NO BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTHY THAN TO DIVE IN WITH THE LATEST AND GREATEST FEMALE CREATORS! THIS MONTH, YOU'LL SEE OSCAR NOMS AND DOCUS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED. YOU'LL ALSO LEARN A FEW NAMES THAT MIGHT BE UNDER THE RADAR NOW BUT COULD BE HOUSEHOLD NAMES NEXT WHM!
MARCH NEW RELEASES
Director Raine Allen Miller's use of color will remind you OF Do The Right Thing; the charming performances will bring Richard Linklater to mind; and, her WONDERFULLY VULNERABLE comedic moments will summon Michaela Coel. But,don't get us wrong, this visually inventive feature debut is all her own and we can't wait for more from RAINE ALLEN MILLER.
- CREED III (theatrical,3/3)
- TRANSFUSION (theatrical 3/3)
- A LITTLE WHITE LIE (theatrical 3/3)
- 65 (theatrical 3/10)
- CHAMPIONS (theatrical 3/10)
- A SNOWY DAY IN OAKLAND (theatrical 3/17)
- PERFECT ADDICTION (theatrical 3/24)
- DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES (theatrical 3/31)
- DAISY JONES AND THE SIX (Prime 3/3)
- UNPRISONED (Hulu 3/10)
- TED LASSO S3 (AppleTV+ 3/15)
- LUCY HANK (AMC 3/19)
- SUCCESSION S4 (HBO 3//26)
- KILL BOKSOON (Netflix 3/31)
- TETRIS (AppleTV+ 3/31)
- RYE LANE (Hulu 3/31)
BEST OF WOMEN-FOCUSED CONTENT
The film that just won't leave our must-watch list! You can't celebrate women without Gina Prince-Bythewood's THE WOMAN KING and it's stellar performances from Viola Davis and Lashana Lynch.
- LADY BIRD (HBOMax), Greta Gerwig
- THE FAREWELL (YouTube), Lulu Wang
- PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (Hulu), Celine Sciamma
- NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (Amazon Prime), Eliza Hittman
- NOMADLAND (Amazon), Chloe Zhao
- NORMAL PEOPLE (Hulu), Alice Birch, Sally Rooney
- TURNING RED (Disney+), Domee Shi
- THE POWER OF THE DOG (Netlfix)
- UPLOAD (Amazon Prime)
- PARIAH (Amazon Prime) Dee Rees
- 13th (Netflix) Ava Duvernay
- THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL (Amazon Prime), Marielle Heller
- WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, (Netflix)
- CAPTAIN MARVEL, Anna Boden
- BRAVE (Disney+) Brenda Chapman
- THE WOMAN KING (Netflix)
- WOMEN TALKING (theatrical), Sarah Polley
Documentaries
Sara Dosa is a Peabody and DGA winning producer, and Oscar, BAFTA, and Indie Spirit Award-nominated documentarian who created FIRE OF LOVE that complies hundreds of hours of footage from two lovers to tell their story, one they filmed themselves, before they perished.
- HE NAMED ME MALALA (Apple TV)
- RBG (YouTube)
- BECOMING – MICHELLE OBAMA (Netflix)
- HOMECOMING: A FILM BY BEYONCE (Netflix)
- 9to5: THE STORY OF A MOVEMENT (Netflix)
- KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE (Netflix)
- THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING (Netflix)
- A THOUSAND CUTS (Amazon Prime)
- GIRL TALK (NETFLIX)
- EQUAL MEANS EQUAL (Amazon Prime)
- BAD REPUTATION (Hulu)
- AMAZING GRACE: ARETHA FRANKLIN (HBO Max)
- FEMINISTS: WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? (Netflix)
- DISCLOSURE: TRANS LIVES ON SCREEN (Netflix)
- PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE (Netflix)
- JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY (XXXX)
- THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE (Showtime)
- FIRE OF LOVE (Hulu)
- AFTERSHOCK (Hulu)
- BEING SERENA (HBO Max)
UP and Coming FEMALE Creators
- Melanie Laurent, BREATHE (Amazon)
- Marialy Rivas, JOVEN Y ALOCADA (Amazon)
- Anahita Ghazvinizadeh, THEY (Amazon)
- Rungano Nyoni, I AM NOT A WITCH (Amazon)
- Chinonye Chukwu, CLEMENCY (Hulu)
- Diane Paragas, YELLOW ROSE (Apple TV+)
- Aurora Guerrero, MOSQUITA Y MARI (Apple TV+)
- Hanna Bergholm, HATCHING (Hulu)
- Mimi Cave, FRESH (Hulu)
- Nikyatu Jusu, NANNY (Amazon Prime)
- Mariama Diallo, MASTER (Amazon Prime)
- Alfrun Ornolfsdottir, BAND
- Crystal Moselle, SKATE KITCHEN (Hulu)
- Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe, GREENER GRASS (Hulu)
MUSIC
Mimi Webb gained power through TikTok in the early days of her music career, she was first discovered back in 2020 with 'Before I Go' and 'I'll Break My Heart Again' and this month we look foward to RED FLAGS..
- Karol G “Manana Sera Bonito” (3/3)
- Miley Cyrus “Endless Summer Vacation” (3/10)
- Shana Cleveland “Manzanita” (3/10)
- Nia Archives “Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against the Wall” EP (XX)
- Caroline Rose “The Art of Forgetting” (3/24)
- Lana Del Rey “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” (3/24)
- Debby Friday “Good Luck” (3/24)
- Chloe “In Pieces” (3/24)
- Billboard Women in Music Awards Show Happening March 1 in LA
- Karol G & Shakira “TQG” Music Video
- Mimi Webb “Red Flags” Music Video
- PinkPantheress & Ice Spice “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2” Music Video
- Latto feat. Lu Kala “Lottery” Music Video
- Halsey new single “Die 4 Me” released today
- Reneé Rapp – Everything To Everyone (Deluxe) album released today
Special thanks to Ilana Wahlin and Stacie McAdams for their contributions to the What to Watch Guide – February 2023.
