French Women Filmmakers • Justine Triet

Sibyl (Justine Triet, 2019, 100 min, France) “Justine Triet’s Sibyl, a heady and rollicking rush of blood through the veins, shows the French director raising her game substantially.”- MUBI A cliché in detective fiction, “look for the woman” means to look for the source of mayhem to solve the mystery… This is exactly what we’ve done – look for la femme behind the camera to bring you the most memorable films made by women from France and beyond.

French Women Filmmakers • Céline Sciamma

Portrait de la jeune fille en feu / Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Céline Sciamma, 2019, 131 min, France) “Passion brews quietly between an artist and her subject, until together they create a space in which it can briefly flourish, in this sumptuous eighteenth-century romance from Céline Sciamma, one of contemporary French cinema’s most acclaimed auteurs.

French Women Filmmakers • Virginie Verrier

Marinette (Virginie Verrier, 2023, 96 min., France) Virginie Verrier delivers a well-executed biopic and a multifaceted portrait of the pioneering star of women’s soccer Marinette Pichon, perfectly played by Garance Marillier.