Films Directed by Women

A three part story of the North African immigration to France.

93 retrace l’histoire de ce département depuis ses origines des années 1860 à aujourd’hui, afin de tenter de comprendre pourquoi il est devenu « le sismographe de toutes les tensions sociales du pays ».

Chez les Bouamaza, les vacances, c’est le retour au pays. Mais cette année, avec la révolution du printemps arabe, les projets de la famille sont tombés à l’eau. Aïcha a réussi à leur organiser un séjour dans un gîte en Aquitaine. Les vacances en France sont une grande première pour eux. De son côté, elle a accepté en cachette de ses parents une semaine de vacances en tête-à-tête avec Patrick. Mais le jour du grand départ, catastrophe : la famille refuse de partir si Aïcha ne les accompagne pas…

Twelve short stories about racism in every day life.

2009 television film directed by Yamina Benguigui

2011 television film

Après avoir bataillé pour conserver son emploi, Aïcha est plus que jamais déterminée à quitter sa cité. Mais plusieurs obstacles se dressent sur sa route. Sa patronne lui confie une nouvelle mission. La jeune femme doit réaliser une enquête de satisfaction auprès des consommatrices vivant dans la cité. Pour ce faire, Aïcha n'a d'autre choix que de procéder par porte-à-porte, une méthode de vente locale éprouvée. Sa vie amoureuse est elle aussi en proie aux changements. Patrick tient absolument à ce que leurs mères se rencontrent enfin...

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.

Cinderella discovers a secret that could shake their world: an evil witch turned the prince into a mouse and replaced him with a look-alike. Cinderella and her friends must save the real prince and help him defeat the evil witch.

An idealistic English school teacher comes to Trippuvur to work with Mabel Forster, a strong-willed missionary, devoted to saving young girls from being sold into temple prostitution.

We Margiela tells the untold and intimate story of the enigmatic and singular fashion house Maison Martin Margiela. For the first time co-founder Jenny Meirens and members of the creative team that formed the heart of the house speak about the creative processes and unique philosophy of Margiela. Their stories, told through detailed and intimate interviews, give unprecedented insight in the genesis of one of the most influential fashion houses of our time. The film investigates the legacy of Margiela and its relevance for fashion and authorship today. The unique innovations of the house, such as anonymity, re-usage, 'we' versus 'I,' and replica versus copy, turn out to be central concepts of our time. As the history of the house is told in parallel to the creative development and financial growth of Maison Martin Margiela, the film unravels notions of creativity, authorship, and financial return in our neoliberal times. However, the insights of We Margiela are not self-evident. Interviews will reveal that many, now iconic images and notions of the Maison came into existence by coincidence and intuition, not preconceived concepts. The house was managed by strong gut-feelings and a deep pleasure in taking creative risks. As co-founder, Meirens states: 'When you want to please others and everyone, you will get nowhere. I think you have to diversify yourself from others. In the long run, it will give you the freedom not to answer to the system.' Ultimately, Maison Martin Margiela, was one of the earliest contemporary avant-garde fashion houses to succumb to the pressure of financial growth. After the selling of the house, the founders retired almost immediately from public life. Both employees and aficionados were left disillusioned. Meirens and Margiela never spoke to one another again.

A bold documentary in a measured style about the modern-day quest for meaning and personal growth.

A film on the inner urge to let go what you already have and the creative search of what follows after.

Are our sexual morals becoming increasingly prudish? Young people talk openly about their sexlives.

On November 17, 2003, Maja Bradaric was strangled by three of her friends. She was just 16. Maja's intimates ask themselves why none of them saw it coming.

The Source Family is a 2012 feature documentary film directed by Jodi Wille and Maria Demopoulos which recounts the story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13 and the Source Family.Much material was gleaned from Isis Aquarian's archives of photos, diary, film, cassette tapes of Father Yod's morning class, lost music tapes, graphics; along with input interviews of Source family members and people who knew Jim Baker (Father Yod) and / or went to the Source Restaurant.
The film premiered in competition at South by Southwest Film Festival 2012 and screened at festivals Silverdocs, Seattle International Film Festival and San Francisco International Film Festival, with special screenings at True/False Festival "Boonedawdle" and Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival "Doc Soup" series.
In May 2013, the film was released theatrically, premiering at IFC Center in New York City, where its run was extended for over a month. The film screened in 60 cities and had extended runs in Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, and Nashville. It is distributed by Drag City and Gravitas Ventures.
The Source Family provides a view of the group through their own archival photos, home movies, audio recordings, and contemporary interviews with members of the family. Serving as a highly personal, insider’s guide to the counter-culture movement of the early 70s, the film is inspired by the cult-classic book The Source: The Story of Father Yod, Ya Ho Wa 13, and The Source Family (Process Media) which was written by Isis Aquarian and Electricity Aquarian and edited by director Jodi Wille.
The documentary features music exclusively by Yo Ha Wa, the band composed of members of the Source Family and Father Yod as lead singer

WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED explores the folk horror phenomenon from its beginnings in a trilogy of films - Michael Reeves' Witchfinder General (1968), Piers Haggard's Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973) - through its proliferation on British television in the 1970s and its culturally specific manifestations in American, Asian, Australian and European horror, to the genre's revival over the last decade. Touching on over 100 films and featuring over 50 interviewees, WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED investigates the many ways that we alternately celebrate, conceal and manipulate our own histories in an attempt to find spiritual resonance in our surroundings.

2019 film by Felicitas Darschin

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.