Female Gaze

Cinema via the female gaze. Explore our curated collection of films directed by some of the industry’s most acclaimed women.

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.
Barbie
  • 2023
An "unapologetically and staunchly feminist story" from Director Olivia Wilde, starring Harry Styles & Florence Pugh
Don't Worry Darling
  • 2020
Sandra Nettelbeck's portrait of a headstrong chef whose solitary life is shaken when her sister's eight-year-old daughter arrives at her doorstep
Mostly Martha
  • 2002
"A romantic spellbinder that cuts deep" (Rolling Stone). Academy Award nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes' lush, haunting love story.
Carol
  • 2015
Director Eva Husson brings Graham Swift's novel to life. "A thoughtful and deeply affecting meditation..." -Times (UK)
Mothering Sunday
  • 2022
Visionary director Ava DuVernay's chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights with his 1965 march
Selma
  • 2014
Director Nadine Labaki serves up a sweet look at the inside of a Beirut beauty salon
Caramel
  • 2007
Majid Majidi's film "brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness" (LA Times)
Baran
  • 2001
Maya Angelou's sole feature directorial work was heralded as "a triumph" by Time Out New York, starring an outstanding Alfre Woodard
Down in the Delta
  • 1998
A thrilling dramedy by Academy Award winning director Jane Campion. A wild ride full of stunning visuals and unforgettable performances.
Holy Smoke
  • 1999
From Director/Writer Céline Sciamma (PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE). A smart, vital character study.
Girlhood
  • 2013
Cannes Film Festival Official Selection from Director/Writer Lucrecia Martel. "Masterly, disturbing and deeply mysterious" (Guardian).
The Headless Woman
  • 2008
Tilda Cobham-Hervey gives a spectacular lead performance as Helen Reddy in this "rousing crows-pleaser" (Indiewire) from Director Unjoo Moon
I Am Woman
  • 2019
Sofia Coppola establishes her signature vision with this first feature that conjures the ineffable melancholy of teenage longing and ennui.
The Virgin Suicides
  • 1999
A tale of love, art, and rebellion, Sundance Film Festival winner GUENIVIERE is a daring story of a young woman who falls in love with an older man
Guinevere
  • 1999
A thrilling commentary on the Iraq War that earned Kathryn Bigelow the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming the first woman to do so.
The Hurt Locker
  • 2009
Kirby Dick’s documentary is an exposé of rape crimes and culture on college campuses across the United States
The Hunting Ground
  • 2015
From Director/Writer Athina Rachel Tsangari (CHEVALIER) and featuring a performance by now-Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos.
Attenberg
  • 2010
Master documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history
Desert One
  • 2019
Julie Cohen and Betsy West deliver "an apt tribute to a life well-lived and well-fed" (New York Times)
Julia
  • 2021
Agnieszka Holland’s thrilling Berlin International Film Festival Official Selection - set on the eve of WWII
Mr. Jones
  • 2019
Maryam Touzani's feature debut was Morocco's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards
Adam
  • 2019
A visually stunning reflection on love, loss, addition and recovery from director Susanne Bier, starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro
Things We Lost In The Fire
  • 2007
Director Kat Coiro's sophomore feature - a portrait of broken love, forbidden passion and self-discovery.
And While We Were Here
  • 2012
Catherine Corsini's well-acted, beautifully framed period romance. A Locarno International Film Festival award winner.
Summertime
  • 2016
Writer-director Tara Miele offers a "thrilling time-twister" and a profound new perspective on the delicate nature of relationships.
Wander Darkly
  • 2020