Valérie Urrea (Directing)
Little is known about Valérie Urrea, a figure with a modest footprint in Directing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
Looking for Simone
In 1949, philosopher and novelist Simone de Beauvoir wrote the groundbreaking The Second Sex, launching a disruptive discourse on women’s oppression and second-class citizenship. This film dissects the origins and relevance of this bible of feminism, charting de Beauvoir’s fact-finding journey across the US to research her book. The timely and fascinating film honors de Beauvoir’s brilliance and limitations, connecting her revolutionary ideas to the pressing issues women face today.
Release Date:2024-11-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Le Chignon
Release Date:2024-02-03
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Alice Guy, the First Female Filmmaker
Who, apart from moviegoers, knows Alice Guy (1873-1968) today? However, she was the first woman behind the camera and the first female director and producer of fiction films in history.
Release Date:2021-11-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:9
H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories
Twenty-four short films by 24 female writers, performed by 24 women actors, all based on women’s real life experiences of sexism, harassment, and violence. A diversity of female voices and talent from across Europe come together for a series that tackles head-on the everyday brutality experienced by women.
Release Date:2021-10-23
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:17
Vote Count:3
H24 - 08:00: 10cm Above Ground
When she accepts this job as a receptionist, she has no idea she will be requested to wear 4-inch high heels. There is no way she can accept the tyranny of capitalism on her body!
Release Date:2021-05-05
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Pornotropic
When French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-96) published her novel The Sea Wall in 1950, she came very close to winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Meanwhile, in Indochina, France was suffering its first military defeats in its war against the Việt Minh, the rebel movement for independence.
Release Date:2020-09-30
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:6
Focus Iran
A documentary on women photographers in present-day Iran, exploring their motivations as well as the many obstacles they face along the way.
Release Date:2017-09-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
South Africa, Chromatic Portraits
Release Date:2014-12-11
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
L'Homme qui danse
Release Date:2004-01-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director