New Hampshire Film Festival Triples National Average of Female Filmmakers in 2015 Program

Did you know? The national average for female filmmakers is a mere 7%.

The average number of female filmmakers at the 2015 New Hampshire Film Festival? Nearly 25%!

That’s right—the New Hampshire Film Festival is proud to feature female directors and co-directors in nearly a quarter of our films. Some of the most anticipated films are behind the creative mind of a female filmmaker. A full list of the films are below:

• Beach Flags
• The Bridge
• Celling Your Soul: No App For Life
• Diver
• Dreamcatcher
• Frame By Frame
• Frenemy
• Gaunshahar 2071
• Growing Local
• Haunted
• I Dream Too Much
• Indian Point
• John
• Lambing Season
• Love Comes Later
• Mississippi Grind
• The Second Mother
• Shadows Fall North
• Signing
• The Soul of That Place
• Sunshine Superman
• Volta
• The Wolfpack

Not only are the Film Festival’s Executive Director and Director of Programming both women, the festival also champions women in vital roles in the film industry. “We can’t wait to see this percentage grow in the industry, and to continue to exhibit the work of incredible women fighting an uphill battle” says Nicole Galovski, Director of Programming.

Check out these films (and many more) this weekend! You can buy passes online, right here.