movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 20-22

Us Lupita Nyong’o

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male director, male screenwriter, female protagonist
Us [pictured]
Lupita Nyong’o stars in this mystery horror thriller about a family under siege from their doppelgängers. Costarring Elisabeth Moss and Shahadi Wright Joseph. (male writer-director)
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female director, female screenwriter, female protagonist
Out of Blue
Carol Morley writes and directs this mystery noir about a weary detective (Patricia Clarkson) investigating the death of an astronomer.
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female director, female screenwriter, female coprotagonist
Roll Red Roll
Nancy Schwartzman directs this documentary about the notorious Steubenville, Ohio, high-school rape case.
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female director, female screenwriter, female coprotagonist
Buddy
Heddy Honigmann directs this Dutch documentary about assistance dogs and their people.
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male director, female coscreenwriter, female protagonist
Sunset (Napszállta)
Clara Royer cowrites this Hungarian historical drama about a young woman (Juli Jakab) growing up in Budapest before World War I. (male director)
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