Female Protagonist Movies

A young woman receives a document from an elderly relative that causes her to pause. Confronted with the meaning of an entire life, she suddenly...

When a reclusive young woman receives a VHS tape of her life secretly recorded by a stalker, her quiet home transforms into a trap; and the camera...

Roxana follows a young mother’s return to the juvenile detention center she was once incarcerated in, now as a trained somatic therapist....

On the cusp of motherhood, a woman drifts into a vivid daydream, embarking on a nostalgic journey back to her old family home. As she revisits the...

Shot in the eye by security forces amid protests, a teenage girl actively attempts to convince others that she has regained her sight.

A young nun's encounter with the underworld of child labor in Sumba restores her sense of purpose in life.

Three dancers receive a new flatmate, unaware of what shadowy evil they have welcomed into their home.

Dismissed by those around her, a young woman begins performing as a living statue, finding strange power in stillness, until she reclaims the...

After surviving sexual assault, a queer Chinese-American woman struggles to tell her immigrant mother why she left school. As she disassociates, she...

A girl is commissioned to paint over an old concrete illustration, in which to her surprise, sinks into. She befriends a painted dragon who has a...

What does it mean to be free? The Cocoon explores the feeling of imprisonment experienced by women who try to find freedom – not only in times...

When Chloe photographs a violent attack outside her apartment, she is certain she has proof of what she saw. Then the image vanishes. As objects...

Alyssa (Lana Boy) follows her artistic aspirations to Los Angeles, leaving behind her husband Luka (Emmanuel Berthelot), who promises to join her...

Receiving a shocking late night phone call from the police, celebrated author Annie Cutter learns that her estranged, recently-deceased sister had...

Taking a tongue-in-cheek approach to experimental filmmaking, GRLHOOD explores a typical day in the life of a young woman trying to take a trip to...

A dream of three television shows and the narrator’s identity suspended between them in a loop is keeping the protagonist awake.

Jordan finds herself trapped only with the mysterious instruction from the phone that leads her to shocking revelations as she tries to escape the...

A visually stunning and thought-provoking biopic documenting the life and career of renowned photographer Linda Troeller. Her work explores the...

In the wake of a confusing personal loss, a college photography student quietly unravels, finding new ways to connect with the world around her.

A year after shooting a notorious outlaw known as Ghost, a young orphan discovers he’s still alive and out for revenge. She must outwit him one...