#DirectedbyWomen

Ellen Cheshire

Mar 24
3 min

#52FilmsByWomen - 16th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

I think this may well be the fastest watch of 52 films #DirectedbyWomen. With the 15th batch of 52 completed on 29 January, here's the 16th batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016. This blog covers films and TV shows watched between January - March 2023 created/directed/co-directed by women. Read about films: 1 – 52, 53 - 104, 105 - 156, 157 - 208, 209 - 260, 261 - 312, 313 - 365, 366 - 417, 418 - 469, 470 - 521, 522 - 573, 574 - 625, 626 - 677, 678 -

#52FilmsByWomen - 15th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 29
2 min

#52FilmsByWomen - 15th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 15th batch of 52 films since starting in 2016. This blog covers films watched between October 2022 and January 2023 directed/co-directed by women. Read about films: 1 – 52, 53 - 104, 105 - 156, 157 - 208, 209 - 260, 261 - 312, 313 - 365, 366 - 417, 418 - 469, 470 - 521, 522 - 573, 574 - 625, 626 - 677 and 678 - 729. This collection of 52 films #directedbywomen includes 20

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 1
3 min

Ellen's Year in Film: 2022

With thanks to @letterboxd pro stats, compiling this end of year film lists so much simpler. I logged 756 films this year, 596 first-time watches, and 160 re-watches. 52 in cinemas, the rest a home. You can check out my letterboxd profile, cheshellen. I took part in some fab online community themed watches inc #precodeapril #shocktober #noirvember & caught up with some back catalogues of films #directedbywomen which is why amongst the most watched directors list at the top s

#DirectedbyWomen 1939 - 1896 - behind the scenes

Ellen Cheshire

Oct 4, 2022
2 min

#DirectedbyWomen 1939 - 1896 - behind the scenes

Back in March 2022, for International Women's Day, I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a single film per year, directed by a woman, from 2000 - 2021. I then wondered could I make it all the way back to the beginning of filmmaking? Well I made it through 1970 - 1999 and 1969 - 1940 fairly easily, although there were some years where I only managed to track down one or two films directed by a woman. But how about this last tranche f

#52FilmsByWomen - 13th 'Year' of films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Jul 29, 2022
3 min

#52FilmsByWomen - 13th 'Year' of films Directed by Women

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 13th batch of 52 films since starting in 2016. This blog covers films watched between May and July 2022 directed/co-directed by women. Read about films: 1 – 52, 53 - 104, 105 - 156, 157 - 208, 209 - 260, 261 - 312, 313 - 365, 366 - 417, 418 - 469, 470 - 521, 522 - 573 and 574 - 625. In this batch of #52FilmsbyWomen, 5 were re-visits, the remaining 47 new to me. The 52 co

#DirectedbyWomen 1969 - 1940 - make a connection with these films

Ellen Cheshire

May 19, 2022
2 min

#DirectedbyWomen 1969 - 1940 - make a connection with these films

For International Women's Day I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a single film per year, directed by a woman, from 2000 - 2021. It was a tough task, as much has been done to see films by female filmmakers commissioned and distributed in the past couple of decades. But what about the 20th century? How far could I go back until I'd not seen a film directed by a woman in that year? Well I managed 1970 - 1999 fairly easily, although

#DirectedbyWomen 1970 - 1999 - be a cheerleader for these films!

Ellen Cheshire

Apr 11, 2022
1 min

#DirectedbyWomen 1970 - 1999 - be a cheerleader for these films!

