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14 Romantic Movies Directed By Women To Stream On Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is coming up and thus many of us are in the mood for something romantic. I combed through Netflix and Amazon Prime to come up with a list of 14 romantic films directed by women that you can enjoy this holiday.

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Tags: Alice Wu, Appropriate Behavior, Beyond The Lights, Bonnie Hunt, Bound, Desiree Akhavan, Desperately Seeking Susan, Female Directors, Fits and Starts, Gillian Armstrong, Gillian Robespierre, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Jenée LaMarque, Lana Wachowski, Last Night, Laura Terruso, Lilly Wachowski, Little Women, Lone Scherfig, Lovesong, Massy Tadjedin, Obvious Child, One Day, Return To Me, Sanaa Hamri, Saving Face, So Yong Kim, Something New, Susan Seidelman, The Feels

52 Films By Women To Stream On Netflix and Amazon Prime

Jan 2

Posted by Marya E. Gates

To help people with their 52 Films By Women challenge this year I thought I’d put together a list of some of my favorite films directed by women that are easily accessible on Netflix and Amazon Prime. Keep in mind that this is in no way all of the films directed by women available on these services, but rather a selection of films I have seen and enjoy. There are also many more films available to rent on Amazon Video as well. Think of this as a jumping off point! Also if you have not taken the 52 Films By Women pledge yet you can do so here.

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Female Filmmaker Friday: Something New, 2006 (dir. Sanaa Hamri)

Sep 19

Posted by Marya E. Gates

I actually talked a little bit about this film earlier this week on my new video series on YouTube, but I wanted to write about it as well because I fell head over heels for this film. It was written by Kriss Turner and directed by Sanaa Hamri and as far as I can tell, this is both women’s only feature film to date, which is a real shame. This film follows the rom-com structure perfectly, but is also full of wonderfully layered characters and packed with social/racial commentary.

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Tags: Alfre Woodard, Blair Underwood, Donald Faison, Earl Billings, Golden Brooks, Kriss Turner, Sanaa Hamri, Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Taraji P. Henson, Wendy Raquel Robinson

Movie Quote of the Day – Something New, 2006 (dir. Sanaa Hamri)

Sep 13

Posted by Marya E. Gates

Brian: I want to be there for you, Kenya, I really do. And we can talk. We can talk about whatever you like. I may not always relate, but I can promise I’ll empathize. Can you trust that?

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Tags: 2006, Kriss Turner, Sanaa Hamri, Sanaa Lathan, Something New