GPL: Films by Female Filmmakers

Directed by Lorene Scafaria Working as a stripper to make ends meet, Destiny's life changes forever when she becomes friends with Ramona -- the club's top money earner. Ramona soon shows Destiny how to finagle her way around the wealthy Wall Street clientele who frequent the club. But when the 2008 economic collapse cuts into their profits, the gals and two other dancers devise a daring scheme to take their lives back. Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!

Directed by Lulu Wang Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her happiness, they gather under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, uniting family members scattered among new homes abroad. As Billi navigates a minefield of family expectations and proprieties, she finds there's a lot to celebrate. Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!

Directed by Chinonye Chukwu Bernadine Williams is a prison warden who, over the years, has been drifting away from her husband while dutifully carrying out executions in a maximum security prison. When she strikes up a unique bond with death-row inmate Anthony Woods, a layer of emotional skin is peeled back, forcing Bernadine to confront the complex-and often contradictory-relationship between good intentions, unrequited desires, and what it means to be sanctioned to kill. Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!

Directed by Lynne Ramsay A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered, leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!

Directed by Amma Asante Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s. When they decided to marry, just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa, it caused an international uproar. However, their passionate romance triumphed over every obstacle and changed the course of African history. Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!

Directed by Greta Gerwig Marion McPherson, a nurse, works tirelessly to keep her family afloat after her husband loses his job. She also maintains a turbulent bond with a teenage daughter who is just like her: loving, strong-willed and deeply opinionated. Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!

Directed by Chloe Zhao A young Native American rodeo cowboy (Brady Jandreau) faces an identity crisis after suffering a near-fatal head injury and being told that he can never ride again. When he takes on the grueling job of training a wild horse he finds it exhilarating, but also a sad reminder that the direction of his life is forever altered. Directed by Chloé Zhao. ~ Rovi Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!

Directed by Marielle Heller Lee Israel is a frustrated, hard-drinking author who can barely afford to pay her rent or bills in 1990s New York. Desperate for money, Israel soon hatches a scheme to forge letters by famous writers and sell them to bookstores and collectors. When the dealers start to catch on, Lee recruits a dubious friend to help her continue her self-destructive cycle of trickery and deceit. Click here to reserve this item in the catalog!