THEME EXPLORATION

female agency

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Men in Black
Men in Black
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
The Avengers
The Avengers
2012 · Joss Whedon
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Aleshea Harris

Visceral storytelling that transforms trauma into spiritual and political resurrection through bold theatrical filmmaking.

 Brenda Chapman Illinois

Pioneering animator who centers female protagonists in grand historical and fantastical narratives.

 Craig Gillespie Australia

Gillespie humanizes misfits and antiheroes through stylized visual storytelling and unexpected empathy.