List of LGBT-related films directed by women
This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-related films that were directed by women. LGBT-themed films directed by women – especially, but not exclusively, lesbian-themed movies – are an important and distinct subset of the genre. Academics have studied the issue of how women as directors contribute to the way lesbian stories, in particular, have been told; while LGBT media, and to some extent the mainstream, have examined the difference a "female gaze" brings to a film.
Telefilms and documentaries are included in the list. Films co-directed with men are not included.
0–9
- 2 Seconds by Manon Briand
- 3 Generations by Gaby Dellal
- 52 Tuesdays by Sophie Hyde
- 533 Statements by Tori Foster
A
- A 20th Century Chocolate Cake by Lois Siegel
- A Boy Named Sue by Julie Wyman
- by Agnieszka Holland
- A Girl Thing by Lee Rose
- A Family Affair by Helen Lesnick
- A Girl Thing Lee Rose
- A Great Ride by Deborah Craig and Veronica Deliz
- A Montreal Girl by Jeanne Crépeau
- A Perfect Ending by Nicole Conn
- A Village Affair by Moira Armstrong
- Accidental Activists by Mandi Wright
- Addicted to Fresno by Jamie Babbit
- Alice by Sylvie Ballyot
- Alice & Iza by Christin Baker
- All About E by Louise Wadley
- All About Love by Ann Hui
- All God's Children by Sylvia Rhue, Frances Reid, and Dee Mosbacher
- All Over Me by Alex Sichel
- Almost Adults by Sarah Rotella
- Amazones d'Hier, Lesbiennes d'Aujourd'hui by Réseau Vidé-Elle feminist collective
- The Amina Profile by Sophie Deraspe
- Amour de Femme by Sylvie Verheyde
- An Intimate Friendship by Angela Evers Hughey
- An Unexpected Love by Lee Rose
- Anatomy of a Love Seen by Marina Rice Bader
- And Breathe Normally by Ísold Uggadóttir
- And Then Came Lola by Ellen Seidler and Megan Siler
- Anita's Last Cha-Cha by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
- Anne Trister by Léa Pool
- Antonia's Line by Marleen Gorris
- Appropriate Behavior by Desiree Akhavan
- April's Shower by Trish Doolan
- The Archivettes by Megan Rossman
- Atomic Saké by Louise Archambault
- Ava's Impossible Things by Marina Rice Bader
- AWOL by Deb Shoval
- Axolotl Overkill by Helene Hegemann
B
- The Baby Formula by Alison Reid
- Baby Jane by Katja Gauriloff
- Bandaged by Maria Beatty
- Bar Girls by Marita Giovanni
- Bare by Natalia Leite
- Be Like Others by Tanaz Eshaghian
- Beach Rats by Eliza Hittman
- Beautiful Thing by Hettie MacDonald
- Bedrooms and Hallways by Rose Troche
- Before Stonewall by Greta Schiller
- Before You Know It by Hannah Pearl Utt
- Below Her Mouth by April Mullen
- Below the Belt by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert
- The Berlin Affair by Liliana Cavani
- Bessie by Dee Rees
- Better Than Chocolate by Anne Wheeler
- Beyond Good and Evil by Liliana Cavani
- Billie and Emma by Samantha Lee
- Blockers by Kay Cannon
- Blokes by Marialy Rivas
- Bloomington by Fernanda Cardoso
- Blush by Michal Vinik
- The Book of Gabrielle by Lisa Gornick
- Booksmart by Olivia Wilde
- Born in Flames by Lizzie Borden
- Boys Don't Cry by Kimberly Peirce
- The Brandon Teena Story by Susan Muska and Gréta Olafsdóttir
- Break My Fall by Kanchi Wichmann
- Breaking the Girls by Jamie Babbit
- Bulbul Can Sing by Rima Das
- But I'm a Cheerleader by Jamie Babbit
- Butch Mystique by Debra A. Wilson
- Butterfly by Yan Yan Mak
- Bye Bye Blondie by Virginie Despentes
C
- Camp Belvidere by Astrid Ovalles and Oriana Oppice
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? by Marielle Heller
- Carmen and Lola by Arantxa Echevarría
- Catherine Opie b. 1961 by Sini Anderson
- Chaos and Desire by Manon Briand
- Chutney Popcorn by Nisha Ganatra
