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<p>Master list of African films that I've seen and/or am interested in seeing. To be updated constantly. Focus is on films set in Africa but there are selections which center on African diasporas. Only including films from African filmmakers, with some exceptions when deemed appropriate due to historical/cultural context.</p><p>Have seen 646/832</p>
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<p>abusive relationships; bitter longings; conflicted emotions; doomed romances; deteriorating marriages; eternal regrets; forbidden passions; inevitable disappointments; inexplicable desires; irreparable heartbreaks; love triangles; obsessive impulses; shared loneliness; star-crossed lovers; uncontrollable jealousies; unfaithful spouses; unforgivable betrayals; unfulfilled expectations; unrequited feelings</p><p>...through the history of cinema, in chronological order.</p>
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<p>This is a list of period films organized by the year or decade they were set in. Within each year they are organized oldest to newest by release date. </p><p>I have tried to limit this list to live action period pieces. I have included films with fantasy and horror elements but excluded films that are animated. Films that fall into a grey area (for example set historically but not costumed historically) I simply make a decision on but could probably be swayed by various arguments.</p><p>Nelly (2016) is the film in this list set closest to the present. Any films following that have been added but not yet arranged.</p><p>Please recommend any films I have missed, especially ones set and made outside of England and America!</p>
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<p>Must have a woman as its:<br />☑️ lead, co-lead, or subject;<br />☑️ director or co-director; <i><b>and</b></i><br />☑️ writer or co-writer (screenplay, story, or source material).</p><p>If you happen to find the comments open and notice there’s anything missing <i><b>that fits the criteria above</b></i>—particularly non-American films—feel free to let me know. I get a lot of notifications on this list so I seldom reply, but if your suggestion belongs here I’ll add it.</p><p>This list is curated to invite reflection upon women’s perceptions and depictions of themselves and/or other women as they are presented through the medium of cinema, as films made by <i>and</i> about women are among the minority worldwide. For those interested, stats and research into this subject are available on the website of San Diego State University’s <a href="https://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/research/" rel="nofollow">Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film</a>.</p><p><b>As of January 2026, this list contains films in 86 languages from 147 countries and over 3,750 directors across a timespan of 121 years.</b> See the <a href="https://letterboxd.com/meagan/list/stuff-by-women-about-women/stats/" rel="nofollow">Stats</a> page for more.</p><p>Special congratulations to @M█████_F██████ (now blocked and thus his comments are hidden) for accidentally summing up more succinctly than I ever could why this list exists, while simultaneously missing the point:</p><blockquote><p>I’m thinking of making a list of films made by men. That would take me an infinite number of years 😂😂😂😂 .</p></blockquote><p>Since this list is much less time-consuming to make—enjoy!</p><p>- - - - - - - - - - -</p><p><b><i>Update 11/16/24:</i></b> As a courtesy to the Christmasheads, all Christmas movies are now cross-listed on <a href="https://boxd.it/ArHaC" rel="nofollow"><b>Christmas stuff by women, about women</b></a>.</p><p><b><i>Update 2/4/24:</i></b> (1) All stand-up specials, stage performances, concerts, music videos, “behind-the-scenes” and “making-of” films, standalone TV show episodes, and all other similar listings have been migrated over to a new list: <a href="https://boxd.it/stSBG" rel="nofollow"><b><i>More</i> stuff by women, about women</b></a>. Documentaries and miniseries remain on the main list along with regular ol’ movies. (2) This list is now sorted by Average Rating (High to Low). Should you ever wish to browse the list the way it was before, simply <a href="https://letterboxd.com/meagan/list/stuff-by-women-about-women/by/popular/" rel="nofollow">sort by Film Popularity</a>.</p>