here’s a thread for megan’s list of films about lesbians/bi women that are not carol, blue is the warmest colour or portrait of a lady on fire

APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR (2014)
directed: desiree akhavan
available: bfi player (UK), vudu, realeyz (US), also available to rent on most platforms

GO FISH (1994)
directed: rose troche
available: amazon (rental)

SAVING FACE (2004)
directed: alice wu
available: rental on amazon, apple, youtube (UK)
prime video, roku, also available for rent on most platforms (US)

LOST AND DELIRIOUS (2001)
directed: léa pool
available: prime video (UK), available to rent across most platforms (US)

PARIAH (2011)
directed: dee rees
available: directv (US), available to rent across most platforms (UK & US)

ELISA Y MARCELA (2019)
directed: isabel coixet
available: netflix (UK & US)

DESERT HEARTS (1985)
directed: donna deitch
available: criterion channel & blu ray, kanopy, HBO max

BILLIE AND EMMA (2018)
directed: samantha lee
(thanks to @notgracielamae for the suggestion!)

D.E.B.S. (2004)
directed: angela robinson
available: rental on amazon, apple, youtube, likely other platforms also (US & UK)

GOOD KISSER (2019)
directed: wendy jo carlton
available: netflix (UK & US)

BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE (1999)
directed: anne wheeler
available: roku, amazon rental (US), DVD (UK)

THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996)
directed: cheryl dunye
available: prime video, criterion channel, kanopy (US), bfi player (UK)

THE HANDMAIDEN (2016)
directed: park chan-wook
available: prime video (US), 4od (UK)

GIRLTRASH: ALL NIGHT LONG (2014)
directed: alexandra kondracke
available: prime video (US), rental on apple or YouTube (UK)

side note: this movie is beyond awful. it is one of my favourite lesbian films of all time. these two statements can co-exist.

RAFIKI (2018)
directed: wanuri kahiu
available: criterion channel, kanopy (US), 4od (UK)

BAKA BUKAS (2016)
directed: samantha lee
available: streamed (legally) on YouTube recently - available until 6th September -

(thanks again to @notgracielamae for the tip off on this one!)

WATER LILIES (2007)
directed: céline sciamma
available: criterion channel (US), DVD (UK)

THE FEELS (2017)
directed: jenée lamarque
available: netflix (US/UK)

LIZZIE (2018)
directed: craig william macneill
available: shudder (US/UK), sky go/now tv (UK), also available to rent most places

BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER (2000)
directed: jamie babbit
available: amazon prime (UK), criterion channel, vudu, hoopla, roku (US)

NINA’S HEAVENLY DELIGHTS (2006)
directed: pratibha parmar
available: realeyz, here tv (US), DVD (UK)

VITA AND VIRGINIA (2019)
directed: chanya button
available: hulu (US), sky go/now tv (UK)

KNIFE + HEART (2018)
directed: yann gonzalez
available: prime video, kanopy (US), shudder (US & UK)

THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST (2018)
directed: desiree akhavan
available: netflix (UK), hoopla, kanopy, directv, cinemax (US)

SNAPSHOTS (2018)
directed: melanie mayron
available: amazon, youtube, Apple TV rental (UK), prime video (US)

SHOW ME LOVE (1998)
directed: lukas moodysson
available: im not going to lie, this is really really hard to find legally. but i HAVE watched it. take from that what you will