Women in Film Spotlight

Directed by Jamie Boyle

Over a span of three decades, Jamie uses her camera to document life. When her loved ones succumb to…

Directed by Laura Morton & Vanessa Roth

Over the past three decades, the biggest public-health threats to teenagers in the United States…

Directed by Mercedes Kane

Art Johnston and Pepe Peña are the owners of the iconic bar Sidetrack Chicago, and they're also…

Directed by Holly Hardman

For more than 50 years, doctors have been prescribing benzodiazepines: Xanax, Valium, Klonopin,…

Directed by Em Johnson

This richly told story, grounded by its emotionally vulnerable…

Directed by Diane Tsai

In small-town New Hampshire, a young boy's family opens their home to strangers in recovery while…

Directed by Ida Lupino

“The Bigamist” was the final film produced by Ida Lupino’s…

Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan

An exploration of the female body in Hollywood — 

Directed by Julia Bacha

When a news publisher in Arkansas, an attorney in Arizona, and a speech therapist in Texas are told…

Directed by Sophie Galibert

A drifting, quirky, and hopelessly uncommitted 25-year-old woman named…

Directed by Marie Kreutzer

In this stylish, fictionalized biopic, Austrian Empress Elisabeth (…

Directed by Francisca Alegria

A choir of creatures introduces a world delicately constructed by…

Directed by Chezik Tsunoda

After losing her son, a mother investigates the silent epidemic of childhood drowning and documents…

Directed by Aisha Sultan

Witness the devastating disruption of schooling through the eyes of an unforgettable family. Tyra…

Directed by Cheryl Allison

Dumped and alone at a city park, Honk the goose spends his days dodging cars, begging for food, and…

Directed by Clara Kuperberg & Julia Kuperberg

In the 1950s and 1960s, Ida Lupino was the only woman in Hollywood with a serious career as a…

Directed by Hettie Barnhill

This thought-provoking experimental feature about Black lives covers topics such as white fragility…

Directed by Rebecca Halpern

In the 2000s, chef Charlie Trotter was the toast of Chicago, his eponymous restaurant one of the…

Directed by Leah Bleich

"The Moon & Back" is a lighthearted coming-of-age dramedy whose director, Lech Bleich, was…

Directed by Pratibha Parmar

This docudrama hybrid is based on the life of writer Andrea Dworkin, who called out sexism 

Directed by Nikyatu Jusu

Aisha, an undocumented Senegalese immigrant, lands a job as the nanny of a wealthy Manhattan couple…

Directed by Serpil Alt'n

In the not-too-distant future of the year 2121, the Earth has become uninhabitable due to climate…

Directed by Ellie Foumbi

An African immigrant's quiet existence in a small mountain town in the south of France is upended by the…

Directed by Denise Dowse

Take an unforgettable journey with one of the most iconic African-American trailblazing singers in…

Directed by Lina Wertmüller

After voting against the powerful Mafia candidate in Sicily, in what he thought was a secret ballot…

Directed by Maria Schrader

"She Said" details how New York Times reporters Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe…

Directed by Crystal Whaley

This film reveals the history and struggle of contemporary Black women photographers, showcasing and…

Directed by Laura Lehmus

This nimble dramedy follows 40-year-old Frida, an art therapist in a daycare center, who…

Directed by Nathan M. Emerson & Kelsey Hammer-Parks

This film explores the uncertain future of the steel guitar, an instrument primarily played by older…

Directed by Katrina Miller & Beret E. Strong

"The happiest place in America is Boulder, Colo.," said no Black person ever. "This is [Not] Who We…

Directed by Rachel Lears

Stopping the climate crisis is a question of political courage, and the clock is ticking. Over three…

Directed by Juliana Curi

Uýra, a trans Indigenous artist, travels through the Amazon forest on a journey of self-discovery,…

Directed by Ashley Avis

An immersive journey into the world of wild horses, "Wild Beauty" illuminates both the profound…

Directed by Laura Bermudez & Nicole Bernardi-Reis

During her 70 years as a nun, Sister Maria Rosa Leggol helped more than 87,000 Honduran children…

Directed by Sarah Polley

Lit up by radiant, fierce performances by Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey,…

Directed by Dina Amer

This multilayered tale explores how children of migrant families in Europe are constantly code-…