TCM Presents Women Make Film

From September 1 to December 1 2020, every Tuesday Turner Classic Movies is airing the special "Women Make Film." "Women Make Film" centres on female directors and features 100 films made by 100 female filmmakers from 44 different countries and covering 12 decades.

Each night of "Women Make Film" will feature an episode of the documentary Women Make Film directed by Mark Cousins. Women Make Film covers the history of female directors, including Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Elaine May, Agnès Varda, Kathryn Bigelow, Penelope Spheeris, and yet others.

I would recommend viewers watch as much of "Women in Film" as they can. That having been said, I know that people's time and DVR can be limited, so here are my recommendations for the special. All times are Eastern.

Tuesday, September 1
9:15 PM Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) by Dorothy Arzner
7:15 AM Mädchen in Uniform (1931) by Leontine Sagan

Tuesday, September 8
9:15 PM El Camino (1963) by Ana Mariscal

Tuesday, September 15
9:15 PM Harlan County U.S.A. (1973) by Barbara Kopple
12:00 AM The Virgin Suicides (1999) by Sofia Coppola 

Tuesday, September 22
2:30 AM Daughters of the Dust (1991) by Julie Dash
6:30 AM Mikey and Nicky (1976) by Elaine May

Tuesday, September 29
9:15 AM Middle of Nowhere (2012) by Ava Duvernay

Tuesday, October 6
9:15 PM The Ascent (1977) by Larisa Shepitko

Tuesday, October 13
4:15 AM The Night Porter (1974) by Liliana Cavani
6:30 AM Le Bonheur (1965) by Agnès Varda 

Tuesday, October 20
8:15 AM Children of a Lesser God (1986) by Randa Haines 

Tuesday, October 27
12:15 AM Girlfriends (1978) by Claudia Weill

Tuesday, November 3
9:15 PM Outrage by Ida Lupino

Tuesday, November 10
12:30 AM The Hurt Locker (2008) by Kathryn Bigelow

Tuesday, November 17
9:15 AM Yentl (1983) by Barbara Streisand

Tuesday, November 24 
An Angel at My Table (1990) by Jane Campion