWO FRIENDS (1986)
AGNES VARDA
ONE SINGS THE OTHER DOESN’T
(1977)
NICOLE HOLOFCENER
WALKING AND TALKING (1996)
EMMA SELIGMAN
BOTTOMS (2023)
MAYSALOUN HAMOUD
BAR BAHR (2016)
SALLY POTTER
GINGER AND ROSA (2012)
DIANE KURYS
ENTRE NOUS (1983)
SANDRA GOLDBACHER
ME WITHOUT YOU (2001)
CAMILLE BILLOPS
FINDING CHRISTA (1991)
MAURA DELPRO
MATERNAL (2019)
NGONI ONWURAH
THE BODY BEAUTIFUL (1991)
AV ROCKWELL
A THOUSAND AND ONE (2023)
CLAUDIA WEILL
JOYCE AT 34 (1973)
LISA CHOLODENKO
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (2010)
NAOMI KAWASE
KATATSUMORI (1994)
LYNNE RAMSAY
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN (2011)
KAOUTHER BEN HANIA
FOUR DAUGHTERS (2023)
GRETA GERWIG
LADYBIRD (2017)
ROSE TROCHE
GO FISH (1994)
MARTHE COOLIDGE
IF THESE WALLKS COULD TALK 2 (2000)
DEE REES
PARIAH (2011)
DESIREE AKHAVAN
APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (2014)
DONNA DEITCH
DESERT HEARTS (1985)
ALICE WU
SAVING FACE (2004)
WANURI KAHIU
RAFIKI (2018)
CELINE SCIAMMA
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)
EMMA SELIGMAN
SHIVA BABY (2020)
BARBARA HAMMER
NITRATE KISSES (1992)
JAMIE BABBIT
BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER (1999)