Interest: Women Writers, Directors + Producers

Farewell Amor

After fleeing Angola’s civil war, Walter has spent 17 years in NYC, separated from his wife and daughter, so when they are finally reunited, they…
Lucky Chan-sil

At a drunken wrap party, film producer Lee Chan-sil finds herself out of a job when the director she’s long collaborated with drops dead of…
The American Sector

Universal Studios in Florida, a Hilton Hotel in Dallas, Museum of World Treasures in Kansas, and private homes in the Hollywood Hills are just some…
Time

The topic of this documentary is unjust prison sentencing, but its real subjects are time and love. The love Sibil Fox Richardson has for her…
Last Autumn

On the remote Icelandic coast sits a sheep farm tended to by a husband and wife who have lived off the land for years, but…
Selah and the Spades

Catty, territorial high school cliques are at the center of this fresh film by Tayarisha Poe. Selah Summers (standout newcomer Lovie Simone) is a senior…
Beautiful Dreamer

A Bay Area couple’s decision to hire a surrogate creates ripples in their marriage and in the relationships around them. Erin Daniels (The L Word)…
Shorts 1

These shorts directed by an international group of emerging filmmakers present moving examples of individual acts of grace, courage, and compassion. From determined teenagers challenging…
Shirley

A psychological drama dipped in acid, this darkly funny fictional portrait of writer Shirley Jackson (“The Lottery”) soars on Elisabeth Moss’s fearless eponymous performance. Stricken…
The Fight

Since Trump took office, the ACLU has filed a record 147 lawsuits; this is the rousing story of four of them. As they prepare to…
Rocks

British-Nigerian teenager Rocks is a dynamic presence at her high school, doing her classmates’ makeup and initiating food fights in Home Ec class. What her…
Amulet

“Evil must be contained,” says Sister Claire (Imelda Staunton, Vera Drake), but trying to achieve that proves challenging in actress Romola Garai’s gory and hypnotic…