#52FilmsByWomen - 26th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

Here’s the 26th batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016.

This set of 52 films (1302–1353), watched between February and May 2026, continues the project’s ongoing exploration of women’s filmmaking across decades, genres, and formats. It includes 20 feature films, 1 full-length documentary, 1 event cinema screening, 21 shorts and 9 television entries, ranging from early experimental animation and classic rewatch favourites to recent releases and long-form series. 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 - 729, 730 - 781, 782 - 833, 834 - 885, 886 - 937, 938 - 989, 990 - 1041, 1042 - 1093, 1094 - 1145, 1146 - 1197, 1197-1249 and 1250 - 1301.

Or check out my letterboxd list of all those watched for this #52FilmsbyWomen pledge.

From the new-to-me full-length fiction films, my Top 5 were:

The Bride! (2026, Maggie Gyllenhaal) - read more here

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023, Ariane Louis-Seize)

Impulse (1990, Sondra Locke)

Sibyl (2019, Justine Triet)

The Testament of Ann Lee (2025, Mona Fastvold)

From the short film, my Top 10 were:

Green Men, Yellow Woman (1973, Thalma Goldman)

Lady Lazarus (1992, Sandra Lahire)

Shooting Star (2020, Ariane Louis-Seize)

Stanley (1979, Thalma Goldman)

We Did Not Consent (2024, Dorothy Allen-Pickard)

List of all films 1302 - 1353: 1302. On Loop (2013, Christine Hooper)

1303. The High Note (2020, Nisha Ganatra)

1304. Marking Time (1978, Sheila Graber)

1305. I Guinea Pig (1983, Sheila Graber)

1306. I Dog (1983, Sheila Graber)

1307. Lady Lazarus (1992, Sandra Lahire)

1308. A Woman Like Me (2017, Isabel Morales Bondy)

1309. I Choose (2020, Tina Pasotra)

1310. Shooting Star (2020, Ariane Louis-Seize)

1311. Tape (2020, Jojo Erholtz)

1312. Raymonde or the Vertical Escape (2018, Sarah Van Den Boom)

1313. Cake (2005, Nisha Ganatra)

1314. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025, Michelle Garza Cervera)

1315. We Did Not Consent (2024, Dorothy Allen-Pickard)

1316. Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius (2025, Ali Naushahi)

1317. Eden (2014, Mia Hansen-Løve)

1318. Toys Will Be Toys (1988, Sheila Graber)

1319. Freakier Friday (2025, Nisha Ganatra)

1320. The Hunters (2013, Nisha Ganatra)

1321. The 12 Days of Christmas (1975, Sheila Graber)

1322. Christmas Around the World (1979, Sheila Graber)

1323. The Bride! (2026, Maggie Gyllenhaal)

1324. The Car That Came Back from the Sea (2023, Jadwiga Kowalska)

1325. Homemade Gatorade (2025, Carter Amelia Davis)

1326. Sibyl (2019, Justine Triet)

1327. Impulse (1990, Sondra Locke)

1328. Green Men, Yellow Woman (1973, Thalma Goldman)

1329. Stanley (1979, Thalma Goldman)

1330. The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021, Augustine Frizzell)

1331. Daddio (2023, Christy Hall)

1332. The Testament of Ann Lee (2025, Mona Fastvold)

1333. The Notorious Bettie Page (2005, Mary Harron)

1334. The Essex Serpent (2022, Clio Barnard)

1335. The Night Manager s1 (2016, Susanne Bier)

1336. The Third Day (2020, Marc Munden, Philippa Lowthorpe)

1337. Quilt Fever (2019, Olivia Loomis Merrion)

1338. Scorched Earth (2023, Markela Kontaratou)

1339. The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (2023, Nicole Charles, Robert McKillop)

1340. Riot Women s1 (2025, Sally Wainwright, Amanda Brotchie)

1341. Payback (2023, Jennie Darnell, Andrew Cumming)

1342. The Night Manager s2 (2026, Georgi Banks-Davies)

1343. Finishing School (1934, Wanda Tuchock, George Nichols Jr.)

1344. Road Runners (1952, George DeNormand, Wanda Tuchock)

1345. Total Eclipse (1995, Agnieszka Holland)

1346. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014, Ana Lily Amirpour)

1347. Rosaline (2022, Karen Maine)

1348. Ophelia (2018, Claire McCarthy)

1349. Emma. (2020, Autumn de Wilde)

1350. Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023, Ariane Louis-Seize)

1351. The Other Bennet Sister (2026, Jennifer Sheridan)

1352. The Metropolitan Opera: Eugene Onegin (2026, Deborah Warner)

1353. Gentleman Jack s1 (2019, Sally Wainwright, Sarah Harding, Jennifer Perrott)