International Women Filmmakers Day
In celebration of International Women's Day, we're going to inaugurate International Women Filmmakers' Day here at Telescope: an opportunity to highlight some of our favorite films by women from the past year.
Asia
(אסיה)
When Asia’s teenage daughter, Vika, starts experiencing serious health problems, she must learn to finally make peace with motherhood.
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- Israel • 2021
- Director Ruthy Pribar
- Cast Alena Yiv, Shira Haas, Tamir Mula, Gera Sandler, Eden Halili
- Genre Drama
- Available on Chai Flicks, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Bergman Island
Art imitates life and life imitates art.
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- France • 2021
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Tim Roth, Vicky Krieps, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie, Wouter Hendrickx, Gabe Klinger
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, Hulu, Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Hive
(Zgjoi)
Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo: does she wait for his return, or move forward on her own?
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- Kosovo, Switzerland, Albania • 2021
- Director Blerta Basholli
- Cast Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, Molike Maxhuni
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Power of the Dog
In Montana, in 1925, a rancher responds with cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son.
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- United Kingdom, Australia, United States • 2021
- Director Jane Campion
- Cast Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Frances Conroy
- Genre Drama, Western
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Souvenir: Part II
A film student makes a graduation film in the aftermath of a manipulative relationship.
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- United Kingdom • 2021
- Director Joanna Hogg
- Cast Honor Swinton Byrne, Richard Ayoade, Tilda Swinton, Charlie Heaton, Joe Alwyn, Harris Dickinson
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Titane
A near-fatal car crash leaves a girl with physical and emotional trauma that shapes her future — and her fetishes.
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- France, Belgium • 2021
- Director Julia Ducournau
- Cast Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cissé, Marin Judas
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Kanopy
Beginning
(Დასაწყისი)
Yana is the wife of a Jehovah’s Witness who begins to question her faith — with dramatic and devastating results.
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- Georgia • 2020
- Director Dea Kulumbegashvili
- Cast Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Saba Gogichaishvil, Giorgi Tsereteli, Ia Kokiashvili
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home
Identifying Features
(Sin señas particulares)
Magdalena sets out on an epic journey in search of her son, who disappeared en route to the US border.
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- Mexico, Spain • 2020
- Director Fernanda Valadez
- Cast Mercedes Hernández, David Illescas, Juan Jesús Varela
- Genre Drama
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
(Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre)
Márta, a neurosurgeon, falls in love and goes to Budapest to start a new life with the man who claims has never met her.
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- Hungary • 2020
- Director Lili Horvát
- Cast Natasa Stork, Viktor Bodó, Benett Vilmányi, Andor Lukáts, Zsolt Nagy
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Hoopla
Slalom
A riveting drama that paints a devastating portrait of the relationship between a teenage ski prodigy and her predatory instructor.
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- France, Belgium • 2020
- Director Charlène Favier
- Cast Noée Abita, Jérémie Renier, Marie Denarnaud, Muriel Combeau, Maïra Schmitt, Axel Auriant-Blot
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
Violation
Two sisters and their husbands gather in a cottage. The horror begins.
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- Canada • 2020
- Director Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer
- Cast Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Abili, Jasmin Geljo
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Fandango At Home, Hoopla
Saint Maud
A Catholic nurse believes God has made her responsible for saving an atheist in her care.
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- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Rose Glass
- Cast Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer, Turlough Convery, Rosie Sansom
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, fuboTV, Epix Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand