THEME EXPLORATION

women pioneers

21 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
À ma soeur!
À ma soeur!
2001 · Catherine Breillat
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
2016 · Theodore Melfi
7 Women
7 Women
1966 · John Ford
A Time and a Place
A Time and a Place
1977 · Gillian Armstrong
Ciné-mafia
Ciné-mafia
1980 · Jean Rouch
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Il Lungo Silenzio
Il Lungo Silenzio
1993 · Margarethe von Trotta
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street
1936 · Mikio Naruse
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
1997 · Bruce Beresford
The Shimpu Group
The Shimpu Group
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Kino Eye
Kino Eye
1924 · Dziga Vertov
Nightmares in Spring Chamber
Nightmares in Spring Chamber
1937 · Fei Mu
Street Corner
Street Corner
1953 · Muriel Box
All We Imagine as Light
All We Imagine as Light
2024 · Payal Kapadia
Erotic Ghost Story III
Erotic Ghost Story III
1992 · Ivan Lai Kai-Ming
Herstory
Herstory
2018 · Min Kyu-dong
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
Smugglers
Smugglers
2023 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Wing Chun
Wing Chun
1994 · Yuen Woo-Ping
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

A pioneering filmmaker herself, Varda's documentaries and narrative films celebrate women's resilience, creativity, and unconventional life paths through intimate storytelling.