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.
Category Archives: Female Filmmaker Friday
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.
Anvita Dutt: Bulbbul (2020) [Female Filmmaker Friday] [Asian Cinema August]
In 19th-century Bengal, Bulbbul, a child bride, is married off to the much older Indranil, a wealthy lord, and sent to live on his estate. She grows close to his youngest brother Satya, who is nearer to her age. As the two grow up together, they share stories of a chudail (a demon woman) lurking in the forest.
Lee Soo-Yeon: Bluebeard (2017) [Female Filmmaker Friday] [Asian Cinema August]
A recently divorced Doctor, Seung-hoon lives in a town plagued by a history of murders. While under anesthesia, his landlord, who also owns the butcher shop, seemingly confesses, leading Seung-hoon on a frantic chase to solve the case.
Lulu Wang: The Farewell (2019) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
When Billi’s grandmother, Nai Nai, is diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and given only months to live, her family decides the best course of action is to hide her diagnosis from her.
Nia DaCosta: The Marvels (2023 [Female Filmmaker Friday] [SDCC 2026]
Decades after we first met Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel, she finds herself teaming up with a now-grown Monica Rambeau and teenage Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan to try and stop a vengeful Kree from destroying the universe.