Films Directed by Women

1995 television film directed by Caroline Huppert

In a delicate and humane manner, this film touches upon a very serious issue: how to stop fearing death while being in love with life. We talk (and laugh) about this subject with the protagonists of this film, modern geniuses and ordinary people from different parts of the world.

They experienced perhaps the greatest crimes against humanity the world has ever seen. Yet what do we know about the Holocaust survivors who made Britain their home? Britain's Holocaust Survivors takes a unique approach to recording the experiences of the last generation to have living memories of the Holocaust. The film takes viewers into the homes of a small group of extraordinary survivors, telling their stories with sensitivity, humour and compassion. A compelling cast of characters are revealed as they gradually reveal the horror of their past and how those experiences have shaped their lives.

The modern history of racism and slavery in America, retold in a gifted film about a radical white activist's attempted revolution and death sentence in 1859.

改编自克里斯汀·汉娜的同名畅销小说。聚焦战争中的女人们，基于法国反抗军女战士事迹：二战时期，一对性格截然不同的法国姐妹中的妹妹投身战斗前线，以“夜莺”为代号作战；姐姐送丈夫上战场，要抚养女儿并面对纳粹盖世太保。

Lucy travels to an isolated house in the forest to wait for her sister. They have worked out a risky scheme for their future and all she needs to do is sit it out. However a sinister presence may have something different in mind.

Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.

Co-directed by Blackwood and Julien, the first full-length feature film by Sankofa Film and Video offers a radical and necessary interrogation into what constitutes 'post-colonial' identity at a time of political and social restlessness in Britain. Set within an isolated desert landscape contrasted with recognizable scenes of the intensity of family life, this vanguard work demonstrates the richness and variety of the black experience; it is a poetic and hard-hitting commentary on the complexities of race, gender and sexuality.

The Big Fat Fix (www.thebigfatfix.com) investigates and uncovers the forgotten secrets of health and longevity from the tiny Italian village of Pioppi, where the people forget to die. Featuring Dr Aseem Malhotra and Donal O'Neill. From the creators of Cereal Killers (2013) and Run on Fat (2015).

For five years, Schmitt and Lynch followed the buffalo hunt in the American West. Their fascinating portrait of a disappearing world contrasts unspoiled landscapes with commercial influences on the American myth.

城市边界处世界上最大的耶稣雕像正在建设之中，男主角雅采克的生活因为一次工作中的意外事故使其毁容而彻底偏离了轨道。波兰媒体急切跟进着事态的进展，雅采克成为了国内第一位接受植皮手术的人。他可能会成为一个国家英雄或者烈士，但是他再也无法认出镜子中的自己了。同时，耶稣的雕像越建越高。虽然与主角相关的事件发展快且密集，但电影从未失去对大局的掌控，相反的，它使一切更加集中。

Daisy Asquith investigates the mysterious world of children's entertainers.

Reminiscences by friends and colleagues who populated the universe of Raúl Ruiz. This light-footed documentary offers three keys to unlock Ruiz’s enormous film oeuvre; poetry, science and his youth form the basis for his unique vision of the world. Screens in combination with two short films by Ruiz, who died in 2011.

1990 film by Antonietta De Lillo

During the time of apartheid Nelson Mandela drove around South Africa in a limousine disguised as a chauffeur while organizing the armed struggle against the apartheid regime. But who was the distinguished looking white man sitting in the back seat? Meet Cecil Williams, an acclaimed gay white theatre director and communist.

电影讲的是《长袜子皮皮》是瑞典女作家阿斯特丽德·林格伦的故事。 《长袜子皮皮》写作的缘起是：作者林格伦给患病的7岁女儿卡琳讲的故事。关于阿斯特里德，她从小对抗她的的宗教教育，不断地在对于一个女性作家艰难的生存时代里努力地用自己的创作进行表达。一部值得期待的女作家传记电影，且看而今如何解读这位童话作家。

电影讲述的镭女孩，并非是出入豪门的名媛千金。而是随着镭的大范围应用，生活在社会底层女孩奔走维权的故事。
　　随着技术的进步，镭元素早已摆脱当年千辛万苦提纯的窘境。自居里夫人发现镭元素之后，镭不仅是富人的宠儿，在生活中也开始大范围应用。1917年到1926年间，美国镭企业（最初叫做镭发光材料有限公司），其主营业务就是从钒酸钾铀矿中进行提取和纯化。公司以「Undark」为品牌名称，生产发光颜料。作为美国军方的供应商，镭企业一直为美国陆军供产夜光手表。工厂设在伊利诺州渥太华，车间工人过半为女性，她们叫镭女孩。很明显，公司知道镭是有害的，而且它采取了一些措施来保护那些配制和配制涂料的化学家和研究人员。然而，这些妇女在工作时没有任何保护措施，她们确信镭是完全安全的。

Dokumentarfilm über die Eltern der Regisseurin Ivette Löcker, die seit 20 Jahren getrennt im gemeinsamen Haus leben.