underseen films directed by women
with letterboxd links (i'm bored). feel free to leave your own recs!
girls of the night (1961), kinuyo tanaka
so far from india (1983), mira nair
children of shatila (1998), mai masri
the company of strangers (1990), cynthia scott
the cherry tree with gray blossoms (1977), sumiko haneda
day night day night (2006), julia loktev
embracing (1992), naomi kawase
song of the exile (1990), ann hui
living together (1973), anna karina
sacrificed youth (1985), zhang nuanxin
just another girl on the i.r.t. (1992), leslie harris
shinjuku boys (1995), kim longinotto, jano williams
leila and the wolves (1984), heiny srour
fast color (2018), julia hart
flight of the swan (1992), ngozi onwurah
travolta and me (1993), patricia mazuy
u.s. go home (1994), claire denis
portrait of a young girl at the end of the 60s in brussels (1994), chantal akerman
merrily we go to hell (1932), dorothy arzner
blood tea and red string (2006), christiane cegavske
the mourning forest (2007), naomi kawase
the scarlet flower (1978), irina povolotskaya
forever a woman/eternal breasts (1955), kinuyo tanaka
losing ground (1982), kathleen collins
the day i became a woman (2000), marziyeh meshkiny
be pretty and shut up! (1981), delphine seyrig
the other side of the underneath (1972), jane arden
the final exit of the disciples of ascensia (2019), jonni peppers
bärbel and charly (1994), ute aurand
clotheslines (1982), roberta cantow
tremble all you want (2017), akiko ohku
peppermint soda (1977), diane kurys
i was a teenage serial killer (1993), sarah jacobson
sink or swim (1990), su friedrich
the girls (1968), mai zetterling
twelve nights (2000), aubrey lam oi-wah
maria's days (1960), cecilia mangini
kamome diner (2006), naoko ogigami
the book of mary (1985), anne-marie miéville
once upon a time... (1990), galina barinova
girls' encounter (2017), yûka eda
the fourth dimension (2001), trịnh t. minh-hà
the lighthouse (2006), mariya saakyan
daughters of chaos (1980), marjorie keller
the amazonian angel (1992), maria klonaris, katerina thomadaki
bernice bobs her hair (1976), joan micklin silver
turned this into a letterboxd list with some recs from the notes too!
