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Each year, IndieWire curates a list of the top female filmmakers to watch over the next 12 months, and the women ushering in the next generation of cinema makes for a truly exciting 2023.<\/p>\n
This International Women\u2019s Day, IndieWire invites audiences to celebrate the rising directors, especially coming off of a history-making 2023 Sundance where first-time filmmaker A.V. Rockwell was awarded the top prize for \u201cA Thousand and One.\u201d Rockwell is the third Black woman to win the Grand Jury Prize for the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the festival, following Nikyatu Jusu\u2019s 2022 win for surreal thriller \u201cNanny.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think of Black women filmmakers and there are still not many doing it at the highest level,\u201d Rockwell told IndieWire\u2019s Eric Kohn of breaking barriers, \u201cbut I think that going from making one or two if they\u2019re lucky theatrical movies to now being able to consistently make movies into our seventies or eighties, that\u2019s what success will really look like to me. If I choose to make films until I can\u2019t wake up anymore, I have that ability, because the industry creates space for our voices in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mary Nighy and Zelda Williams, the daughters of famous actors Bill Nighy and Robin Williams, plus Alice Englert, the daughter of Oscar winner Jane Campion, are making their own first-time features, as well as actresses Lily Rabe, Molly Gordon, Laura Chinn, and Brittany Snow turning to directing.<\/p>\n
In the TV space, Nzingha Stewart helms Amazon series \u201cDaisy Jones and the Six\u201d coming off of acclaimed Netflix shows \u201cMaid\u201d and \u201cInventing Anna,\u201d while \u201cSuccession\u201d and \u201cJessica Jones\u201d director S.J. Clarkson makes her foray into features with \u201cSpider-Man\u201d franchise installment \u201cMadame Web.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keep scrolling to see all the female filmmakers to follow this year, in partnership with Adobe.<\/p>\n
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Filmmakers are listed in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 10: Actress Laura Chinn attends the Build Series to discuss “Florida Girls” at Build Studio on July 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Laura Chinn, \u201cSuncoast\u201d
\nActress-writer-producer Laura Chinn (\u201cFlorida Girls,\u201d \u201cThe Mick\u201d) will make her directorial debut with \u201cSuncoast\u201d from a script she wrote. The film is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about a young woman dealing with her brother\u2019s serious illness. Nico Parker, Woody Harrelson, and Laura Linney star. <\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: S.J. Clarkson attends Variety’s Storytellers event hosted by Netflix FYSEE at Netflix FYSEE at Raleigh Studios on June 10, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
S.J. Clarkson, \u201cMadame Web\u201d
\nAfter 20 years in television, with titles ranging from \u201cUgly Betty\u201d to \u201cSuccession,\u201d S.J. Clarkson officially makes her feature directorial debut with upcoming \u201cSpider-Man\u201d prequel \u201cMadame Web.\u201d Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Adam Scott, and Emma Roberts star in the Sony Pictures film with rumors that the film will be part of the growing Marvel multiverse. Clarkson recently directed six episodes of \u201cAnatomy of a Scandal\u201d and previously helmed Marvel\u2019s Netflix series \u201cJessica Jones.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chloe Domont at the IndieWire Sundance Studio, Presented by Dropbox on January 21, 2023 in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n
Chloe Domont, \u201cFair Play\u201d
