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The UNT Dallas Library is proud to present the 2016 Films Directed by Women Virtual Film Festival. The festival gives you an opportunity to explore the diverse body of work produced by female directors during the history of cinema.
It is a lack of opportunity not talent that bars many deserving female filmmakers from adding their voices to the global cinema conversation. We hope that this virtual film festival will raise your awareness of the many excellent films that have been made and a hint to the films that could be produced in the future if society opens opportunities to a more diverse field of artists, storytellers, and directors.
All members of the UNT Dallas community can enjoy the film festival by clicking on the following link. http://bit.ly/WomenFilmFest16
To learn more about women in film follow this link:WomenInFilm.org
A Full list of films can be found after the page break.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) dir. Ana Lilly Amirpour
Iran’s first back-and-white vampire Western tells the story of the residents of a worn-down Iranian city encountering a skateboarding vampire who preys on men who disrespect women.
Daisies (1966)
dir. Věra Chytilová
Believing the world to be “spoiled,” two women embark on a series of pranks in which nothing—food, clothes, war—is taken seriously. Daisies is an aesthetically and politically adventurous film that’s widely considered one of the great works of feminist cinema.
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
dir. Agnès Varda
Eloquently capturing Paris in the sixties, this film depicts a real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy.
Tomboy (2011)
dir. Céline Sciamma
This story follows a 10-year-old transgender child (given the name Laure by his parents) who, after moving with his family to a new neighborhood, introduces himself to his new friends as Mikäel.
Born in Flames (1983)
dir. Lizzie Borden
This 1983 documentary-style feminist science fiction film explores racism, classism, sexism, and heterosexism in an alternative United States socialist democracy.
Sister (2012)
dir. Ursula Meier
A poor boy steals from wealthy patrons at a posh ski resort to support himself and his irresponsible older sister.
Salt of This Sea (2008)
dir. Annemarie Jacir
Soraya, an American-born Palestinian woman, heads to Israel and Palestine on a quest to reclaim her family's home and money that were taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Le Bonheur (1965)
dir. Agnès Varda
A man with a seemingly perfect life and family begins an affair and feels no remorse. Though he feels his actions are justifiable, his infidelity results in tragic real-life consequences.
Reel Injun (2010)
co-dir. Catherine Bainbridge
This documentary film explores the portrayal of Native Americans in both classic and contemporary films.
An Angel at My Table (1990)
dir. Jane Campion
This harrowing true-life story of Janet Frame, New Zealand’s most distinguished author, follows her inspiring journey from a poverty-stricken childhood to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia and electroshock therapy to, finally, international literary fame.
Nuit #1 (2011)
dir. Anne Émond
Clara and Nikolai meet at a rave and end their night at his apartment. But when Clara tries to sneak out without saying goodbye, this typical hookup takes an unexpected turn.
Love and Anarchy (1973)
dir. Lina Wertmüller
As he stays in a brothel preparing to assassinate Benito Mussolini, an anarchist explores the depths of his emotions concerning love, his hate for fascism, and his fears of being killed while assassinating Mussolini.
Three Worlds (2012)
dir. Catherine Corsini
A hit-and-run accident sets off a series of tumultuous events in the lives of three people: the driver of the car, the witness, and the dead man’s wife.
Lore (2012)
dir. Cate Shortland
At the end of World War II, five German siblings undertake a harrowing journey that exposes them to the reality and consequences of their Nazi parents’ actions after a Jewish concentration camp survivor becomes their unofficial guardian.
Corpo Celeste (2011)
dir. Alice Rohrwacher
Thirteen year-old Marta has recently moved back to southern Italy with her mother and older sister and struggles to find her place, restlessly testing the boundaries of an unfamiliar city and the catechis
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