International Women’s Day is right around the corner and Netflix has your plans all lined up: A binge-a-thon of movies, TV, and documentaries celebrating women of all kinds.
Curated by female creators, Because She Watched is Netflix’s latest, girl-powered collection. From Millie Bobbie Brown to Janet Mock to Lana Condor, the women behind + in front of the camera have come together to compile an epic To-Be-Watched list. Head over to Netflix.com/BecauseSheWatched and you’ll see what we mean.
Media has a lot of influence in the culture we live in and one scene can reshape your day, or even your entire life. Whether you want to have a few laughs with a fave like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, get all in your feels with Someone Great, or educate yourself on gender inequality with documentary What The F Is Going On, let these women’s voices help inspire your next move.
Find a full list of contributors—and their picks—below.
- Alejandra Azcárate (Colombia) – Vis a Vis
- Alice Wu (United States) – Frances Ha
- Andrea Barata Ribeiro (Brazil) – Sex Education
- Anna Winger (Germany) – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Ava DuVernay (United States) – A Wrinkle in Time
- Barbara Lopez (Mexico) – Scandal
- Beren Saat (Turkey) – Bird Box
- Bruna Mascarenhas (Brazil) – Quien Te Cantará
- Cecilia Suárez (Mexico) – Marriage Story
- Chris Nee (United States) – Orange is the New Black
- Christian Serratos (United States) – The Goop Lab
- Cindy Bishop (Thailand) – Anne with an E
- Elena Fortes (Mexico) – Atlantique
- Esther Acebo (Spain) – Chef’s Table: Bo Songvisava
- Fadily Camara (France) – How to Get Away with Murder
- Fanny Herrero (France) – Je Parle Toute Seule
- Fatimah Abu Bakar (Malaysia) – Babies
- Francesca Comencini (Italy) – What Happened, Miss Simone?
- Giovanna Ewbank (Brazil) – The Most Beautiful Thing
- Hanna Ardéhn (Sweden) – Silence of the Lambs
- Hazar Erguclu (Turkey) – House of Cards
- Hend Sabry (Egypt) – Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
- Ida Elise Broch (Norway) – RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Janet Mock (United States) – Paris Is Burning
- Joyce Cheng (Hong Kong) – Queer Eye
- Juliana Vicente (Brazil) – When They See Us
- Kemi Adetiba (Nigeria) – King of Boys
- Kiara Advani (India) – Lust Stories
- Lali Espósito (Argentina) – Notting Hill
- Lana Condor (United States) – Grace and Frankie
- Lauren Morelli (United States) – Julie & Julia
- Laurie Nunn (England) – The Keepers
- Laverne Cox (United States) – A Call to Courage
- Liz Garbus (United States) – She’s Gotta Have It
- Logan Browning (United States) – Someone Great
- Lynn Fainchtein (Mexico) – 2001: Space Odyssey
- Marcela Benjumea (Colombia) – Dead to Me
- Mercedes Morán (Argentina) – Aquarius
- Mika Ninagawa (Japan) – In the Realm of the Senses
- Millie Bobby Brown (United Kingdom) – Miss Americana
- Mina El Hammani (Spain) – ¿Qué Co#o Está Pasando?
- Mindy Kaling (United States) – Chewing Gum
- Mira Lesmana (Indonesia) – ROMA
- Mithila Palkar (India) – Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette
- Nahnatchka Khan (United States) – Young Adult
- Ngô Thanh Vân (Vietnam) – Wonder Woman
- Nosipho Dumisa (South Africa) – Gravity
- Pathy Dejesus (Brazil) – Raising Dion
- Paulina Garcia (Chile) – Deux Jours, Une Nuit
- Petra Costa (Brazil) – Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
- Salma Hayek (Mexico) – Unbelievable
- Sandi Tan (Singapore) – Russian Doll
- Shefali Shah (India) – Delhi Crime
- Sophia Loren (Italy) – The Crown
- Yalitza Aparicio (Mexico) – Knock Down the House
