#DirectedByWomen

Ellen Cheshire

5 days ago4 min read

Ellen's Year in Film: 2024

As we step into 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the films that made 2024 so memorable. A huge shoutout to letterboxd for making...

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 1, 20244 min read

Ellen's Year in Film: 2023

With thanks to @letterboxd pro stats, compiling this end of year film lists so much simpler. I logged 832 films this year, 606...

#52FilmsByWomen - 16th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Mar 24, 20233 min read

#52FilmsByWomen - 16th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

I think this may well be the fastest watch of 52 films #DirectedbyWomen. With the 15th batch of 52 completed on 29 January, here's the...

#52FilmsByWomen - 15th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 29, 20232 min read

#52FilmsByWomen - 15th batch of 52 films Directed by Women

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 15th batch of 52 films since...

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 1, 20233 min read

Ellen's Year in Film: 2022

With thanks to @letterboxd pro stats, compiling this end of year film lists so much simpler. I logged 756 films this year, 596...

#DirectedbyWomen 1939 - 1896 - behind the scenes

Ellen Cheshire

Oct 4, 20222 min read

#DirectedbyWomen 1939 - 1896 - behind the scenes

Back in March 2022, for International Women's Day, I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a...

#52FilmsByWomen - 13th 'Year' of films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Jul 29, 20223 min read

#52FilmsByWomen - 13th 'Year' of films Directed by Women

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 13th batch of 52 films since...

#DirectedbyWomen 1969 - 1940 - make a connection with these films

Ellen Cheshire

May 19, 20222 min read

#DirectedbyWomen 1969 - 1940 - make a connection with these films

For International Women's Day I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a single film per year,...

#DirectedbyWomen 1970 - 1999 - be a cheerleader for these films!

Ellen Cheshire

Apr 11, 20221 min read

#DirectedbyWomen 1970 - 1999 - be a cheerleader for these films!

For International Women's Day I did a blog, Stories Women Tell: Films #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021, where I selected a single film per...

#DirectedbyWomen 2000-2021 - stories Women Tell: Films

Ellen Cheshire

Mar 8, 20222 min read

#DirectedbyWomen 2000-2021 - stories Women Tell: Films

The theme for International Women's Day 2022 is #BreakingtheBias, where we are asked to: Imagine a gender equal world... A world free of...

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 5, 20212 min read

21 Films #DirectedbyWomen since 2000

In celebration of International Women's Day in March 2020, I set myself the challenge to pick one film a year, directed by a woman since...

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 3, 20213 min read

2020's 222 Films #DirectedbyWomen

Using letterboxd for the first time in 2020 I began logging all films in the diary, making a list of those #DirectedbyWomen. Thereby...

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 1, 20212 min read

Five Lists: #TopTenFilms2020

What with a broken ankle at the start of 2020 followed by a pandemic/lockdown/working from home, probably watched more films in 2020 than...

Ellen Cheshire

Jun 27, 20207 min read

A - Z of films Directed by Women

Following on from May's #30DayFilmChallenge where I enjoyed revisiting films in my collection which I'd not watched in some time, in June...

#52FilmsByWomen - 5th Year of films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Jun 7, 20203 min read

#52FilmsByWomen - 5th Year of films Directed by Women

Well the good news is that each 'year' it is getting easier to find films directed by women, on the down side they still only represent a...

#52FilmsByWomen - 4th Year of films Directed by Women

Ellen Cheshire

Oct 14, 20194 min read

#52FilmsByWomen - 4th Year of films Directed by Women

The #52FilmsByWomen pledge was started in 2015 by Los Angeles’ Women in Film, an organisation dedicated to promoting equal opportunities...

Directed by Women - Crucial 21st Century Cinema

Ellen Cheshire

Jan 24, 20191 min read

Directed by Women - Crucial 21st Century Cinema

Crucial 21st Century Cinema #Crucial21DbW is #DirectedbyWomen's fantastic initiative for 2019. Every day they are publishing a blog post...