\nAfter directing episodes of \u201cBillions,\u201d \u201cBallers,\u201d and \u201cSuits,\u201d Chloe Domont put the hyperactive world of investment banking on display in Sundance darling \u201cFair Play.\u201d The film, also written by Dumont and starring Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich, landed a whopping $20 million distribution deal from Netflix after debuting at 2023 Sundance. <\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, just talking to women coming up to me saying, \u2018I\u2019ve never felt this seen before.\u2019 To me, that\u2019s why I make movies,’\u201d Domont told IndieWire\u2019s Eric Kohn. <\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the audience reactions to this movie and how people audibly respond to this film, it\u2019s looking like everyone wants to have a theatrical run, so we\u2019re working on that element,\u201d Domont said. \u201cIt really depends on the film and the kinds of reactions the audience have coming out the film that determines that.\u201d<\/p>\n
IndieWire\u2019s Ryan Lattanzio praised the film for going \u201coff like a bomb laced with the explosive and dually depraved chemistry of the two leads.\u201d Comparing the drama to if Adrian Lyne directed \u201cIndustry,\u201d Lattanzio wrote that audiences will be \u201cmore than happy to merrily go to hell\u201d with the twisted seduction of the film\u2019s leading characters.<\/p>\n
Molly Gordon at the IndieWire Sundance Studio, Presented by Dropbox on January 20, 2023 in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n
Molly Gordon, \u201cTheater Camp\u201d
\nActress Molly Gordon, known for her roles in \u201cBooksmart,\u201d \u201cRamy,\u201d and recently, \u201cYou People,\u201d makes her directorial debut with \u201cTheater Camp.\u201d Gordon also wrote, produced, and stars in the film that premiered at 2023 Sundance. \u201cTheater Camp\u201d follows an eccentric staff of a rundown theater camp in upstate New York to keep the organization running. Gordon co-wrote and co-directed with Nick Lieberman. The ensemble cast is comprised of Ben Platt, Jimmy Tatro, Ayo Edebiri, Amy Sedaris, Nathan Lee Graham, and co-writer Noah Galvin.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe dedicated the movie to all of our drama teachers, even though we\u2019re making fun of them,\u201d Gordon told IndieWire. \u201cBecause when they\u2019re telling you to do crazy things, it is this first moment of feeling seen. I was never that good in school, and when I was in my acting classes, anything was possible and there was no wrong answer. That first moment where you can really own your intelligence, even if they\u2019re asking you to crawl as a lion or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raven Jackson, \u201cAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt\u201d
\nRaven Jackson wrote and directed sprawling drama \u201cAll Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,\u201d which debuted at this year\u2019s Sundance. Billed as a decades-spanning exploration of a woman\u2019s life in Mississippi and an ode to the generations of people, places, and ineffable moments that shape us, the film marked Jackson\u2019s feature debut. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe people in Jackson\u2019s film are likewise inextricable from their environment, a relationship personified by how the women carry on a West African tradition which centers on eating clay dirt right out of the earth,\u201d IndieWire critic David Ehrlich wrote. \u201cThere are a number of pragmatic reasons why some Southern Black communities still continue to practice geophagia, but Jackson naturally opts for a more poetic explanation\u2026When Jackson gets the balance right, those moments don\u2019t just feel as if they could last forever, they feel as if they already do.\u201d <\/p>\n
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 19: Director Rachel Lambert attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “Sometimes I Think About Dying” Premiere at Library Center Theatre on January 19, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Unique Nicole\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Rachel Lambert, \u201cSometimes I Think About Dying\u201d
\nReturning to the screen after helming 2016 feature \u201cIn the Radiant City,\u201d Rachel Lambert directed 2023 Sundance film \u201cSometimes I Think About Dying\u201d starring Daisy Ridley as a socially awkward corporate employee. She rethinks her outlook on life after connecting with a new coworker. Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, and Megan Stalter also star. <\/p>\n
\u201cRidley and Lambert do winning work,\u201d IndieWire\u2019s Kate Erbland wrote in the review. <\/p>\n
