My Brother The Devil
The BFI London Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday and there are a whole host of exciting female filmmakers who will be making their mark with their latest projects.
We take a look at some of the directors and movies that you should be keeping an eye on if you are in London.
Sally Porter - Ginger and Rosa
Ginger and Rosa is one of the Brit movies to watch out for at the festival as Sally Porter returns to the director's chair.
It is the first movie for the filmmaker since Rage back in 2009 and Ginger and Rosa is a project that many are talking about.
Ginger and Rosa is part of the Official Competition programme and sees young stars Elle Fanning and Alice Englert join forces.
Porter captures the essence of the sixties while she the threat of nuclear devastations hangs over the movie.
Rama Burshtein - Fill The Void
Rama Burshtein makes her feature film debut with Fill The Void - a movie that will also feature in the Official Competition category.
The movie is set in an Orthodox Hassidic community in Tel Aviv and follows a young woman who is set to marry a man that she doesn't know.
Burshtein has drawn on her own knowledge of Orthodox practice to deliver a film that has a feel of real authenticity to it.
The film has featured on the festival circuit throughout the year and competed for the Golden Lion in Venice.
Cate Shortland - Lore
Another movie that will battle it out in the Official Competition is Lore which is directed by Cate Shortland.
Lore is the first feature film for Shortland since Somersault back in 2005 and only the second of her career.
The movie is set in 1945 at the end of the Second World War and follows five children who are left to fend for themselves when their parents are taken into Allied custody.
Lore is a big screen adaptation of the Rachel Seiffert novel The Dark Room and introduces us to Saskia Rosendahl - who takes on the title character.
Deeptha Menta - Midnight's Children
Deeptha Menta has had a long and very distinguished directing career and she comes to the London Film festival with her new movie Midnight's Children.
The movie is a big screen adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name - a novel that Menta has adapted into a screenplay.
The movie follows a pair of children, born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain, grow up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation.
This is a vivid and colourful movie that really captures the country at that time.
Liz Garbus - Love, Marilyn
Liz Garbus has always captured audiences attention with her documentary filmmaking and her new project Love, Marilyn looks set to do that as well.
Marilyn Monroe remains a figure of interest and fascination and this new movie is a look at never before seen letter and diary entries of the star.
Garbus shows of many sides of Monroe with this movie while contemporary actors such as Viola Davis and Elizabeth Banks bring Monroe's words to life.
Love, Marilyn is a fascinating movie by Garbus as she really gets under the skin of this cinema icon and reveal the inner thought and feelings of a young woman.
Sally El Hosaini - My Brother The Devil
Sally El Hosaini is making her directorial debut with My Brother the Devil and the film will play in the First Feature Competition category.
The movie is written and directed by Hosaini and has already enjoyed success on the festival circuit as it picked up awards at Sundance and Berlin.
The movie follows two teenage brothers who must face their prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being young, British Arabs on the streets of gangland London.
My Brother The Devil is a gritty and hard hitting drama that looks at gang and drug culture in London.
The movie features fantastic performances from breakout stars James Floyd and Fady Elsayed - keep and eye out for these two as they are just fantastic.
Maja Milos - Clip
Maja Milos's movie Clip can also be seen in the First Feature Competition category as she is another filmmaker who is making her debut.
Milos has acted before taking the step into writing and directing and Clip promises to be a coming of age movie that is not to be missed.
The movie has already ignited some controversy as Milos has delivered a frank look at teenage sexuality.
Clip is a powerful movie that has been crafted with a lot of love and care from the director.
The BFI London Film Festival runs from 10-21st October
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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