Seven segments by female directors from different parts of the world and shot in Italy, India, Japan, and the U.S. Each is an inspirational and empowering story about women, by women, for everyone.
Catherine Hardwicke, Taraji P. Henson, Mipo O, Lucía Puenzo, Maria Sole Tognazzi, Leena Yadav, Lucia Bulgheroni, Silvia Carobbio
Director
Jennifer Hudson
Pepcy / Kim
Pauletta Washington
Laurie Traynor
Cara Delevingne
Validation
Marcia Gay Harden
Dr. Partovi
Eva Longoria
Ana
Anne Watanabe
Yuki
Margherita Buy
Diana
Jacqueline Fernandez
Divya
Ayesha Harris
Phyllis
Katia Gomez
Maricela Lopez
Danielle Pinnock
Debra
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
Another story focuses on the bond between a young man and a shelter dog in this Netflix drama film.
Dramatic Horror!!! Wait, what?? Did you say "dramatic horror"?? IS there such a thing?? I mean, TRULY. Well, if San Francisco-based, Pakistani-born independent filmmaker Dr. Hassan Zee and this film critic have anything to say about it, there IS such a beast as experienced through the director's newest feature film set to officially debut October 4th in the City by the Bay. Folks, indie film will always be a bastion of experimentation and originality, and this film for me fits that bill.
Michael Shanks’ Together is a queasy, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt body-horror trip that fuses love and terror in the most literal sense. Starring real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie, this midnight gem twists Plato’s soulmate myth into a gory, darkly funny tale of codependency, cults, and chainsaws — equal parts romance and nightmare.
Juneteenth is a day to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States on June 19th, 1865. We did it! Everyone is free! Everyone is equal! End of story, right?