2025 Festival directors

2025 HONORED GUEST DIRECTOR: Yvonne Russo, U.S. / Viva Verdi!

Christina Chironna, U.S. / When Everything Was Blue
Lindsay Nyman, U.S. / They Call Me The Tattoo Witch
Ariel Bond, U.S.  / Rupture
Laura Campbell, Ireland / Playdate
Karen Chapman, Cannada / Village Keeper
Jackie Christy, U.S. / Magic Hour
Amberlee Colson, U.S. / Play Date
Rachel Grady, U.S. / Folk Tales
Gina Hara, Canada / Prism
Enricka M.H., France / The Genie
Lada Kopytova, U.K. / Blueprint
Lauren Melinda, U.S. / Before You
Minerva Navasva, Canada / Desync
Fiona Obertinca, U.S. / Dandelion
Sylvia Ray, U.S. / The Vote
Nadereh Sadat Serki, Iran / Claimant
Jessica Sherlock, Australia / The Muse
Miia Tervo, Finaland / The Missile
Jenni Toivoniemi, Finland / Butterflies
Ondi Timoner, U.S. / All God’s Children
Erika Valenciana, U.S. / Broken Flight
Danicah Waldo, U.S. / Sally Get The Potatoes
Mitch Wenkus, U.S. / Broken Flight
Cara Yeates, U.S. / Gone Before Your Eyes
Roberta Cumbanchera, Argentina / Navidad De Reserva
Heidi Ewing, U.S. / Folk Tales
Shaina Feinberg, U.S. / We Should Eat
Tanna Frederick, U.S. / Death Pays Flora A Visit

2024 Festival DIRECTORS

2024 HONORED GUEST DIRECTOR: Catherine Hardwicke / USA / Miss You Already

FEATURED DIRECTOR: Jules Koostachin / Canada / WaaPaKe (Tomorrow)

Vivian Cheung / Canada / For Roy
Marziyeh Riahi / Iran / Sampo
Maria Valdez / U.S., Guatemala / Vida
Maja Costa / Italy / MÅNGATA
Maaman Rezaee / U.S., Iran / Evanescence
Lorena Lourenço / U.S., Brazil / Stitched
Lillah Halla Levante / Brazil / Power Alley
Lilian T. Mehrel / U.S. / Musica Quarantena
Kameishia D Wooten / U.S. / Choices
Melina Kiyomi Coumas / U.S. / Spit It Out
Jan Jalenak / U.S. / A Shattering
Johanne Prégent / Canada / The Ruse
Fatima Nofely / Iran / Hamster
Delphine Lehericey / Switzerland, Belgium / Last Dance
Dima Hamdan / Germany / Blood Like Water
Claudia Lee / UK / Bodily Renaissance
Andrea Nevins / U.S. / Cowboy & The Queenn
Jessica Plumb / U.S. / Call of The Orcas
Coral Knights / U.K. / Roses
Ruth Hayes / U.S. / Hemorrhage
Greta Schiller / U.S. / Love Letters
Sabrine Keane / U.S. / Preconceived
Kate Dumke / U.S. / Preconceived
Erin Brown Thomas / U.S. / [subtext]
Marie Amachoukeli / France / Hama Gloria
Kimberly Mendiola & Alyssa Rodriguez / U.S. / Sol Supernova

2023 Festival directors

2023 HONORED GUEST DIRECTOR: BARBARA KOPPLE

Sarah Baskin / Canada / LES CÂLINS CHEAPS | CHEAP HUGS
Shireen Ayache / U.K. / إتصال | THE CALL
Zahra Torkamanlou / Iran / SONA
Pascale Arbillot / France / LA NUIT DES CHASSEUERS
Séréna Robin / France / MADE OF FLESH
Pip Gilmore / U.S. / CALL ME DANCER
Pamela French / U.S. / A FEMINIST LENS
Orit Fouks Rotem / Israel / CINEMA SABAYA
Nil Unerdem / U.S. / PEARL IN THE WINDOW
Nataša Prosenc Stearns / Slovenia / ŽIVA
Molly Dennis / Canada / UNCHARTED WATERS
MIPO O / Japan / TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN
Melissa Bruning / U.S. / A GHOST STORY
Marie Clements / Canada / BONES OF CROWS
Maeve Andrews / U.S. / VALKYRIE
Lisa Cole / U.S. / BIENVINDIDOS A LOS ÁNGELES
Leslie Shampaine / U.S. / CALL ME DANCER
Barbara Kopple / U.S. / GUMBO COALITION / HARLAN COUNTY, USA
Kaitlin Egely / Hungary / NUBECITA
Julia Wu-Ching Chang / Taiwan / HELLO TO ME IN 100 YEARS
Jules Koostachin / Canada / MisTik
Joanne Mitchel / U.K. / THE OUTING
Joanna Priestley / U.S. / JUNG & RESTLESS
Jennifer Burton / U.S. / TAPPING INTO OUR PAST, TAPPING INTO OUR FUTURE: AYODELE CASEL
Rivkah Beth Medow / HOLDING MOSES
Guzel Duishenkulova / Kyrgyzstan / BRIDE STONE
Déborah François / France / MOUTON NOIR
Florence Rochat / France / POUPÉES DE CHAIR | MADE OF FLESH
Eva Tavares / Canada / A LITTLE VACATION
Brydie O’Connor / U.S. / LOVE,  BARBARA
Suzana Dinevski / Macedonia / SUGAR PEOPLE
Ursula Burton / U.S. / TAPPING INTO OUR PAST, TAPPING INTO OUR FUTURE: AYODELE CASEL
Lucia Puenzo / Argentina / TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN
Catherine Hardwicke / U.S. / TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN
Leena Yadav / U.S. / TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN
Maria Sole Tognazzi / Italy / TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN

