#thefutureoffilmisfemale
For the last five years, a/perture cinema has prioritized gender parity, allocating more and more screen time to films directed by women and non-binary filmmakers. In 2021, 35% of the films we screened were directed by women. We acknowledge we still have a long way to go.
For more statistics as collected by Women in Hollywood click here.
We also love the Future of Film is Female and encourage you to visit and support them here.
Tow
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Director: Stephanie Laing Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Ariana DeBose, Demi Lovato, Dominic Sessa, Rose Byrne, Simon Rex
After her car is towed and she is left with a shocking $21,634 tow bill, an unhoused woman...
Natchez
- Today, Mar 24
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Director: Suzannah Herbert Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 2026
Filmmaker Suzannah Herbert takes a sharp look at the American South’s unreconciled history through a Mississippi town that...
Alpha
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Director: Julia Ducournau Run Time: 128 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: French
Starring: Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros, Tahar Rahim
Love leaves a mark.
Late Shift
Director: Petra Biondina Volpe Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Starring: Alireza Bayram, Jasmin Mattei, Jürg Plüss, Lale Yavaş, Leonie Benesch
Dedicated nurse Floria navigates the relentless pace of her hospital’s understaffed surgical ward with humanity and warmth. As...
Blue Heron
Director: Sophy Romvari Run Time: 91 min. Release Year: 2026
Starring: Ádám Tompa, Amy Zimmer, Edik Beddoes, Eylul Guven, Iringó Réti
In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal...