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Directed by Women

Explore films by directors who identify as women.

Alex Heeney / May 27, 2022

Cannes: Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage finds the Empress in an existential crisis

Marie Kreutzer's Corsage, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival, reframes the story of Empress Elisabeth of Australia …

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Alex Heeney / May 26, 2022

Cannes: Falcon Lake explores the threshold between childhood and adolescence

Charlotte Lebon's feature debut, Falcon Lake, is a sensitive look at a pair of teenagers caught between childhood and adulthood, friendship and romance. Stay …

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Alex Heeney / May 24, 2022

Cannes: Erige Sehiri’s Under the Fig Trees is a thoughtful day Tunisian drama

Set over the course of one day, Erige Sehiri’s narrative feature debut Under the Fig Trees (Sous les figues) is a thoughtful ensemble film about the group of …

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Alex Heeney / May 23, 2022

Cannes Review: Céline Devaux’s Everybody Loves Jeanne is a delightful anti-rom-com

Céline Devaux's feature debut, Everybody Loves Jeanne, is wild, hilarious, sweet, and chaotic: a delightful anti-rom-com. It screened in the Cannes sidebar …

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Alex Heeney / May 23, 2022

Cannes Review: Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is a devastatingly unsentimental triumph

Chie Hayakawa's Plan 75 is a plea for empathy amidst broken systems that leave the most vulnerable and elderly Regard sidebar at Cannes 2022. Stay updated on …

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A still from Kelly Reichardt's Showing Up next to a headshot of Reichardt herself, smiling at the camera.

Orla Smith / May 6, 2022

Showing Up: What we know so far about Kelly Reichardt’s new film

All we know so far about Kelly Reichardt's upcoming eighth feature, Showing Up, which stars Michelle Williams. We wrote the first non-academic book about …

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