Research in Progress
My Book
Sundance Film Fest: Women Directors in Dramatic Competition
A: 6
Adams, Caitlin
Sticky Fingers, 1988
Adams, Joey Lauren, born 1968
Come Early Morning, 2006 (Ashley Judd)
Akhavan, Desiree
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, 2018 (top winner)
Akolitis, JoAnne
Dead End Kids, 1987
Anders, Allison
Gas Food Lodging, 1992
Anderson, Amy
Positive ID
B: 3
Berman, Shari Springer (with husband Robert Pulcini)
American Splendor, 2003
Borden, Lizzie, born 1954
Working Girls, 1987
Brougher, Hilary
Stephanie Daley, 2006, with Tilda Swinton
C: 7
Cardosa, Patricia
Real Women Have Curves
Cassavetes, Zoe
Broken English, with Parker Posey
Cox, Nell
The Roommate
Cholodenko, Lisa
High Art, 1998
Chopra, Joyce, born 1938
Smooth Talk, 1986; Lemon Sisters, 1989
Cochran, Stacey
My New Gun, 1992; Drop Back Ten; Boys
Collyer, Laurie
Sherrybaby, 2006, Maggie Gyllenhaal
My Book:
D: 3
Dash, Julie
Daughters of the Dust, 1991; Kino
Dees, Ree
Mudbound, 2017
Deitch, Donna, lesbian
Desert Hearts, 1986; Goldwyn
F: 1
Fishel, Deirdre
Risk, 1994
G: 2
Goodmilow, Jill, lesbian
Waiting for the Moon, 1987
Greenwald, Maggie
The Kill Off, 1990; Ballad of Little Joe, 1993
H: 6
Harris, Leslie, black
Just Another Girl on the IRT, 1993; Miramax
Harron, Mary
I Shot Andy Warhol
Hato, Kaya (died)
Picture Bride, 1994
Hittman, Elisa
Beach Rats, 2017
Holofcener, Nicole
Walking and Talking, 1996
Hubley, Faith
The Cosmic Eye, 1986
J: 1
July, Miranda, born 1974
Me and You and Everyone We Know, 2005
K: 6
Kaiderman, Connie
My Little Girl
Kempmeier, Deborah
Hounddog,
Kim, Gina, brn 1973
Never Forever, 2007
Kim, So Yong, Korean
In Between Days, 2006
Krueger, Lisa
Manny & Lo, 1996 (Sony Classics)
Kusama, Karyn
Girl Fight, 2000
L: 2
Lister-Jones, Zoe
Band Aid, 2017
Lynch, Jennifer,
Boxing Helena, 1993
M: 3
Maggenti, Maria, lesbian
Puccini for Beginners, 2006
Middleton, Vanessa
30 Years to Life, 2001
Miller, Rebecca
Angela, 1995
R: 6
Rainer, Yvonne
Privilege, 1991
Reichardt, Kelly
River of Grass, 1994
Richman, Meg
Under Heaven, 1998
Riedel, Georgina Garcia
How the Garcia Girls Spent their Summer, 2005
Robespierre, Gillian
Landline, 2017
Rogecki, Sarah
Rhythm of the Saints, 2003
S: 8
Savoca, Nancy
True Love, 1989
Shea Ruben, Katt
Poison Ivy, 1992; New Line
Sichel, Alex
All Over Me, 1997
Skyler, Lisanne
Getting to Know You, 1999
Spheeris, Penelope
Decline of Western Civilization II, 1998
Sprecher, Jill
Clockwatchers, 1997
Thirteen Conversations
Streitfeld, Susan
Female Perversions, 1996
Sun, Shirley
Iron and Silk, 1999
T: 1
Troche, Rose, 1964
Go Fish, 1994
V: 1
Von Scherler, Daisy
Party Girl, 1995
W: 3
Wells, Audrey (1960-2018)
Guinevere, 1999
Weltz, Laurie
Wrestling with Alligators, 1998
Weyer, Hannah
Arresting Gina, 1997
Total: about 70 women in Sundance Dramatic Competition, 1985-present