- Circumstance by Maryam Keshavarz
- Circus of Books by Rachel Mason
- Claire of the Moon by Nicole Conn
- Clambake by Andrea Meyerson
- Clementine by Lara Gallagher
- Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami
- Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same by Madeleine Olnek
- Common Ground by Donna Deitch
- Como Esquecer by Malu de Martino
- The Company of Strangers by Cynthia Scott
- Concussion by Stacie Passon
- Cosa Bella by Fiona Mackenzie
- Costa Brava by Marta Balletbò-Coll
- Cracks by Jordan Scott
- The Cricket and the Ant by Julia Ritschel
- by Nicole Conn
D
- Daddy Issues by Amara Cash
- Daphne by Clare Beavan
- D.E.B.S. by Angela Robinson
- Death of a Poetess by Efrat Mishori and Dana Goldberg
- Desert Hearts by Donna Deitch
- Desi's Looking for a New Girl by Mary Guzmán
- Die Konkurrentin by Dagmar Hirtz
- Dim Sum Funeral by Anna Chi
- Do I Love You? by Lisa Gornick
- Domestic Bliss by Joy Chamberlain
- Drifting Flowers by Zero Chou
- Dykes, Camera, Action! by Caroline Berler
- Dyketactics by Barbara Hammer
E
- by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir
- Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga by Shelly Chopra Dhar
- Elena Undone by Nicole Conn
- Elisa & Marcela by Isabel Coixet
- Ellie & Abbie by Monica Zanetti
- Eva & Candela by Ruth Caudeli
- Ever After by Carolina Hellsgård
- Everything Relative by Sharon Pollack
- Everything Will Be Fine by Angelina Maccarone
F
- Fear of Water by Kate Lane
- The Feels by Jenée LaMarque
- Female Perversions by Susan Streitfeld
- Finn's Girl by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert
- Fire by Deepa Mehta
- The Firefly by Ana Maria Hermida
- Finding North by Tanya Wexler
- The Fish Child by Lucía Puenzo
- Forbidden Fruit by Sue Maluwa-Bruce
- by Lynne Fernie and Aerlyn Weissman
- Four More Years by Tova Magnusson
- The Foxy Merkins by Madeleine Olnek
- Freelancers Anonymous by Sonia Sebastián
- Fremde Haut by Angelina Maccarone
- French Twist by Josiane Balasko
- Fresh Kill by Shu Lea Cheang
- Frida by Julie Taymor
G
- Game Girls by Alina Skrzeszewska
- Gasoline by Monica Stambrini
- Gayby Baby by Maya Newell
- Gekijōban Zero by Mari Asato
- The Gendercator by Catherine Crouch
- Gigola by Laure Charpentier
- Gillery's Little Secret by T.M. Scorzafava
- The Girl by Sande Zeig
- Girl King by Ileana Pietrobruno
- Girl Play by Lee Friedlander
- Girl Talk by Erica Rose
- Girlhood by Céline Sciamma
- by Alexandra Kondracke
- Girls Can't Swim by Anne-Sophie Birot
- Go Fish by Rose Troche
- Goldfish Memory by Elizabeth Gill
- Goodbye Emma Jo by Cheryl Newbrough
- Gray Matters by Sue Kramer
- The Ground Beneath My Feet by Marie Kreutzer
- Grown Up Movie Star by Adriana Maggs
H
- The Half of It by Alice Wu
- Hannah Free by Wendy Jo Carlton
- Happiest Season by Clea DuVall
- Head On by Ana Kokkinos
- Hide and Seek by Su Friedrich
- High Art by Lisa Cholodenko
- History Lessons by Barbara Hammer
- Homemade Melodrama by Jacqui Duckworth
- Hummer by Guinevere Turner
- Humpday by Lynn Shelton
I
- I Can't Think Straight by Shamim Sarif
- I Love Her by Darya Perelay
- I Shot Andy Warhol by Mary Harron
- If These Walls Could Talk 2 by Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge and Anne Heche
- I've Heard the Mermaids Singing by Patricia Rozema
- Il Vento e le Rose by Elisa Bolognini
- In Between by Maysaloun Hamoud
- The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love by Maria Maggenti
- Indian Summer by Nancy Meckler
- Inescapable by Helen Lesnick
- Intentions by Luane Beck
- It's in the Water by Kelli Herd
- Itty Bitty Titty Committee by Jamie Babbit
J
- Jack by Lee Rose
- Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together by Wendy Jo Carlton
