52 Films By Women Film Challenge

[Jimmy]

I know we all like a good film challenge here, and I'd encourage everyone to get involved with this one: 52 Films By Women. It's pretty simple, watch one film a week for a year which is directed by a women. 

The statistics for female directed films are beyond ridiculous, and things need to change. I think I've watched 22 features this year, and of those 22, only 3 were directed by women, which puts me on course for the challenge, but is still pretty poor when you think about it. I haven't gone back last year and counted up my tally (I just did, it's something like 25 films out of 175), but I don't think I'd have have hit 52. So yeah people, get involved. 

 

1. Night and Day (1991) dir. Chantal Akerman

2. Appropriate Behaviour (2014) dir. Desiree Akhavan

3. Sister (2012) dir. Ursula Meier

[Monkey D. Lars]

I'm Jimmy! Have to catch up though!

[GA!]

I just pledged to watch a film by a woman every week for a year! @WIF_LosAngeles http://womeninfilm.org/index.php/52-films/ #52FilmsByWomen

 

So there you go.

[Your Mom]

Wait a minute...women make movies now?!? 

[Liam]

Only ones filmed on location in the kitchen.

[MalaCloudy Black]

2 hours ago, Lars Elric said:

I'm Jimmy! Have to catch up though!

No,

2 hours ago, Jimmy said:

I know we all like a good film challenge here, and I'd encourage everyone to get involved with this one: 52 Films By Women. It's pretty simple, watch one film a week for a year which is directed by a women. 

The statistics for female directed films are beyond ridiculous, and things need to change. I think I've watched 22 features this year, and of those 22, only 3 were directed by women, which puts me on course for the challenge, but is still pretty poor when you think about it. I haven't gone back last year and counted up my tally (I just did, it's something like 25 films out of 175), but I don't think I'd have have hit 52. So yeah people, get involved. 

 

1. Night and Day (1991) dir. Chantal Akerman

2. Appropriate Behaviour (2014) dir. Desiree Akhavan

3. Sister (2012) dir. Ursula Meier

That's Jimmy.

[Arjen Robben]

Or is it?

 

 

 

[Monkey D. Lars]

I meant I'm in

[Gazz]

This would explain why Jimmy and Lars never play for the Dragons at the same time...

[GA!]

2 hours ago, Cloudy said:

No,

That's Jimmy.

Ah, I see you've played Larzy Jimmy before.

[Jimmy]

Anywaaaay. Got two to add to the list from the last few days, both of which were debut features which were very self assured. I absolutely loved the camerawork in It Felt Like Love, the wandering camera reflecting the curious wandering eye of it's fourteen-year-old protagonist. It can be hard to stomach at times, especially because a number of male characters are quite despicable, but it's an engaging look at female sexuality, which is enhanced by a standout performance. I've wanted to see some of Joanna Hogg's work for a few years now, and it's definitely an achievement of how confident it is for a debut film, and while I don't mind a ponderous film, it see saws between being interesting and just quite dull. It might be of interest to people on here because it's got one of Tom Hiddleston's earliest performances in, and I definitely got something out off it, but it's not exactly a thrilling film. 

 

1. Night and Day (1991) dir. Chantal Akerman

2. Appropriate Behaviour (2014) dir. Desiree Akhavan

3. Sister (2012) dir. Ursula Meier

4. It Felt Like Love (2013) dir. Eliza Hittman

5. Unrelated (2007) dir. Joanna Hogg

[METALMAN]

Think I'll just watch 1 film by 52 women

[Jimmy]

yeah?

[METALMAN]

4 sure

[Monkey D. Lars]

Got the first one out of the way! Which was Look Who's Talking (1989) directed by  Amy Heckerling !