Women Directors you admire and wish to recommend

I am fascinated by Catherine Breillat because she's so bold and controversial. She reminds me of Pier Paolo Pasolini as she explores taboo subjects with brilliance and her views on female sexuality is far from the safe and cozy erotica you'd expect. It's not always sexy but it's brave. "Fat Girl" goes in places you'd never expect. By the end, I was shook.

Kathryn Bigelow is a genius. She has a distinct style, an aesthetic that is just her, and her movies are heavy on the testosterone but with brains. She's also proof women directors can make movies for me. I mean, she practically invented the Fast and Furious franchise by making Point Break. She also gave us neo sci fi noir with a social commentary with the underrated "Strange Days" and explored Jamie Lee Curtis' androgynous charisma with "Blue Steel".