We don’t exactly keep rock-solid statistics for this sort of thing, but to the best of our recollection, this episode of Cinebuds sets a new land-speed record for sheer number of movies mentioned in a single episode. Given the topic, that shouldn’t come as a surprise.

In addition to being a Cinebud, Dori Zori is 88Nine’s morning host and — this next one is an unofficial title — queen of the station’s International Women’s Day programming. She got that particular tradition started a decade ago, putting her passion for female, femme and female-identifying artists on the air for all to hear.

So you know we weren’t going to let March pass by without a Cinebuds episode devoted to impactful women in the movie industry. Dori and Kpolly name drop more than 30 films during their chat, in addition to giving general co-signs to the work of Marlene Dietrich and Katharine Hepburn. They also point out a few individuals who may not be quite as well-known to movie lovers, like film editor Thelma Schoonmaker, who has worked alongside director Martin Scorsese for more than five decades.

We did our best to collect all the movies they mentioned and sort them in the lists below. Take a look at your options and host your own screening this March and all year round.


Women’s History Month movies


Starring roles

• 9 to 5, starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda
• Coffy, starring Pam Grier (showing at the Oriental Theatre from March 20-22)
• Stormy Weather, starring Lena Horne
• Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman
• A League of Their Own, starring Geena Davis
• Private Benjamin, starring Goldie Hawn
• Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, starring Carrie Fisher

Director’s cut

• The Future, directed by Miranda July
• Kajillionaire, directed by Miranda July
• Me and You and Everyone We Know, directed by (and starring) Miranda July
• Certain Women, directed by Kelly Reichardt
• First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt
• You Were Never Really Here, directed by Lynne Ramsay
• Lemon, directed by Janicza Bravo
• Zola, directed by Janicza Bravo
• The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow
• The Fire Inside, directed by Rachel Morrison

Behind the scenes

• The Departed, edited by Thelma Schoonmaker (showing at the Oriental Theatre on March 25)
• Black Panther, cinematography by Rachel Morrison
• Fruitvale Station, cinematography by Rachel Morrison
• Dope, cinematography by Rachel Morrison