Hiatus

Just a short post to say that I won’t be keeping up with the monthly posts on new releases directed by women. It may not seem like much, but it is getting too much for me to keep up with. (It also doesn’t help that releases are pushed back or deleted and I don’t feel the posts I put up are reliable sources of information, anymore). I will be trying to keep this list on letterboxd up to date, though.

As for other content on the blog: at present, I will only be posting on letterboxd. Perhaps, one day I will revive the blog. But I’m not sure if or when that will happen.

Thanks to anyone and everyone who has read! I hope I will be back, one day.

Directed by Women July 2017

General/limited release:

Chicken People directed by Nicole Lucas Haimes, 6th of July (via Flicks)

The Beguiled directed by Sofia Coppola, 13th of July (via Palace Cinemas)

Paris Can Wait directed by Eleanor Coppola, 20th of July (via Palace Cinemas)

Everything, Everything directed by Stella Meghie was up on Hoyts just a few days ago but is no longer there. It’s still on Flicks. I think from next month I will just consult Flicks as it’s getting too time consuming and many of the films cinemas have listed never seem to end up screening.

The following were not on Flicks:

Polina, danser sa vie directed by Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj, 6th of July (via Event Cinemas)

Our Time Will Come directed by Ann Hui, 6th of July (via Hoyts)*

Vikram Vedha directed by Pushkar-Gayatri (husband and wife), 7th of July (via Event Cinemas)*

The Art of Loving. Story of Michalina Wislocka directed by Maria Sadowska, 16th of July (via Event Cinemas)

Bareilly Ki Barfi directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, 21st of July (via Event Cinemas)

*These were in last month’s post but I guess it got postponed. It’s still not on Flicks.

Other

There are some films directed by women playing at the Scandinavian Film Festival, including Sami Blood, Room 213, and Little Wing. Check out the full lineup for all the others, here.

Check below for where the films are screening*:

Palace Nova; Hoyts; Wallis; Greater Union; Reading Cinemas; Moonlight Cinema; Capri Theatre; Odeon Star; The Regal Theatre/Trak Cinemas; Gawler Cinemas; Mercury Cinema**.

As always, I’m just one (forgetful and easily overwhelmed) person and can sometimes miss things so, please let me know if I have.

*I’ve focussed on cinemas that have chains in SA/only SA cinemas.

**Mercury screens limited current releases.

Directed by Women June 2017

General/limited release:

Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins, 1st of June (via Hoyts)

Rough Night directed by Lucia Aniello, 14th of June (via Hoyts)

These appeared on Hoyts and Event Cinemas websites but not on Flicks or The Reel Bits, so I’m a little uncertain of them:

Dear Other Self directed by Veronica Velasco, 1st of June (via Hoyts)

Dobaara: See Your Evil co-directed by Leena Tandon, 2nd of June (via Hoyts)

Vikram Vedha directed by Pushkar-Gayatri (husband and wife), 23rd of June (via Event Cinemas)

Our Time Will Come directed by Ann Hui, 29th of June (via Hoyts)*

*this one isn’t even on IMDB

Other:

I’m way too tired to check all the films on the Sydney Film Festival schedule but I know, at least, they have this selection of films and that The Beguiled is also screening among, I’m sure, other offerings from women. Full schedule is here.

Mercury has a screening of Things to Come, Cameraperson, and the Women’s Visions programme for Cinematheque in June.

Check below for where the films are screening*:

Palace Nova; Hoyts; Wallis; Greater Union; Reading Cinemas; Moonlight Cinema; Capri Theatre; Odeon Star; The Regal Theatre/Trak Cinemas; Gawler Cinemas; Mercury Cinema**.

As always, I’m just one (forgetful and easily overwhelmed) person and can sometimes miss things so, please let me know if I have.

*I’ve focussed on cinemas that have chains in SA/only SA cinemas.

**Mercury screens limited current releases.

Directed by Women May 2017

General/limited release:

The Zookeeper’s Wife directed by Niki Caro, 4th of May (via Palace Cinemas)

Don’t Tell directed by Tori Garrett, 18th of May (via Palace Cinemas)

Viceroy’s House directed by Gurinda Chadha, 18th of May (via Palace Cinemas)

29+1 directed by Kearen Pang, 25th of May (via Hoyts)

Other:

The Human Rights Arts & Film Festival has several films directed by women including The Opposition and Constance on the Edge in their lineup. It begins in Melbourne in May, and tours other cities throughout May and June.

American Essentials has The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, The Bomb and Strange Weather in their lineup.

Mercury has some screenings of Jasper Jones, David Stratton: A Cinematic Life and Suzy and the Simple Man in May.

Check below for where the films are screening*:

Palace Nova; Hoyts; Wallis; Greater Union; Reading Cinemas; Moonlight Cinema; Capri Theatre; Odeon Star; The Regal Theatre/Trak Cinemas; Gawler Cinemas; Mercury Cinema**.

As always, I’m just one (forgetful and easily overwhelmed) person and can sometimes miss things so, please let me know if I have.

*I’ve focussed on cinemas that have chains in SA/only SA cinemas.

**Mercury screens limited current releases.

Directed by Women April 2017

General release:

A Silent Voice directed by Naoko Yamada, release date 6th of April (via Hoyts)

Berlin Syndrome directed by Cate Shortland, release date 20th of April (via Palace Cinemas)

Raw directed by Julia Ducournau, release date 20th of April (via Event Cinemas)

Their Finest directed by Lone Scherfig, release date 20th of April (via Palace Cinemas)

Things to Come directed by Mia Hansen-Løve, release date 27th of April (via Palace Cinemas) (added to post on 8th of April)

The Innocents directed by Anne Fontaine, release date 27th of April (via Palace Cinemas) (added to post on 23rd of April)

Other:

There are a number of films directed by women showing at the French Film Festival across the country throughout March and April (including Planetarium). See the full festival lineup, here. (Directors are noted on each film page).

Mammal directed by Rebecca Daly is showing at the Irish Film Festival in Sydney and Melbourne.

The Spanish Film Festival has Summer 1993, Boy Missing, Spain in a Day, and the short Sleepover in their lineup, screening through April and May.

Young at Heart has Sophie and the Rising Sun, Their Finest, and Viceroy’s House in their lineup.

Mercury has a bunch of screenings of The Family, two screenings of Toni Erdmann, a screening of David Stratton: A Cinematic Life and one of Jasper Jones. And they also have Flickerfest 2017: Best of Australian Shorts on the 1st of April, in which there are some shorts by women.

Check below for where the films are screening*:

Palace Nova; Hoyts; Wallis; Greater Union; Reading Cinemas; Moonlight Cinema; Capri Theatre; Odeon Star; The Regal Theatre/Trak Cinemas; Gawler Cinemas; Mercury Cinema**.

As always, I’m just one (forgetful and easily overwhelmed) person and can sometimes miss things so, please let me know if I have.

*I’ve focussed on cinemas that have chains in SA/only SA cinemas.

**Mercury screens limited current releases.