Promising Young Women
Female filmmakers seem to be on the rise. Some of the better films of 2020 have been made by women, as evidenced in this year's award season, among them Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman. These films show a clarity of vision, a fresh perspective, and turn the social paradigm on its head. But where have all these female auteurs been? This past year in lockdown, I set out to research the history of women filmmakers. If you're jonesing for more films by female filmmakers like I was, below are a few films I discovered from promising young women of the past. This is by no means a comprehensive list, just a few highlights of the many films I found, and doesn't include more well-known films that I have already seen (ex: Tiny Furniture, Hurt Locker, The Piano). Also, just to note, there were many films made by women at the early stages of film's history (we're talking 1890's-1930's), but many of them are difficult to find or no longer available.