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"When Denye didn't see her story she made up her own. But Watermelon Woman is more than just her story on screen but an exploration of the necessity of that story." Portrait of a Lady on Fire tells the story of Portrait of a Lady on Fire Marianne's story follows a young woman, Noémie Merante, who is commissioned to paint a wedding portrait of her reluctant bride-to-be, Héloïse Adele Haeneléïè. Portrait directed by Céline Sciammaé won the Cannes Queer Palm, becoming the first film directed by a woman to win this honor.

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Furthermore I would be remiss if I didn’t give a shout-out to the coming-of-age story starring a young Hanel as a strange birth for Annama’s Waterlily Years. Save Face, Nian Save Face marks Wu Aili’s directorial debut and is honestly the best debut for a filmmaker. This romantic comedy stars Dr. Wilhelmina Pon-Michel Crusik, a successful but closeted surgeon. Will's mother, Chen Chongzhi, tries to arrange for her to date men while also dealing with her own dissatisfaction with the pregnancy out of wedlock.