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Women's History Month Must-Watch Films?

During Black History month, I have a set list of films I always watch. Perhaps by black auteurs, starring black talent, or a combination of the two. Which films would you say are must-watches for Women's History Month?

As a die-hard horror fan, that is typically where my watchlists come from. At the moment I'm working my way through this playlist of horror short films on Alter, which is an amazing corner of YouTube for a horror fan. The themes of the shorts range from deadly serious social issues to silly horror comedies by female auteurs. Quality also can vary, but I promise there are more diamonds than rough.

(P.S. I'm not affiliated with Alter in any way, I just love what they do)

Female Filmmakers

Celebrating Women's History Month every month, here is your one-stop-shop for every short film directed by a female filmmaker ⚢

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Created at 12:53am, 14th March, 2024. Page last updated at 2:44pm, 16th May, 2024.

Lanah Tyra 3/14/2024, 10:47:50 AM

Any Star Trek episode with Nichelle Nichols or Whoopi Goldberg. In case someone is not familiar with it, Nichelle played the communications officer Uhura in the original Star Trek series which was a huge thing back in the late '60s. Young Whoopi saw one of the episodes and run around their house yelling "come everyone there is a black woman on TV and she's not a maid!" This encouraged her to become and actress and to then have a role in Star Trek Deep Space 9 is a very nice touch to the story.

Horror and Cats 3/14/2024, 12:55:12 PM

Lanah Tyra

I don’t remember where/when, but I definitely heard her tell that story in an interview at one point. It’s awesome!

Stella 3/14/2024, 12:24:01 PM

Not a horror film but 20th century women - it's a really interesting deep dive into second wave feminism I love that film <3

Horror film wise? Bodies Bodies Bodies springs to mind. It's directed by Halina Reijn and has a great, mostly women cast. It's a bit silly and people say it's the gen z's generational horror film in the same way scream is gen x's (as in, the film creates tropes and utilises stereotypes based on the generation its targeting).

Also Jennifer's body <3 the critics weren't ready for it when it came out in my view.

NicoleStaff3/14/2024, 1:06:18 PM

Well I will now need to start watching some of these female-created shorts but can you please run ahead and check which ones are too harrowing and will break me. Then report back 😅

Horror and Cats 3/14/2024, 1:22:27 PM

Nicole

Haha I’m not sure where your thresholds for harrowing are, but maybe once I’m done I can update with a top ten to give a good sampling of what’s on offer.

There is a series called Etheria you should check out. It’s a yearly short film festival celebrating new/up and coming female horror directors. Those ones tend to be a little more tame overall (as in I can’t think of any with huge triggers) and you should be able to watch all seasons on Tubi for free with ads.

cyruz 3/14/2024, 1:36:40 PM

Sci-fi movies with great female leads such as Arrival and Annihilation come to mind! They have some horror elements (Personally, I prefer atmospheric horror over e.g. slashers.) but they're mostly existential dread.

Annihilation isn't for everyone and not too many people liked it when it came out, but somehow it always pops back into my mind. Arrival is just a great sci-fi movie period. I rewatched it not too long ago I enjoyed it just as much as the first time.

ThomasStaff3/14/2024, 3:36:04 PM

cyruz

Arrival is one of the best sci-movies of the last decade, it's fantastic! Also in terms of sci-fi/horror with a female lead, Under the Skin is maybe my absolute favourite film

Horror and Cats 3/14/2024, 3:41:17 PM

cyruz

The bear in Annihilation is one of the scariest creatures in both design and function!