Director Lambert told IndieWire that the script \u201creally struck a chord,\u201d especially when she read it in November 2020. \u201cSometimes I Think About Dying\u201d is really about \u201cthe struggle to get through a day, at times,\u201d Lambert said, adding that it was important to not be \u201ctrying to diagnose or find a reason\u201d for Fran\u2019s unhappiness.<\/p>\n
Up next, Lambert also is set to direct and star in \u201cI Can Feel You Walking.\u201d <\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 13: Adele Lim attends the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)<\/p>\n
Adele Lim, \u201cJoy Ride\u201d
\n\u201cCrazy Rich Asians\u201d and \u201cRaya and the Last Dragon\u201d screenwriter Adele Lim steps behind the camera with comedy \u201cJoy Ride,\u201d set to make its world premiere at this year\u2019s SXSW. \u201cJoy Ride\u201d follows four Asian-American friends as they travel to explore their heritages.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything Everywhere All at Once\u201d Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu, \u201cEmily in Paris\u201d breakout Ashley Park, Sabrina Wu, and Sherry Cola lead the film, produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. <\/p>\n
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 20: Writer and Director Nida Manzoor attends the 2023 Sundance Film Festival “Polite Society” Premiere at The Ray Theatre on January 20, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Mat Hayward\/Getty Images for Focus Features)<\/p>\n
Nida Manzoor, \u201cPolite Society\u201d
\nWriter-director Nida Manzoor is behind Sundance hit \u201cPolite Society,\u201d which IndieWire\u2019s Kate Erbland compared to \u201cSixteen Candles\u201d meets \u201cEverything Everywhere All at Once.\u201d Manzoor previously helmed episodes of \u201cDoctor Who\u201d before writing and directing breakout series \u201cWe Are Lady Parts\u201d which premiered in 2021.<\/p>\n
BURBANK, CA – DECEMBER 09: Screenwriter Kelly Marcel attends the premiere of “Saving Mr. Banks” at Walt Disney Studios on December 9, 2013 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic)
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\nKelly Marcel, \u201cVenom 3\u201d and \u201cFerryman\u201d
\nScreenwriter Kelly Marcel has penned both \u201cVenom\u201d films starring Tom Hardy but will now direct the third franchise installment, which she also wrote. \u201cVenom 3\u201d marks Marcel\u2019s first directorial effort, coupled with the adaptation of existential novel \u201cThe Ferryman\u201d about a sole train crash fatality believing she survived. Marcel\u2019s previous scripts also include Disney\u2019s \u201cCruella,\u201d \u201cSaving Mr. Banks,\u201d and \u201cFifty Shades of Grey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leah McKendrick, \u201cScrambled\u201d
\nLeah McKendrick has a slew of high concept projects in the works for 2023, yet it\u2019s \u201cScrambled\u201d that is poised to have the biggest splash at this year\u2019s SXSW. Written and directed by McKendrick, the coming-of-age film centers on a broke, single millennial who has an existential crisis when she freezes her eggs.<\/p>\n
McKendrick is also writing the script for the upcoming \u201cI Know What You Did Last Summer\u201d film directed by \u201cDo Revenge\u201d breakout Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, plus penning \u201cGrease\u201d prequel \u201cSummer Lovin.’\u201d <\/p>\n
Raine Allen Miller, \u201cRye Lane\u201d
\nDirector Raine Allen-Miller helms rom-com \u201cRye Lane\u201d about two young adults who bond over bad breakups over the course of one day in South London. The film premiered at 2023 Sundance, drawing comparisons to \u201cBefore Sunrise\u201d and \u201cLove, Actually.\u201d <\/p>\n
CULVER CITY, CA – OCTOBER 24: Veronica Ngo arrives at the 4th Annual Asian World Film Festival Opening Night Screening Of “Love Sonia” at ArcLight Culver City on October 24, 2018 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Morgan Lieberman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Veronica Ngo, \u201cFuries\u201d
\nActress Veronica Ngo (\u201cDa 5 Bloods,\u201d \u201cStar Wars: The Last Jedi\u201d) helms upcoming revenge thriller \u201cFuries,\u201d which she also stars in. \u201cFuries\u201d follows a trio of vigilantes who are trained to revenge on a criminal gang that abuses women. Song Luan, Thanh Nhien Phan, and Toc Tien star.<\/p>\n
Noora Niasari, “Shayda” at Sundance
\nNoora Niasari, \u201cShayda\u201d
