Directors【Women】Global
by angeliki_spatki | created - 01 Aug 2019 | updated - 4 days ago | Public▶ Women movie directors
1. Sarah Polley
Actress | My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley is an actress and director renowned in her native Canada for her political activism. Blessed with an extremely expressive face that enables directors to minimize dialog due to her uncanny ability to suggest a character's thoughts, Polley has become a favorite of critics for her ...
Take this Waltz *** 2011 CA
2. Nancy Meyers
Writer | It's Complicated
Nancy Jane Meyers is an American filmmaker. She has written, produced, and directed many critically and commercially successful films including Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent ...
It's complicated 2009, The Holiday, 2006 US
3. Kathryn Bigelow
Director | The Hurt Locker
A very talented painter, Kathryn spent two years at the San Francisco Art Institute. At 20, she won a scholarship to the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. She was given a studio in a former Offtrack Betting building, literally in an old bank vault, where she made art and waited to be ...
The Hurt Locker **** (Iraq conflict) US
4. Sara Colangelo
Director | The Kindergarten Teacher
Sara Colangelo is an award-winning writer and director. Her first film, the short documentary Halal Vivero, was a National Finalist at the 2006 Student Academy Awards, and her narrative short, Un Attimo di Respiro, screened at over fifteen national and international film festivals including Tribeca...
The Kindergarten Teacher 2017 US
5. Julie Delpy
Actress | Trois couleurs: Blanc
Julie Delpy was born in Paris, France, in 1969 to Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet, both actors.
She was first featured in Jean-Luc Godard's Detective (1985) at the age of fourteen. She has starred in many American and European productions since then, including Disney's The Three Musketeers (1993), ...
Lolo (Not your average love triangle) /(Οιδιπόδειο Σύμπλεγμα) ** 2015 FR
6. Josiane Balasko
Actress | Gazon maudit
Josiane Balasko was born on April 15, 1950 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for French Twist (1995), The Tenant (1976) and The Hedgehog (2009). She has been married to George Aguilar since June 12, 2003. She was previously married to Philippe Berry.
Cliente ** 2008 (with Nathalie Baye), Gazon Maudit 1995 FR
7. Claire Denis
Director | High Life
The films of Claire Denis frequently explore the fragile connections between people and the ways in which the most seemingly inconsequential relationship can have life-changing effects. At the heart of Denis' cinema is a fascination with the delights and difficulties of belonging and otherness, the...
Un beau soleil intérieur 2017, White Material *** (with Is. Huppert) 2009, Beau Travail 1999 FR
8. Agnès Jaoui
Actress | Le goût des autres
Agnès Jaoui was born on October 19, 1964 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France. She is an actress and writer, known for The Taste of Others (2000), Look at Me (2004) and Family Resemblances (1996). She was previously married to Jean-Pierre Bacri.
50 fois Printemps *** 2017 (Actress), Let it rain (Parlez moi de la pluie) 2008, Look at me (Comme une image) 2004 FR
9. Nicole Garcia
Writer | Mal de pierres
Nicole Garcia was born on April 22, 1946 in Oran, France [now Algeria]. She is an actress and writer, known for From the Land of the Moon (2016), My American Uncle (1980) and Alias Betty (2001).
Amants 2020, Going Away (Un Beau Dimanche) 2012 (περισσότερα) b. Oran AL, l. FR
10. Maïwenn
Actress | Polisse
Maïwenn (sometimes credited as Maïwenn Besco or her birth name Maïwenn Le Besco, born 17 April 1976) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter.
Maïwenn Le Besco was born in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, a suburban area east of Paris. Maïwenn is of mixed Breton, Vietnamese, French, ...
Mon Roi 2015 FR
11. Emmanuelle Bercot
Actress | Mon roi
Emmanuelle Bercot was born on November 6, 1967 in Paris, France. She is an actress and director, known for My King (2015), Clement (2001) and Polisse (2011).
La Tete Haute 2015 FR
12. Fabienne Berthaud
Writer | Pieds nus sur les limaces
Fabienne Berthaud is known for Pieds nus sur les limaces (2010), Sky (2015) and A Bigger World (2019).