- Jenny's Wedding by Mary Agnes Donoghue
- Jeune Juliette by Anne Émond
- Joe + Belle by Veronica Kedar
- The Journey by Ligy J. Pullappally
- The Joy of Life by Jenni Olson
- Just Friends by Ellen Smit
K
- Kakera: A Piece of Our Life by Momoko Ando
- Kamikaze Hearts by Juliet Bashore
- Keep Not Silent by Ilil Alexander
- The Kids Are All Right by Lisa Cholodenko
- Kiki by Sara Jordenö
- Kyss mig by Alexandra-Therese Keining
L
- Lady Bird by Greta Gerwig
- Last Call at Maud's by Paris Poirier
- The Last Supper by Cynthia Roberts
- Late Bloomers by Julia Dyer
- Laughing Matters by Andrea Meyerson
- Laughing Matters... More! by Andrea Meyerson
- Le derrière by Valérie Lemercier
- The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too by Su Friedrich and Janet Baus
- by Myriam Fougère
- Liebmann by Jules Herrmann
- Lez Bomb by Jenna Laurenzo
- Life Partners by Susanna Fogel
- Lightswitch by Emma Keltie
- Lily Festival by Sachi Hamano
- Liz in September by Fina Torres
- Lo Loves You by Cloudy Rhodes
- The Lollipop Generation by G. B. Jones
- Looking for Cheyenne by Valérie Minetto
- Lost and Delirious by Léa Pool
- Love/Juice by Kaze Shindō
- Love, Scott by Laura Marie Wayne
- Love and Other Catastrophes by Emma-Kate Croghan
- Lovesong by So Yong Kim
- Loving Annabelle by Katherine Brooks
- Loving Loretta by Andrea Gutsche
M
- Mädchen in Uniform by Leontine Sagan
- Maggie and Annie by Kimberly K. Wilson
- Make a Wish by Sharon Ferranti
- Mango Kiss by Sascha Rice
- Mapplethorpe by Ondi Timoner
- Margarita by Laurie Colbert and Dominique Cardona
- Margarita with a Straw by Shonali Bose
- Marguerite by Marianne Farley
- Married in Canada by Arianne Robinson
- The Mars Canon by Shiori Kazama
- Marvin Anne Fontaine
- Mary Marie by Alexandra Roxo
- Me, Myself and Her by Maria Sole Tognazzi
- Meeting of Two Queens by Cecilia Barriga
- The Midwife's Tale by Megan Siler
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Desiree Akhavan
- Mississippi Damned by Tina Mabry
- Mom + Mom by Karole Di Tommaso
- Moments by Michal Bat-Adam
- Mommy Mommy by Sylvie Rosenthal
- The Monkey's Mask by Samantha Lang
- Monster by Patty Jenkins
- Montana by Limor Shmila
- Mosquita y Mari by Aurora Guerrero
- Mother Tongue by Liliana Paolinelli
- Mr. Gay Syria by Ayse Toprak
- My Days of Mercy by Tali Shalom Ezer
- My Father Is Coming by Monika Treut
- My Friend from Faro by Nana Neul
- My Left Breast by Gerry Rogers and Peg Norman
- My Mother Likes Women by Inés París and Daniela Fejerman
- My Prairie Home by Chelsea McMullan
N
- Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Kristin Hanggi
- Never Steady, Never Still by Kathleen Hepburn
- Nina's Heavenly Delights by Pratibha Parmar
- Nitrate Kisses by Barbara Hammer
- Nocturne by Joy Chamberlain
- Nonsense Revolution by Ann Verrall
- November Moon by Alexandra von Grote
O
- Octavio Is Dead! by Sook-Yin Lee
- The Oldest Lesbian in the World by Renee Sotile and Mary Jo Godges
- Olivia by Jacqueline Audry
- Orchids, My Intersex Adventure by Phoebe Hart
- Orlando by Sally Potter
- Our Love Story by Lee Hyun-ju
- Out at the Wedding by Lee Friedlander
- Out of Season by Jeanette L. Buck
- The Owls by Cheryl Dunye
P
- by Charissa King-O'Brien
- Pariah by Dee Rees
- Paris Is Burning by Jennie Livingston
- Paris Was a Woman by Greta Schiller
- The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen by Jennifer Abod and Mary Duprey
- Porcupine Lake by Ingrid Veninger
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma
- Portrait of Jason by Shirley Clarke
- Pourquoi pas! by Coline Serreau
- Priest by Antonia Bird
- Professor Marston and the Wonder Women by Angela Robinson
- Puccini for Beginners by Maria Maggenti