\nNoora Niasari wrote and directed \u201cShayda\u201d about an Iranian mother (Zar Amir-Ebrahimi) and her daughter who find refuge in an Australian women\u2019s shelter. The drama debuted at Sundance 2023, with the IndieWire review citing Niasari\u2019s personal connection to the subject matter \u201cwhich is modeled after Niasari\u2019s own upbringing and her mother\u2019s attempt to escape her own abusive husband, along with the strict moral codes of Iranian culture.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mary Nighy at Alice Darling premiere
\nMary Nighy, \u201cAlice, Darling\u201d
\nAfter getting her start as an actress in films like \u201cMarie Antoinette\u201d and \u201cTormented,\u201d Mary Nighy began directing series such as HBO hit \u201cIndustry\u201d and \u201cTraces.\u201d Nighy made her feature debut with \u201cAlice, Darling\u201d about surviving emotional abuse in a romantic relationship. Lead star Anna Kendrick told IndieWire that Nighy led a set that was full of support. <\/p>\n
\u201cI felt really OK because I felt so safe and so surrounded by people who had a really intimate understanding of this type of relationship, and the experience of going through it,\u201d Kendrick said. \u201cAnd I think that being believed and feeling seen and being cared for is all we can really ask for when we are in a bad space, and I had that in spades when we were on set.\u201d <\/p>\n
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 21: Ally Pankiw visits The IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura Festival Village on Location at Sundance 2023 on January 21, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Corey Nickols\/Getty Images for IMDb)<\/p>\n
Ally Pankiw, \u201cI Used to Be Funny\u201d and \u201cStanding By\u201d
\nWith experience directing \u201cShrill,\u201d \u201cThe Great,\u201d \u201cFeel Good,\u201d and writing on \u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek,\u201d Ally Pankiw steps into her own with debut feature \u201cI Used to Be Funny.\u201d Pankiw wrote and directed the film about Sam (Rachel Sennott), a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD who weighs whether or not to join the search for a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The film will premiere at SXSW. <\/p>\n
Pankiw is additionally confirmed to be helming TV series \u201cStanding By\u201d about a group of guardian angels who look after dysfunctional humans. David Tennant, Glenn Close, Dan Levy, and Samira Wiley star.<\/p>\n
Laurel Parmet at the IndieWire Sundance Studio, Presented by Dropbox on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n
Laurel Parmet, \u201cThe Starling Girl\u201d
\nLaurel Parmet spent years researching fundamentalist Christian religious communities for \u201cThe Starling Girl,\u201d which debuted at this year\u2019s Sundance. Eliza Scanlen stars as teenager Jem Starling who begins a romantic relationship with a new pastor (Lewis Pullman). <\/p>\n
\u201cWe live in a very patriarchal culture. Like it or not, our country is very much affected by conservative Christian thought,\u201d Parmet said during the 2023 IndieWire Sundance Studio. \u201cI think sexual shame is a universal experience for women.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parmet continued, \u201cI had a similar relationship in this film when I was a teenager with an older man, and I had a lot of guilt about it afterward. I had a lot of agency in the relationship; I really pursued him and didn\u2019t think about it for a really long time. I decided that I wanted to look back at my relationship and set it in this world that has a lot in common with our world and as a reflection of what we experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tayarisha Poe at 2019 Sundance
\nTayarisha Poe, \u201cThe Young Wife\u201d
\n\u201cDave\u201d and \u201cTwilight Zone\u201d helmer Tayarisha Poe writes and directs \u201cThe Young Wife\u201d about a woman grappling with the meaning of commitment on her wedding day. Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judith Light, Lukita Maxwell, Kiersey Clemons, Aya Cash, Kelly Marie Tran, Michaela Watkins, and Brandon Micheal Hall star.<\/p>\n
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 12: Lily Rabe attends Los Angeles Premiere of Amazon Studio’s “The Tender Bar” at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 12, 2021 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett\/WireImage)<\/p>\n
