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Queen & Slim [pictured]
Melina Matsoukas directs and Lena Waithe cowrites this drama, about a couple who have an unexpected encounter with police. Costarring Jodie Turner-Smith.
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Knives Out
Ana de Armas costars in this mystery black comedy about the death of a wealthy patriarch. Also costarring Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, and Katherine Langford. (male writer-director)
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Melody Makers
Leslie Ann Coles writes and directs this documentary about a (male) rock photographer.
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Cavale
Virginie Gourmel directs this Belgian drama about a teen (Lisa Viance) who escapes from a psychiatric facility. (male writer)
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My Friend the Polish Girl
Ewa Banaszkiewicz codirects and cowrites this drama about a documentary filmmaker (Emma Friedman-Cohen) profiling a Polish immigrant (Aneta Piotrowska).
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Almost Home
Jessica Blank cowrites and codirects this drama about homeless teens on the streets of Los Angeles.
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After Parkland
Emily Taguchi codirects this documentary about students in the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
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