THEME EXPLORATION

female pioneers

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Tag der Idioten
Tag der Idioten
1982 · Werner Schroeter
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Agnès Varda France

A pioneering filmmaker herself, she documented women's lives and feminist perspectives through innovative documentary and narrative forms across seven decades.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films celebrate resilient women navigating societal margins, portraying them as complex pioneers forging their own paths against economic and social constraints.