To mark International Women’s Day, Filmhouse Cinema Singapore is putting women directors in the spotlight. The lineup for its Women in Focus Film Festival puts together recent Hollywood favourites alongside brand-new indie releases. Expect everything from family dramas and queer stories to misfit teen rebels and space princess adventures.
Kicking the programme off strong are screenings of Rental Family by Japanese filmmaker Hikari starring Brendan Fraser, and Hamnet, the Golden Globe Best Picture Winner from Chloé Zhao. It’s followed by 100 Nights of Hero, the 2026 queer fantasy romance directed by Julia Jackman, based on Isabel Greenberg’s critically acclaimed graphic novel. Sze-Wei Chan’s 10s Across the Borders also has a spot on the roster. The documentary captures the Ballroom communities in Southeast Asia by following the lives of three pioneering figures in the scene.
Other movies screening at the festival include Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water, Amoeba by Tan Siyou, the German film Sound of Falling, and animated comedy Lesbian Space Princess.
