Through this tale of liberation and coming-of-age, Deniz shows the untamable courage and spirit of young women, even when their femininity is sexualised. Channelling her desire to show what it means to be a girl in Turkey, Deniz creates a gripping account of sisters fighting back for their freedom like wild mustangs. It’s a precious thread of sensations and impressions, earning its nomination for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.

Through a series of concentrated memories, Claire relies on the “visual rather than verbal” and uses small gestures and mise-en-scène to highlight the underlying tensions between France’s family, their servants, and their white guests. Placing France’s family in a hidden, remote outpost, Claire captures the unspoken longings and inner conflicts of the characters through their intimate and routinely interactions in the lonely sub-Saharan grasslands.

Described by Vera as a "philosophical documentary in the form of a farce", Daisies was banned by the government upon its release in 1966 until 1967. Her most controversial film, Daisies takes on a satirical tone as it follows two girls named Marie, who agree that since the world is spoiled, they will be spoiled too. They then embark on a series of mischievous pranks, leaving bills to older male suitors in humiliating dates, getting drunk at a dance hall and upstaging the main dancers, and parading on a dinner table as catwalk. Gluttonous and selfish, they use food and sex to fuel their hedonistic tendencies and satisfy their anarchic whims.