Movies and TvShows featuring "female-filmmaker-as-subject" theme.

Polisse is a film that takes a raw and unflinching look at the Paris Child Protection Unit, where officers deal with crimes involving children such as child abuse, molestation, and abduction. The film follows the personal and professional lives of the officers as they navigate the challenges of their work, including strained relationships, emotional trauma, and the constant exposure to the dark side of humanity.

A portrait of those individuals who sought radical solutions to social problems in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. Cutting back and forth between six major story lines and more than fifty characters. Exploring the lifestyles and attitudes of the American left during the period following the Vietnam War.

The filmmaker goes back to her childhood, to the roots of the tragedy, to her desperate efforts to be accepted by her mother, to her permanent feeling of failure. Du verbe aimer A remarkable autobiographical account, constructed like a very inventively written essay. (Belgian Cinematek)