Lily Rabe, \u201cDowntown Owl\u201d
\nActress Lily Rabe appears in series \u201cThe First Lady,\u201d \u201cAmerican Horror Story,\u201d and \u201cShrinking\u201d but is set to make her directorial debut with feature film \u201cDowntown Owl.\u201d Rabe also produces the adaptation of Chuck Klosterman\u2019s novel, set in the Reagan era. Fellow actor and her long-time partner Hamish Linklater (\u201cGaslit,\u201d \u201cMidnight Mass\u201d) also makes his directorial debut co-helming the film with Rabe from a script he wrote.<\/p>\n
Rabe stars in the film along with Vanessa Hudgens, Ed Harris, Henry Golding, and Rabe\u2019s frequent \u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d collaborator Finn Wittrock.<\/p>\n
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 22: Charlotte Regan visits The IMDb Portrait Studio at Acura Festival Village on Location at Sundance 2023 on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Corey Nickols\/Getty Images for IMDb)<\/p>\n
Charlotte Regan, \u201cScrapper\u201d
\nCharlotte Regan wrote and directed Sundance debut \u201cScrapper\u201d about a 12-year-old girl (Lola Campbell) who lives alone in London until her father returns and forces her to confront reality. <\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018Scrapper\u2019 is a smart, sensitive debut and a promising arrival for its talented director,\u201d the IndieWire review reads.<\/p>\n
A.V. Rockwell at the IndieWire Sundance Studio, Presented by Dropbox on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n
A.V. Rockwell, \u201cA Thousand and One\u201d
\nFirst-time feature filmmaker A.V. Rockwell won the top prize at this year\u2019s Sundance for gritty drama \u201cA Thousand and One\u201d starring Teyana Taylor as a mother who kidnaps her son from a foster home to raise him. Rockwell wrote and executive produced the film which wowed at the festival. <\/p>\n
\u201cI really wanted to tell a story that honored the women that I saw as my heroes growing up, just the Black mothers who hold down their families and communities as matriarchs. I feel like inner city women, in particular, are really misunderstood and made to feel invisible, not only in society but within our own community,\u201d writer-director Rockwell told IndieWire. \u201cI really wanted people to see that Black women are heroes but not superheroes. In the same way we can fight for our men and our boys, please see our humanity and fight for us as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 22: Brittany Snow walks the red carpet during the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Polk\/Getty Images for IMDb)<\/p>\n
Brittany Snow, \u201cParachute\u201d
\nBrittany Snow has found her perfect pitch with feature directorial debut \u201cParachute.\u201d After starring in the \u201cPitch Perfect\u201d franchise, \u201cX,\u201d and recent TV series \u201cNot Dead Yet,\u201d Snow co-wrote \u201cParachute\u201d with Becca Gleason (\u201cThe Summer I Turned Pretty\u201d) about a woman (\u201cYellowjackets\u201d breakout Courtney Eaton) who has recently been released from rehab after struggling with an eating disorder. Her budding romance with Ethan (Thomas Mann) poses a new addiction, however.<\/p>\n
Snow\u2019s \u201cX\u201d co-star Kid Cudi also stars alongside \u201cNot Dead Yet\u201d actress Gina Rodriguez, Francesca Reale, Kathryn Gallagher, Chrissie Fit, Jennifer Westfeldt, and \u201cYou\u201d Season 4 and \u201cEuphoria\u201d star Lukas Gage.<\/p>\n
Celine Song at the IndieWire Sundance Studio, Presented by Dropbox on January 22, 2023 in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n
Celine Song, \u201cPast Lives\u201d
\nWriter-director Celine Song is the mastermined behind \u201cPast Lives,\u201d the A24 film that shattered 2023 Sundance. Greta Lee and Teo Yoo play childhood best friends who reunite for a week 20 years later and grapple with their feelings towards one another. <\/p>\n
In the review of \u201cPast Lives,\u201d IndieWire critic David Ehrlich promised the film was \u201cdestined\u201d to be one of the best of 2023, writing: \u201cHere is a romance that unfolds with the mournful resignation of the Leonard Cohen song that inspires Nora\u2019s English-language name; it\u2019s a movie less interested in tempting its heroine with \u2018the one who got away\u2019 than it is in allowing her to reconcile with the version of herself he kept as a souvenir when she left.\u201d<\/p>\n