2022 Festival DIRECTORS

2022 HONORED DIRECTOR: Martha Coolidge / U.S. / VALLEY GIRL / I’LL FIND YOU 

Wu-Ching Chang / Taiwan / MY GRANDMOTHER IS AN EGG
Vaishali Naaik / India / 7 STAR DINOSOR ENTERTAINMENT
Tempe Hale / USA / NIGHT HIKE
Shir Eldad / Israel / CROSSING LINES
Sarah Menzies / U.S. / THE TRACKER
Polly Pierce / Canada / SLUMP
Mona Lisa García / Spain / AQUEL ROSTRO / THAT FACE
Mehrnoush Alia / Iran / FARANAK
Mathilde Bayle / France / EL CONQUISTADOR
Laura Vandervoort / Canada / MY SOUL TO TAKE
Jingjing Tian / U.S. / MARY ANNE & FRANK
Jazmin Bryant / U.S. / 71 SECONDS
Ashley Paige Brim / U.S. / THE GOLDFISH
Brooke Swaney / U.S. / DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD
Auréila Georges / France / SECRET NAME (LA PLACE D’UNE AUTRE)
Carry Stett / U.S. / FIRST DOWN
Anissa Daoud / France / LE BAIN / THE BATH
Cheri Gaulke / U.S. / MISS ALMA THOMAS: A LIFE IN COLOR
Nina Lee / U.S. / ARTISTIC

2021 Festival directors

Yuan Yuan / CHINA / HEADING SOUTH
Shira Farber / ISRAEL / APPLE OF MY EYE
Shoko Hara / JAPAN / JUST A GUY
Megan Peterson / U.S. / DROUGHT
Robin Cloud / U.S. / 2 DOLLARS
Melissa Lowery / U.S. / BLACK GIRL IN SUBURBIA
Lauraine Escaffre / FRANCE / PILE-POIL
Merryl Roche / FRANCE / NOUVELLE SAVEUR
Jenn Ravenna Tran / U.S. / AND THEN
Liat Glik / ISRAEL / SUGAR CRASH
Hannah Black / U.S. / DROUGHT
Marziyeh Riahi / IRAN / DRIVING LESSONS
Julie Herlocker / U.S. / 7 AM WEDNESDAY
Chloé Léonil / FRANCE / PLAQUE OR (GOLD PLATED)
Bonnie Discepolo / U.S. / GRACELAND
Dima Hamdan / GERMANY / THE BOMB
Larissa Lam / U.S. / FAR EAST, DEEP SOUTH
Caroline Vignal / FRANCE / MY DONKEY, MY LOVER, AND I
Cate Carson / U.S. / THE PLUMBER
Janire Etxabe / SPAIN / ROCK COUNTRY
Sofia Alaoui / MOROCCO / QU’IMPORTE SI LES BÊTES MEURENT
Ewa Lang / POLAND / YOU HAVEN’T SEEN WHAT I’VE SEEN
Lisa Jespersen / DENMARK / PERSONA NON GRATA
Aimee Long / U.S. / A SHOT THROUGH THE WALL
Loretta Todd / CANADA / MONKEY BEACH
Zhenia Kazankina / U.S. / Rio
Janna Ji Wonders / GERMANY / WALCHENSEE FOREVER

2020 Festival DIRECTORS

2020 HONORED GUEST DIRECTOR: Katja von Garnier

Ashley Gerst / USA / SPIRIT SEAM
Jules Koostachin / Canada / OshKiKiShiKaw: A NEW DAY
Anna Paavilainen / Finland / KAKSI RUUMISTA RANNALLA / TWO BODIES ON A BEACH (2020)
Rachel Reichman / USA / QUEEN OF HEARTS: AUDREY FLACK
Abby Dunn / Australia / CONTROL
Brenda Strong / USA / #3 NORMANDY LANE
BJ Bullert / USA / SPACE NEEDLE
Graciela García / USA / F*CK BOY MANIFESTO
Imelda O’Reilly / Ireland / TUMBLINGTOWARDS HOME
Marine Levéeli / France / LA TRACTION DES POLES / MAGNETIC HARVEST
Courtney Quirin / Canada / GUARDIAN
Joanna Brodawka / Poland / ZYGMUNT / STOPOVER
Jackie Omanoff / USA / CHALK OF CHAMPIONS
Shaina Feinberg / USA / STUD BOOB
Sabina Vajrača / Bosnia / VARIABLES
Marie Sophie Chambon / France / STARS BY THE POUND
Jennifer Schwerin / USA & China / UNSPOKEN CODE
Laura Neri / Greece / FUGUE
Aubree Bernier-Clarke / USA / A NORMAL GIRL
Cécilia De Arce / TUESDAY FROM 8 TO 6
Marziyeh Riahi / Iran / DRIVING LESSONS
Meryl Jones Williams / USA / DOM
Lana Vlady / Italy / RICCARDO THAT BOUNCED ON TO THE STARS
Alice Duard / France / PLEIN OUEST / DUE WEST
Gayatri Bajpai / HALWA
Sandy Jeglum / England / CONCERNING CONTRACEPTION
Satinder Kaur / USA / BLOOD & GLORY
Ève-Chems De Brouwer / France / SOUS-LECORCE / SAME
Marie Clements / Canada / RED SNOW
Cynthia Silver / USA / THE SHALLOW END
Jane Stiles / USA / DOM
Olivia Jensen / USA / WAITING BY THE PHONE
Deborah Shaffer / USA / QUEEN OF HEARTS: AUDREY FLACK
Marion LaCourt / France / SHEEP, WOLF, AND A CUP OF TEA