For International Women's Day I did a blog, Stories Women Tell: Films #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021, where I selected a single film per year, directed by a woman, from 2000 - 2021. It was a tough task, as much has been done to see films by female filmmakers commissioned and distributed in the past couple of decades. But what about the 20th century? How far could I go back until I'd not seen a film made by a woman in that year? Well, here's 1970 - 1999. I have indicated the ye

#DirectedbyWomen 2000-2021 - stories Women Tell: Films

Ellen Cheshire

Mar 8, 2022
2 min

#DirectedbyWomen 2000-2021 - stories Women Tell: Films

The theme for International Women's Day 2022 is #BreakingtheBias, where we are asked to: Imagine a gender equal world... A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias With that in mind, I have pulled together a list of film's directed by a women, since 2000. BUT, only one from each year. My

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 5, 2021
2 min

21 Films #DirectedbyWomen since 2000

In celebration of International Women's Day in March 2020, I set myself the challenge to pick one film a year, directed by a woman since 2000. Given that later in the year I embarked on film viewing project to watch films sequentially from 1930 to 2020, I thought I'd revisit this list to see whether any new discoveries have moved those previously selected out of the top-spot! What films would you add? Get in touch at @cheshellen 2000 American Psycho, American-Canadian black

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 3, 2021
3 min

2020's 222 Films #DirectedbyWomen

Using letterboxd for the first time in 2020 I began logging all films in the diary, making a list of those #DirectedbyWomen. Thereby making this blog detailing my Top 10 of the Year, and Five Faves from each decade from 1930s to 2020 much easier to compile. What with being at home recovering from a broken ankle in January/February followed by working from home from March, I certainly watch more films in 2020 than any other. 863 films logged, 222 #DirectedbyWomen - slightly m

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 1, 2021
2 min

Five Lists: #TopTenFilms2020

What with a broken ankle at the start of 2020 followed by a pandemic/lockdown/working from home, probably watched more films in 2020 than any other year. Luckily, I started using letterboxd which certainly makes list compilation much simpler. There I logged 863 films, sadly only 12 seen in the cinema! Here are five #TopTenFilms2020 lists... Top 10 Films Released in the UK in 2020 1) Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2) System Crasher 3) Parasite 4) The Assistant 5) You Don't Nomi

Ellen Cheshire

Jun 27, 2020
7 min

A - Z of films Directed by Women

Following on from May's #30DayFilmChallenge where I enjoyed revisiting films in my collection which I'd not watched in some time, in June I gave myself another film watching challenge #AlphabetFilm. In June each day I would watch films beginning with a letter of the alphabet, to make it doubly-fun/challenging one of them was to be a directed by a woman. Finding films directed by chaps in my collection was easy, for those directed by women many where new to me. Between 1 - 26

#52FilmsByWomen - 5th Year of films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Jun 7, 2020
3 min

#52FilmsByWomen - 5th Year of films Directed by Women

Well the good news is that each 'year' it is getting easier to find films directed by women, on the down side they still only represent a small percentage of the films I watch. Read blogs for Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4. This group of 52 spanning 101 years from 1919 - 2020 I watched between 15 October 2019 and 5 June 2020, and features so many great films. Some like Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. were widely released and I managed to catch them

#52FilmsByWomen - 4th Year of films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Oct 14, 2019
4 min

#52FilmsByWomen - 4th Year of films Directed by Women

The #52FilmsByWomen pledge was started in 2015 by Los Angeles’ Women in Film, an organisation dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for women in the film industry. Encouraging filmgoers to watch at least 52 films a year directed by a women, and to tweet using hashtag #52FilmsByWomen. This was one of the initiatives to raise the profile of women in film which I wrote about for an article in Chichester Cinema at New Park's Ruby Anniversary maagazine. In my 3rd year I fin

Directed by Women - Crucial 21st Century Cinema

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 24, 2019
1 min

Directed by Women - Crucial 21st Century Cinema

Crucial 21st Century Cinema #Crucial21DbW is #DirectedbyWomen's fantastic initiative for 2019. Every day they are publishing a blog post celebrating a film or TV show from the past 19 years directed by a woman. Each post has a maximum length of 365 words, so they won't take long to read! But these great daily blogs will offer you insights into some of this century's most interesting films. I've written a blog on Deniz Gamze Erguven's film Mustang - check it out. I have also w