PARK CITY, UT – JANUARY 26: Director of “Sundowners” Lisa Steen speaks onstage during the “Sister Aimee” Premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theater on January 26, 2019 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Robin Marchant\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Lisa Steen, \u201cLate Bloomers\u201d
\nSet to debut at SXSW 2023, Lisa Steen\u2019s \u201cLate Bloomers\u201d centers on a 28-year-old Brooklynite (Karen Gillan) who drunkenly breaks her hip and becomes a caretaker for an elderly Polish woman who does not speak English. Kevin Nealon, Talia Balsam, and Jermaine Fowler star in Steen\u2019s first feature.<\/p>\n
Nzingha Stewart, \u201cDaisy Jones and the Six\u201d
\nNzingha Stewart helms four episodes of Prime Video\u2019s \u201cDaisy Jones and the Six\u201d novel adaptation starring Riley Keough and Sam Claflin. Stewart additionally co-executive produces, just as she did with 2022 Netflix film \u201cFrom Scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n
With past shows including \u201cInventing Anna,\u201d \u201cMaid,\u201d and \u201cLittle Fires Everywhere,\u201d which is also produced by Reese Witherspoon\u2019s Hello Sunshine which adapted \u201cDaisy Jones & the Six,\u201d Stewart has tightened her grip on the pulse of viral TV series. Up next, she is set to direct \u201cCross\u201d based on James Patterson\u2019s Alex Cross novels with Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, and Ryan Eggold starring.<\/p>\n
Hannah Pearl Utt, \u201cCora Bora\u201d
\nHannah Pearl Utt directs 2023 SXSW-selected comedy \u201cCora Bora\u201d starring \u201cHacks\u201d actress Megan Stalter as the titular Cora who tries to win back her girlfriend. Chelsea Peretti, Ayden Mayeri, Margaret Cho, Chrissie Fit, and Heather Elizabeth Morris round out the ensemble cast. <\/p>\n
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 02: Zelda Williams attends the 9th Annual “Revels & Revelations” In Support Of Teen Mental Health at City Winery on December 02, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Zelda Williams, \u201cLisa Frankenstein\u201d
\nActress-director Zelda Williams began directing with 2016 JoJo music video \u201cSave My Soul\u201d before helming her feature debut \u201cShrimp\u201d shortly after. Williams now teams up with Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (\u201cJuno,\u201d \u201cJennifer\u2019s Body\u201d) for \u201cLisa Frankenstein\u201d about a high school girl who accidentally re-animates a handsome Victorian corpse during a lightning storm. Set in 1989, the film centers on the teen shaping the man of her dreams from the undead. \u201cFreaky\u201d and \u201cAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania\u201d actress Kathryn Newton stars alongside Carla Gugino and Cole Sprouse. <\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: Jessica Yu attends the 72nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards at The Ritz Carlton on January 25, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall\/FilmMagic,)<\/p>\n
Jessica Yu, \u201cUntitled Sister Comedy\u201d
\n\u201cThis Is Us\u201d and \u201c13 Reasons Why\u201d helmer Jessica Yu makes her feature debut with a yet-untitled sister comedy written by Jen D\u2019Angelo (\u201cWorkaholics\u201d). Awkwafina, Will Ferrell, Tony Hale, Sandra Oh, and Holland Taylor are confirmed to star in the project about a recluse whose life is turned upside down after her hot mess of a sister tries to mend their relationship.<\/p>\n
AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 17: Filmmaker Anna Zlokovic attends ‘Music Videos’ during the 2015 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Alamo Ritz on March 17, 2015 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Goulden Photography\/Getty Images for SXSW)<\/p>\n
Anna Zlokovic, \u201cAppendage\u201d
\nWriter-director Anna Zlokovic helms \u201cAppendage\u201d about a fashion designer whose darkest inner thoughts physically manifest. Hadley Robinson (\u201cThe Pale Blue Eye\u201d) leads the film and serves as a producer. \u201cSchitt\u2019s Creek\u201d breakout Emily Hampshire and Kausar Mohammed also star.<\/p>\n
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