Projects in genres: Woman Director

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Krishna wakes up in a strange place, with a strange guy. As she pieces together how she got there, she realises that the reasons may be bigger than just the night before. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - International Short Film Competition - International premiere

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A poetic documentary animation based on an anonymous online testimony of a Korean prostitute, exploring what it is like to be the subject of other people’s pleasure. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Lust to Love and in Between programme - World premiere Official Selection Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film 2019 - Student Film Competition Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 - Graduation Short Film Competition Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026

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As a child, Ivanka was chosen by fairy women for the special task of entering the realm of the dead to discover the future. As an old lady, the spirits have left her, so how does she navigate between the two worlds now?

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Frank, funny and moving drama about four young women's abortion experiences, told verbatim from real interviews, with spoken word and urban-afro music. Adapted from a successful theatre show. Official Selection Hot Docs 2019 - Persister - International premiere

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The darkly comic story of Louise, a teenager suffering unrelenting acne and continual bullying who is a granted a delicious revenge. Official Selection SXSW 2019 - Midnight Shorts Competition

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Mankind has placed their fate in A.I. to govern both them and their environment, though Emilie is convinced her A.I. unit is lying to her and the system is corrupt and hiding many truths from its citizens. Given her newfound beliefs, Emilie record a video to inform the world!

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A female Lyft driver in NYC navigates the night shift while waiting to hear life or death news from Syria.

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Film about the creators of the ‘Skinhead Moonstomp’ album. The British Jamaican Ska band that engaged a generation of working class teenagers.

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School, gum and teddy bears collide in this disturbing kaleidoscopic tale about a nine-year-old girl trying to fit in.

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This 360-documentary experience traces the journey through childhood in three of the toughest environments on Earth. Meet 3 year-old Amina in the distant 'Afar' region of Ethiopia, trying to find enough food and water to survive during the worst drought in 30 years; 10 year-old Changkouth, living in conflict-ridden South Sudan, trying to get an education and avoid being recruited as a child soldier, in the country with the highest proportion of out-of-school children in the world; and 18-year-old Mani in Chad - ostracized by her community because she is living with HIV, but determined to change minds and using social media to rally support. (SXSW brochure) Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2018 - Virtual Cinema - World premiere

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Eva arrives at the Refuge, a women's-aid center run by Mrs. Kane, where she is introduced to the other girls, who greet her with mistrust. The strict rules of the household are explained and Eva's new life begins with a pressing feeling of entrapment.

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Antigone, the ancient Greek heroine, ignites the spirits of four Syrian women living in Beirut’s refugee camps. Feminine wisdom, passed through the ages, connects the inner lives of these women and gives them a sense of belonging and rootedness. Through animation and intimate verite footage, this documentary illustrates that which is invisible to the eye: the thoughts, memories, and dreams of these mothers, sisters, and wives as they grapple daily with past traumas and future uncertainty.