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Must-See Streaming Film Releases
Please note that all dates are specific to the United States.
Recently Released Films
Melina León's Song Without a Name (virtual cinemas)
Marjane Satrapi's Radioactive (Amazon Prime)
Siba Shakib's Made in Islam (VOD – Germany exclusive)
Romola Garai's Amulet (VOD)
Catalina Arroyave Restrepo's Days of the Whale (virtual cinemas)
Lisa Cortes's and Farah X's (Co-Directors), Lisa Cortes's, Farah X's, Emil Wilbekin's, and Andrew Mer's (Co-writers) The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion (Netflix)
Fiona Mackenzie's Tell Me I Love You (VOD)
Karen Maine's Yes, God, Yes (VOD)
Kim Leggatt's, Bill Jones's, and Ben Timlett's An Accidental Studio (VOD)
Romina Paula's Again Once Again (Mubi)
Sue Kim's The Speed Cubers (Netflix)
Amy Seimetz's She Dies Tomorrow
Kristian Mercado's Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning (Netflix)
Elyse Steinberg's, Eli B. Despres's, and Josh Kriegman's The Fight (Amazon Prime Video)
Éric Hannezo's Anelka : L’Incompris (Anelka: Misunderstood) (Netflix)
Ninian Doff's Boyz in the Wood (Amazon)
Franziska Meyer Price's Berlin, Berlin (Netflix)
Laura Terruso's Work It (Netflix)
Rebecca Zlotowski's An Easy Girl (Netflix Film)
Upcoming Releases
August 14
Ariel Schulman's and Henry Joost's Project Power (Netflix)
August 19
Katsuo Fukuzawa's The Crimes That Bind (Netflix)
August 21
Trish Sie's The Sleepover (Netflix)
Must-See Episodic Releases
The following series feature episodes directed and/or created by underrepresented creators! Please note that the following dates are specific to the United States.
Recently Released Series
Criminal Minds (CBS), The Rookie (ABC), 2 episodes of Blue Bloods (CBS)
Feature episodes created and directed by Rachel Feldman
Connected: Season 1 (Netflix)
Episodes created and directed by Latif Nasser
Immigration Nation (Netflix)
Episodes created and directed by Shaul Schwarz & Christina Clusiau
Jessy and Nessy (Amazon Prime Video)
Upcoming Episodes directed by Helen Sheppard and Rafael Diaz Canales
Upcoming Releases
August 14
Teenage Bounty Hunters (Netflix)
Created by Kathleen Jordan. Directors include Rebecca Asher, Angela Barnes Gomes, Stephanie Laing, Lauren Morelli, and Diego Velasco
August 16
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Created by Misha Green and Jordan Peele. Directors include Yann Demange, Cheryl Dunye, and Victoria Mahoney
SIGNINGS
Emilie Badenhorst | Couscous
Kristin Dehnert | Honor Society
Meji Alabi | RSA Film
Tamika Miller | Wondros Collective
COMMERCIALS
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Aya Tanimura | Pepsi – "Pepcoin" | Motive | Hound | LINK
Carly Usdin x Robin Roemer | Entertainment Weekly – "RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 5 Digital Cover" | LINK
Daniele Anastasion | Hasbro – "Be A Game Changer" | Golin Chicago | Contagious | LINK
Floria Sigismondi | Gucci – "The New Gucci Bloom Campaign with Anjelica Huston, Florence Welch, Jodie Turner-Smith and Susie Cave" | Believe Media | LINK
Georgia Guerra-Peixe | Natura – "Dia dos Pais" | DPZ&T / Sao Paulo | LINK
Giuliana Tommasi (Co-director, Edit), Leslie Montero (DP) | Herdez and Baileys – "Iced Baileys" | Pico ADW | Gato TV | LINK
Joanna Nordahl | Telia | Forsman & Bodenfors | New Land | LINK
Nosipho Dumisa | Made by Africans, Watched by the World | Netflix | LINK
Paloma | NERD: Ulta ‘GLAMlab’ | NERD Productions | LINK
Victoria Rivera | Macys Back To School “Let’s be Ready” | SLMBR PRTY | LINK
BRANDED CONTENT
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Alexandra Bas | SAALT “How You Period” | AGAINST | LINK
Katharina Hingst (Dir) , Delfina Mayer (Colorist) | Esselle Agency (2020) | nobodyreadsthetext | LINK
Lisa Gunning | "Valero Fuels Dog Rescue Relays" | Imperial Woodpecker | LINK
Sarah Chatfield | Adidas – "What's One More" | Iris Worldwide | NYStation Film | LINK
Savanah Leaf | ARC x Imagine Justice – "We Matter Too" | Park Pictures | LINK
Luo Jian | Martell – "Naomang" | Lief | LINK
MUSIC VIDEOS
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Addison Wright | Shawnee Dez – "Let it be" | LINK
Alissa Torvinen | Phoebe Bridgers “I Know the End” | LINK
Bianca Poletti | Helado Negro “Please won’t please” | LINK
Bourtney Crookes / Courtney Brookes | Kita Alexander – "I Miss You, I'm Sorry" | LINK
Claire Marie Vogel + Aaron Hymes | Silversun Pickups – "Toy Soldiers" | LINK
Elle Schneider | Sad13 – "Ghost (of a Good Time)" | Attention Soldier Productions | LINK
Fredgy Noël | Marieme – "Lovechild (Pride)" | LINK
Margot Bowman (Dir), Joel Honeywell (DP), Aika Miyake (Edit) | Babeheaven – "Cassette Beat" | LINK
Meji Alabi (also co-edited) | Chronixx – "COOL AS THE BREEZE/FRIDAY" | LINK
Sade Ndya (DP) | Gwen Bunn – "Pressure" | LINK
Sara Lacombe | Keedron Bryant – "I Just Wanna Live" | LINK
Similar But Different (Dir) , Stephania Dulowski (Edit) | Amy Allen – "Difficult" | LINK
Tania Feghali | David Blank – "Standing In Line" (prod. ilromantico) | LINK
Tash Tung | Breen Runway (ft. Maliibu Miitch) – "Gucci" | BLINK | LINK
Taylor McFadden | Nicole Atkins – “Domino” | LINK
Wesley Walker | Jidenna (ft. Bullish) – "Black Magic Hour" | LINK
SHORT FILMS
Credits listed below, from top row, left to right.
Amir Farhang | "MASKS" | LINK
Blair Waters | "Princess Rita" | LINK
Devon C. Johnson | "Fusion" | LINK
Hannah Berry George | "HARD RAIN" | LINK
Helen Takkin | "Descent" | Get Shot Films | LINK
Joanna Nordahl | "admiring u – a Shelter Short" | LINK
Justine Raczkiewicz | "WASTE" | Building J | LINK
Kristian Mercado | "BAD BUNNY – Artist Spotlight Stories" | LINK
Stacey Nash | "Chellsie Memmel’s Gymnastics Journey | LINK
Talia Shea Levin | "ISOLATIONS/It's Not Much Longer Now" | LINK
