Since her Columbia thesis film "Graceland" premiered at Cannes in 2006, Anocha Suwichakornpong has established herself among the most unpredictable of contemporary filmmakers. While consistent in her preoccupations, chief among these the social and political history of her native Thailand, she em...

A master fabulist with a great talent for the oneiric, the comic, and the literary alike—a rare and potent combination—Raul Ruíz distinguished himself from the jump, snagging Locarno Film Festival’s Golden Leopard in 1969 with his debut feature, "Three Sad Tigers". From there, he would build a la...

As much a disciple of Maurice Pialat as Max Ophuls and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, François Ozon has established himself, since his breakthrough kooky crime comedy "8 Women" (2002) and erotic thriller "Swimming Pool" (2003), as one of contemporary French cinema’s most stylish, sensual, and refreshi...

Experience the diverse storytelling and unique perspectives of women directors in this collection, featuring everything from intimate character studies and thought-provoking dramas to genre-bending narratives and compelling documentaries.

Óliver Laxe has been admired by those with an interest in the mystical side of cinema and the curious compounds created through intermixing documentary and fiction since the appearance of "You Are All Captains" (2010), his feature debut, made in collaboration with students at a filmmaking worksho...

Awarded Best Director at Cannes 2025 for "The Secret Agent", Kleber Mendonça Filho grew up religiously attending the cinemas that then dotted the old center of Recife, Brazil’s northernmost metropolis. His body of work displays a deep affection for the codes of popular genre cinema alongside a wi...