women directors | The Mary Sue

Subscribe Login

Latest women directors Stories

Maggie Mae Fish Shares Her Vision of What an ‘Unrated’ Season Two Might Look Like

By Alyssa Shotwell Jan 19th
The Oscars Are Snubbing Women Directors Again—and the Next Generation of Filmmakers Is Watching

By Julia Glassman Jan 24th
12 Best Horror Movies Directed by Women

By Vanessa Maki Aug 23rd
Batgirl Deserves a Woman Director and Here’s Why

By Lyra Hale May 20th
Here Are All the Upcoming Superhero Films Directed by Women

By Chelsea Steiner Mar 23rd
INTERVIEW: Birds of Prey’s Cathy Yan Talks About Her Debut Film Dead Pigs

By Chelsea Steiner Feb 11th
Indie Director Lynn Shelton Passes Away Unexpectedly at 54

By Chelsea Steiner May 16th
Lulu Wang Urges Industry to Hire Female Directors During Her Acceptance Speech at the Independent Spirit Awards

By Chelsea Steiner Feb 9th
Refinery29 Reminds Us That We Need More Women on the National Film Registry

By Kate Gardner Mar 19th
Paul Feig Calls BS on Hollywood’s Perceived Lack of Female Directors

By Chelsea Steiner Oct 23rd
#IfAWomanDirected: Women Should Tell Stories About Women

By Kate Gardner Oct 22nd
Learn How The Handmaid’s Tale Uses Shallow Focus to Create Its World of Intimate, Claustrophobic Oppression

By Marykate Jasper Sep 3rd
Things We Saw Today: Meet Martha, The 125-Pound Mastiff Who Was Very Rudely Named World’s “Ugliest Dog”

By Vivian Kane Jun 24th
Birthright: A War Story Doc Offers Chilling Glimpse of the Real-Life Handmaid’s Tale We’re Living

By Teresa Jusino Jun 2nd
Hollywood May Face Federal Lawsuit for Discriminating Against Women Directors

By Marykate Jasper Feb 19th
Dear Kathleen Kennedy: If No One Gambled On Newbie Blockbuster Directors, We Wouldn’t Have Star Wars

By Teresa Jusino Nov 28th
Lumberjanes Film Finds Its Director in Emily Carmichael

By Teresa Jusino Aug 11th
Ava DuVernay Becomes First African American Woman to Command $100 Million Film Budget

By Jessica Lachenal Aug 3rd
Interview: The Night Manager Director Susanne Bier

By Lesley Coffin May 9th
Supergirl Crew Say Lexi Alexander’s Episode Is “Badass,” Want More Female Directors

By Emily Gagne Jan 12th