Female Filmmakers: You may have seen more than you know

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By Claire

It's why were all here, really, but female directors are seldom talked about in mainstream media. In effect, the more casual viewer often say to me that they do not know of many women directors. Even in one of my cinema studies classes last year, students, too, had trouble making a list of female directors. 

I stumbled across this list of essential films by female filmmakers last year, and as a budding women in film activist, more titles surprised me than I would care to admit. 

When you really think about it, you may have seen more female-directed movies than you know:



Across the Universe (2007)

Directed by Julie Taymor







The Matrix (1999)

Directed by Lana and Lily Wachowski 




Whip It (2009)
Directed by Drew Barrymore



Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton



Thirteen (2003)
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke



You've Got Mail/Sleepless in Seattle
Directed by Nora Ephron



Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Directed by Gurinder Chada



Wayne's World (1992)
Directed by Penelope Spheeris



Clueless (1995)/
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Directed by Amy Heckerling



An Education (2009)
Directed by Lone Scherfig


We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Directed by Lynne Ramsay



American Psycho (2000)
Directed by Mary Harron


Selma (2014)
Directed by Ava DuVernay




You can check out the rest of the list here

Or join the pledge to watch #52FilmsByWomen, along with more lists and resources

What's your favourite film by a female filmmaker?
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