FILM FRIDAY WOMEN FILMMAKERS

i'm posting some of my favorite women filmmakers in honor of international women's day! a day where we celebrate all women, everywhere, in all languages, of all religions, in all socio-economic classes, of every age and every color! the world will be changed for the better by the power and intelligence of women.

here's to more women filmmakers:
andrea arnold's fish tank
mira nair's mississippi masala
lynee ramsay's we need to talk about kevin
lucretia martel's the headless woman 
sofia coppola's virgin suicides 

                                                   
debra granik's winter's bone
lisa cholodenko's the kids are all right
penny marshall's big
penelope spheeris' wayne's world
and lauren greenfield's the queen of versailles 

of course there are so many more amazing, truly amazing documentary, feature, tv, animated, short, music video filmmakers out there! so here's to seeing more women making movies and telling their stories!