- Purple Sea by Donatella Maiorca
Q
- Queer Hutterite by Laura O'Grady
- Queering the Script by Gabrielle Zilkha
R
- Radical Harmonies by Dee Mosbacher
- Rafiki by Wanuri Kahiu
- Raven's Touch by Marina Rice Bader and Dreya Weber
- Red Cow by Tsivia Barkai Yacov
- Red Doors by Georgia Lee
- Replay by Catherine Corsini
- Revoir Julie by Jeanne Crépeau
- Riot Girls by Jovanka Vuckovic
- Rome & Juliet by Connie Macatuno
- Romeos by Sabine Bernardi
- The Royal Road by Jenni Olson
- Running on Empty Dreams by Nitara Lee Osbourne
S
- The Saint of Dry Creek by Julie Zammarchi
- Salut Victor by Anne Claire Poirier
- Saving Face by Alice Wu
- Se min kjole by Hella Joof
- Season of Love by Christin Baker
- ' by Elfi Mikesch and Monika Treut
- Set Me Free by Léa Pool
- Sévigné by Marta Balletbò-Coll
- The Sex of the Stars by Paule Baillargeon
- Shakedown by Leilah Weinraub
- ' by Sarunya Noithai
- She Must Be Seeing Things by Sheila McLaughlin
- She's a Boy I Knew by Gwen Haworth
- Signature Move by Jennifer Reeder
- Sister My Sister by Nancy Meckler
- Sisterhood by Tracy Choi
- Skin Deep by Midi Onodera
- Sleeping Beauties by Jamie Babbit
- Slip Away by T.M. Scorzafava
- Snapshots by Melanie Mayron
- Softly, Softly by Lina Wertmüller
- Some Prefer Cake by Heidi Arnesen
- Someone Great by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson
- Sonja by Kirsi Marie Liimatainen
- Spidarlings by Selene Kapsaski
- Spider Lilies by Zero Chou
- Stitches by Adiya Imri Orr
- The Stolen Diary by Christine Lipinska
- Straight for the Heart by Léa Pool
- Stuff by Suzanne Guacci
- Suicide Kale by Carly Usdin
- The Summer of Sangailė by Alantė Kavaitė
- Summertime by Catherine Corsini
- Supervoksen by Christina Rosendahl
- Sword of Trust by Lynn Shelton
- Sworn Virgin by Laura Bispuri
T
- Take a Walk on the Wildside by Lisa Rideout
- Tallulah by Sian Heder
- Tell It to the Bees by Annabel Jankel
- Tender Fictions by Barbara Hammer
- Thank God I'm a Lesbian by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert
- They by Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
- Thin Ice by Fiona Cunningham-Reid
- Thirteen by Catherine Hardwicke
- Three Veils by Rolla Selbak
- Tick Tock Lullaby by Lisa Gornick
- Ticket of No Return by Ulrike Ottinger
- Tig by Kristina Goolsby and Ashley York
- Time & Again by Rachel Dax
- To Each Her Own by Heather Tobin
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar by Beeban Kidron
- Today Match at 3 by Clarisa Navas
- Tomboy by Barb Taylor
- Tomboy by Céline Sciamma
- Total Eclipse by Agnieszka Holland
- Transhood by Sharon Liese
- Treading Water by Lauren Himmel
- Trevor by Peggy Rajski
- Tru Love by Shauna MacDonald and Kate Johnston
- The Truth About Jane by Lee Rose
- Two 4 One by Maureen Bradley
- by Laura Madalinski
U
- Under the Tuscan Sun by Audrey Wells
V
- Valley Girl by Rachel Lee Goldenberg
- Venus by Eisha Marjara
- Virgin Machine by Monika Treut
- Vita and Virginia by Chanya Button
W
- Water Lilies by Céline Sciamma
- The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye
- We Forgot to Break Up by Chandler Levack
- What's Cooking? by Gurinder Chadha
- When Night Is Falling by Patricia Rozema
- While You Weren't Looking by Catherine Stewart
- Wild Nights with Emily by Madeleine Olnek
- With Every Heartbeat by Alexandra-Therese Keining
- Without Men by Gabriela Tagliavini
- Women Who Kill by Ingrid Jungermann
- The World Unseen'' by Shamim Sarif
Y
- Yes or No by Sarasawadee Wongsompetch
- The Yo-Yo Gang by G.B. Jones
- Young & Wild by Marialy Rivas
- You Will Be Mine by Sophie Laloy
- Your Sister's Sister by Lynn Shelton
- Yuriko, Dasvidaniya by Sachi Hamano
Z
- Zoe.Misplaced by Mekelle Mills