Pieds nus sur les limaces *** 2010 FR
13. Anne Fontaine
Writer | Les innocentes
Anne Fontaine was born on July 15, 1959 in Luxembourg. She is an actress and writer, known for The Innocents (2016), Coco Before Chanel (2009) and Reinventing Marvin (2017). She is married to Philippe Carcassonne. They have one child.
Adore ** 2014, Gemma Bovary (L' autre Bovary) 2014, Coco avant Chanel *** 2007 LU
14. Liv Ullmann
Actress | Viskningar och rop
Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar ...
Miss Julia *** 2017, Sofie 1993 SE
15. Christie Will Wolf
Director | Slightly Single in L.A.
March 2024 Christie Will Wolf is nominated for RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards presented by Women of Influence. 2023 Will was tapped to direct 'Ladies of the 80s' penned by writers Stan Zimmerman & James Berg (Gilmore Girls / Golden Girls) and starring 80 icons Nicolette Sheridan, Loni ...
Eat, play, love 2017 CA
16. Martha Stephens
Director | Land Ho!
Martha Stephens was born on March 12, 1984 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Land Ho! (2014), To the Stars (2019) and Passenger Pigeons (2010).
To the stars 2017, Land Ho! 2014
17. Sandra Nettelbeck
Writer | Bella Martha
Sandra Nettelbeck was born on April 4, 1966 in Hamburg, Germany. She is a writer and director, known for Mostly Martha (2001), Last Love (2013) and No Reservations (2007).
18. Jessica Hausner
Director | Little Joe
Jessica Hausner was born on October 6, 1972 in Vienna, Austria. She is a director and writer, known for Little Joe (2019), Lourdes (2009) and Amour Fou (2014).
Amour Fou *** 2017 AT
19. Ceyda Torun
Director | Kedi
Ceyda Torun is known for Kedi (2016), Consuming Love (2008) and River Queen (2005). She is married to Charlie Wuppermann.
Kedi 2016 TR
20. Diane Kurys
Director | Pour une femme
Diane Kurys was born on December 3, 1948 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is an actress and director, known for For a Woman (2013), Entre Nous (1983) and Peppermint Soda (1977).
Les enfants du siècle 1998, Coup de foudre 1986 FR
21. Martha Fiennes
Director | Onegin
Martha Fiennes was born on February 5, 1965 in London, England, UK. She is a director and producer, known for Onegin (1999), The Fatal Lover, Mata Hari and Chromophobia (2005). She is married to George Tiffin. They have three children.
Onegin A love in St. Petersburg UK
22. Jane Campion
Writer | Bright Star
Jane Campion was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and now lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Having graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Victoria University of Wellington in 1975, and a BA, with a painting major, at Sydney College of the Arts in 1979, she began filmmaking in the early...
The Piano 1993 NZ
23. Audrey Wells
Writer | The Hate U Give
Audrey Wells was born on January 25, 1960 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for The Hate U Give (2018), Guinevere (1999) and George of the Jungle (1997). She was married to Brian Lane Larky, John James Radzik, Jeffrey D Robinson and Mr Wells. She died on ...
Under the Tuscan Sun *** 2003 US
24. Martha Coolidge
Director | Valley Girl
Martha Patterson Coolidge was born on August 17, 1946 in New Haven Connecticut. She studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design, but changed majors, becoming the first film major at the school. She attended and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she ...
Angie 1994
25. Gia Coppola
Director | Palo Alto
Gia Coppola was born on January 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Palo Alto (2013), Mainstream (2020) and Somewhere (2010).
Palo Alto 2013
26. Sofia Coppola
Actress | The Godfather Part III
Sofia Coppola was born on May 14, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA as Sofia Carmina Coppola. She is a director, known for Somewhere (2010), Lost in Translation (2003), and Marie Antoinette (2006). She has been married to Thomas Mars since August 27, 2011. They have two daughters, Romy and ...
