I’ve decided that I will spend September watching only films directed by women. It’s by no means as ambitious a task as A Year With Women, but it is still a conscious effort I want to make (and was partly inspired by Directed by Women). I’ve mostly been trying to mine the films I already have copies of, but I’m going to run out of those soon because there are shamefully few in there directed (or co-directed) by women. Of course, I don’t want to limit my viewing of films directed by women to one month a year, and I want to make more of a conscious effort to actively seek them out in the future, but I thought it was an interesting challenge to set myself for the month. (Note: I’m including only first time watches, not rewatches, but perhaps I’ll try that next time!)
Belle dir. Amma Asante, 2013
I’ve also made a category on here for the films I’ve written about directed by women (not nearly enough) and a list on letterboxd of all the films I’ve seen directed by women (better, but only about 10% of all the films I’ve logged on there).
The Dish & the Spoon dir. Alison Bagnall, 2011
So far, this month, I’ve watched (I’ve linked my letterboxd reviews):
Paris is Burning dir. Jennie Livingston, 1990
The Riot Club dir. Lone Scherfig, 2014
The Dish & the Spoon dir. Alison Bagnall, 2011
The Cake Eaters dir. Mary Stuart Masterson, 2007
Copying Beethoven dir. Agnieszka Holland, 2006
Point Break dir. Kathryn Bigelow, 1991
Point Break dir. Kathryn Bigelow, 1991
Point Break has, without a doubt, been my favourite so far. I still can’t articulate why but it’s brilliant and I loved it completely and utterly. I’m so frustrated at myself for not having watched it sooner – I’ve got so many years of potential rewatches to catch up on!
I’ll probably do another post at the end of the month, as a round up, and might write about some of the films I watch along the way. I’m still working on a more solid posting structure for this blog, but it’s a work in progress. Recommendations are definitely welcome!
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