For years, Dorine has been a hard-working employee, keeping her head down and doing what she needs. The accidental electrocution of her co-worker, however, pushes this mild-mannered office worker over the edge into an unhinged murder spree.
Category Archives: Female Filmmaker Friday
Jackie Kong: Blood Diner (1987) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
Two deranged brothers, Michael and George, run a vegetarian diner as a front to harvest body parts to resurrect an ancient goddess named Sheetar. They are guided in this quest by the talking brain of their serial killer uncle.
Jessica Earnshaw: Baby Doe (2026) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
In 1993, the body of an abandoned newborn baby, dubbed “Geauga’s Child,” was found in the woods. Thirty years later, Gail Ritchey, a woman from a conservative Christian community in Ohio, is arrested for the murder of a baby she says was stillborn.
Sadie Frost: Twiggy (2025) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
An intimate look at the life and legacy of the 1960s supermodel, Twiggy, starting from her discovery as a working-class London teen to a global “it-girl” and cultural icon. The documentary blends rare archival footage with exclusive, modern-day interviews with famous friends and fans.
Susan Seidelman: Making Mr. Right (1987) [Female Filmmaker Friday] [Sci-Fi September)
Frankie is an independent PR consultant who recently kicked out her womanizing politician boyfriend. She accepts a job with a company where Dr. Jeff Peters is developing a robot, Ulysses, made in his likeness, that he hopes to send up to space. Ulysses, however, is more interested in learning about Frankie and the wide world around him.
Penny Lane is Dead [2026] [Female Filmmaker Friday]
A girl’s trip goes horribly wrong when a gang of criminals shows up in Mia Kate Russell’s Ozploitation throwback PENNY LANE IS DEAD, now on Shudder.
Martika Ramirez Escobar: Leonor Will Never Die (2022) [Female Filmmaker Friday] [Asian Cinema August]
Retired action filmmaker Leonor, in hopes of revitalizing her career, falls into a coma after being struck with a television, waking up to find herself in her own unfinished screenplay.