Blog: #52FilmsByWomen

31 December 2018

#52FilmsByWomen, the brainchild of Women In Film LA (WIFLA), is a fun way to bring attention to the many talented female filmmakers around the world, and a great way to spark a creative and interactive conversation. I took the pledge to watch #52FilmsByWomen in a year and this was my list!

#1 – ADVANTAGEOUS (2015) – Sci-Fi – Directed by Jennifer Phang (USA)
#2 – MUSTANG (2015) – Drama – Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven (France/Turkey)
#3 – I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS (2014) – Drama – Directed by Leah Meyerhoff (USA)
#4 – HOT GIRLS WANTED (2015) – Documentary – Directed by Jill Bauer & Ronna Gradus (USA)
#5 – MODEL HUNGER (2015) – Horror – Directed by Debbie Rochon (USA)
#6 – CITY OF GOLD (2015) – Documentary – Directed by Laura Gabbert (USA)
#7 – INNER DEMON (2014) – Horror – Directed by Ursula Dabrowsky (Australia)
#8 – TWINSTERS (2015) – Documentary – Directed by Samantha Futerman & Ryan Miyamoto (USA, UK, FRANCE, SOUTH KOREA)
#9 – GAYBY BABY (2015) – Documentary – Directed by Maya Newell (Australia)
#10 – HOLY SMOKE (1999) – Drama/Rom-Com – Directed by Jane Campion (Australia)
#11 – BROTHERS (2004) – Drama – Directed by Susanne Bier (Denmark)
#12 – SOMEWHERE (2010) – Drama – Directed by Sofia Coppola (USA)
#13 – LAUREL CANYON (2002) – Drama – Lisa Cholodenko (USA)
#14 – EL OLIVO / THE OLIVE TREE (2016) – Drama – Icíar Bollaín (Spain)
#15 – CAMERAPERSON (2016) – Documentary – Kirsten Johnson (USA)
#16 – FSM (2015) – Drama – Melanie M. Jones (Canada)
#17 – END OF DAYS, INC. (2015) – Comedy / Sci-Fi – Jennifer Liao (Canada)
#18 – THE INVITATION (2015) – Thriller – Karyn Kusama (USA)
#19 – GIRL ASLEEP (2015) – Family / Magical Realism – Rosemary Myers (Australia)
#20 – EVOLUTION (2015) – Sci-Fi / Arthouse – Lucile Hadzihalilovic (France)
#21 – MIDNIGHT SHOW (2015) – Horror – Ginanti Rona Tembang Asri (Indonesia)
#22 – MY BRILLIANT CAREER (1979) – Drama – Gillian Armstrong (Australia)
#23 – MY BEAUTIFUL BROKEN BRAIN (2014) – Documentary – Sophie Robinson & Lotje Sodderland (UK)
#24 – HONEYMOON (2014) – Horror – Leigh Janiak (USA)
#25 – THE WOLFPACK (2015) – Documentary – Crystal Moselle (USA)
#26 – THE HITCH-HIKER (1953) – Film Noir / Thriller – Ida Lupino (USA)
#27 – CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 (1962) – Drama – Agnès Varda (France)
#28 – PROOF (1991) – Drama – Jocelyn Moorehouse (Australia)
#29 – WIDE OPEN SKY (2015) – Documentary – Lisa Nicol (Australia)
#30 – A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES: PEACEKEEPERS (2015) – Documentary – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy & Geeta Gandbhir (USA/Pakistan/Bangladesh)
#31 – THANK YOU FOR BOMBING (2015) – Drama – Barbara Eder (Austria)
#32 – SHERPA (2015) – Documentary – Jennifer Peedom (Australia)
#33 – GAS, FOOD, LODGING (1992) – Drama – Allison Anders (USA)
#34 – I WILL FOLLOW (2010) – Drama – Ava DuVernay (USA)
#35 – STRANGERLAND (2015) – Drama/Mystery – Kim Farrant (Australia)
#36 – 3000 NIGHTS (2015) – Drama – Mai Masri (Lebanon/Palestine/Jordan)
#37 – MALCOLM (1986) – Comedy – Nadia Tass (Australia)
#38 – MONEY MONSTER (2016) – Crime Thriller – Jodie Foster (USA)
#39 – CHASING ASYLUM (2016) – Documentary – Eva Orner (Australia)
#40 – LOOKING FOR GRACE (2015) – Drama – Sue Brooks (Australia)
#41 – THE DRESSMAKER (2015) – Drama – Jocelyn Moorhouse (Australia)
#42 – EMBRACE (2016) – Documentary – Taryn Brumfitt (Australia)
#43 – DAMAGED (2015) – Drama – Maha Wilson (Australia)
#44 – DRAMA (2015) – Drama – Sophie Mathisen (Australia)
#45 – JOHNNY GHOST (2012) – Horror – Donna McRae (Australia)
#46 – 13th (2016) – Documentary – Ava DuVernay (USA)
#47 – SUFFRAGETTE (2015) – Period Drama – Sarah Gavron (UK)
#48 – PAULINE HANSON: PLEASE EXPLAIN! (2016) – Documentary – Anna Broinowski (Australia)
#49 – EMBERS (2015) – Sci-Fi – Claire Carré (USA)
#50 – WEINER (2016) – Documentary – Elyse Steinberg & Josh Kriegman (USA)
#51 – GOODNIGHT MOMMY (2014) – Horror -Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala (Austria)
#52 – QUEEN OF KATWE (2016) – Drama / Biography – Mira Nair (USA)