The Woman Behind the Lens

Take a peek at important female film directors. Go behind the lens and explore these talented contributors to the movie industry. Get to know them!


 

 An education by   An education
In the early 1960's, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smar ...
 
 Somewhere by   Somewhere
A witty, moving, and empathetic look into the orbit of actor Johnny Marco. You have probably seen hi ...
 
 The hitch-hiker by   The hitch-hiker
Two middle-class American homebodies on vacation in Mexico on a long-awaited fishing trip decide to ...
 
 Parlez-moi de la pluie by   Parlez-moi de la pluie
Feminist writer Agathe returns to France to help her sister, Florence, sort out their deceased mothe ...
 
 Nowhere in Africa Nirgendwo in Afrika by   Nowhere in Africa Nirgendwo in Afrika
Critically acclaimed, this is the award winning true tale of a Jewish family who flee the Nazi regim ...
 
 The piano by   The piano
A young mute woman and her child travel to New Zealand in the 1800s for an arranged marriage to a fa ...
 
 We need to talk about Kevin by   We need to talk about Kevin
Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly vicious things he says ...
 
 Me and you and everyone we know by   Me and you and everyone we know
A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take o ...
 
 Cadillac Records by   Cadillac Records
Chess Records was located on the south side of Chicago. In 1947, it began recording blues music with ...
 
 Bride and Prejudice by   Bride and Prejudice
Based on Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, with a Bollywood twist. In Ammritsar, the ...
 
 Barbe bleue by   Barbe bleue
Employs a double narrative, one revolving around two young sisters who are reading the tale of Blueb ...
 
 Monsoon wedding by   Monsoon wedding
Love, lust and hope envelop an upper middle-class Indian family and their world-wide guests as they ...
 
 Across the universe by   Across the universe
Jude is a young dockworker from Liverpool who travels to find his estranged father in America. He is ...
 
 A league of their own by   A league of their own
A washed-up ballplayer is hired to coach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League whil ...
 
 Pay it forward by   Pay it forward
A boy creates a scheme which involves helping three people who must each help three people and so on ...
 
 Wendy and Lucy by   Wendy and Lucy
Wendy is a down-on-her-luck girl who's hoping to turn things around for herself with a summer job in ...
 
 Boys don't cry by   Boys don't cry
Teena Brandon alters her appearance to appear as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. She move ...
 
 Thirteen by   Thirteen
Los Angeles teenager and overachiever Tracy is an excellent student in her seventh grade class and g ...
 
 My crazy life Mi vida loca by   My crazy life Mi vida loca
Gang members Sad Girl and Mousie, once best friends, are now enemies as they have both become pregna ...
 
 Julie & Julia by   Julie & Julia
Julie Powell is a frustrated insurance worker who wants to be a writer. Trying to find a challenge i ...
 
 The holiday by   The holiday
Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a jo ...
 
 Fast times at Ridgemont High by   Fast times at Ridgemont High
A comedy that chronicles the trials and tribulations of several high school students.
 
 Friends with money by   Friends with money
A story of four best friends whose comfortable lives are thrown off balance as the realities of midd ...
 
 The hurt locker by   The hurt locker
US Army Staff Sergeant Will James, Sergeant J.T. Sanborn and Specialist Owen Eldridge comprise the B ...
 
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