Marie Antoinette *** 2007 (watch a video guide of her films)
27. Maria Schrader
Director | She Said
Maria Schrader was born in Hanover, Federal Republic of Germany, on September 27th, 1965. She directed and co-wrote the screenplay of the awards-winning film Liebesleben (2007). As well, she directed Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) and the Emmy-award wining miniseries Unorthodox (2020) (...
Stefan Zweig in Europe *** 2017 DE
28. Joanna Hogg
Director | The Souvenir
Joanna Hogg was born on March 20, 1960 in London, England, UK. She is a director and writer, known for The Souvenir (2019), The Souvenir: Part II (2021) and Unrelated (2007).
The Souvenir 2019 GB
29. Alice Rohrwacher
Director | Lazzaro felice
Alice Rohrwacher was born on December 29, 1981 in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy. She is a director and writer, known for Happy as Lazzaro (2018), La Chimera (2023) and The Wonders (2014).
Happy as Lazzaro 2008 IT
30. Isabelle Mergault
Writer | Je vous trouve très beau
Isabelle Mergault was born on May 11, 1958 in Paris, France. She is an actress and writer, known for You Are So Beautiful (2005), Donnant donnant (2010) and The Merry Widow (2007).
Enfin veuve *** 2007
31. Amanda Sthers
Writer | Madame
Amanda Sthers was born in Paris and now lives in Los Angeles. She has written eleven novels, which have been translated into more than fifteen languages. To highlight just of few of these works, her 2005 novel Chicken Street was named by the Italian press as the best book of the year; her 2007 ...
Madame ** 2017
32. Angela Ismailos
Director | Interlude City of a Dead Woman
Angela Ismailos is known for Interlude City (2016) and Great Directors (2009).
Interlude city b. GR l. US
33. Agnès Varda
Director | Cléo de 5 à 7
Agnès Varda was born on May 30, 1928 in Ixelles, Belgium. She was a director and writer, known for Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962), Vagabond (1985) and Faces Places (2017). She was married to Jacques Demy. She died on March 29, 2019 in Paris, France.
Cléo 5-7 1962, le Bonheur **** 1965 BL
34. Audrey Diwan
Writer | L'événement
Audrey Diwan was born in 1980 in France. She is a writer and director, known for Happening (2021), The Connection (2014) and Just the Two of Us (2023). She is married to Cédric Jimenez. They have two children.
Mais vous etes fous 2018
35. Valérie Donzelli
Actress | La guerre est déclarée
A tall, slim brunette with deep red puckered lips, Valérie Donzelli plays wonderfully clumsy, gawky, goofy girls, failed seductresses and successful charm freaks. She is also a noted film director, whose works explore very different registers, which she does not hesitate to mix whether comic, ...
Declaration of war 2011
36. Laura Bispuri
Director | Figlia mia
Laura Bispuri is a director and writer, known for _Sworn Virgin (2015)_ and _Daughter of Mine (2018)_ both presented in Competition at the Berlinale, in 2015 and 2018. She was awarded with the David di Donatello in 2010 for Best Short Film for _Passing Time (2010)_ and with Nastro d'Argento in 2011...
Figlia mia ** 2017
37. Aline Brosh McKenna
Producer | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Aline Brosh McKenna was born on August 2, 1967 in France. She is a producer and writer, known for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Your Place or Mine (2023). She is married to Will McKenna. They have two children.
The devil wears Prada *** 2006 scripwright
38. DK Welchman
Director | Loving Vincent
A graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Dorota Kobiela was awarded the "Minister of Culture scholarship" for special achievements in painting and graphics for four consecutive years. Through friends Dorota discovered animation and film, and immediately threw herself into learning these ...
Loving Vincent 2017
39. Lucía Puenzo
Writer | XXY
Lucía Puenzo was born on November 28, 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a writer and director, known for XXY (2007), The German Doctor (2013) and The Fish Child (2009).
The German doctor 2015 AR
40. Audrey Diwan
Writer | L'événement
Audrey Diwan was born in 1980 in France. She is a writer and director, known for Happening (2021), The Connection (2014) and Just the Two of Us (2023). She is married to Cédric Jimenez. They have two children.
Mais vous êtes fous (That's it!) 2019
41. Alexandra Leclère
Writer | Bouche à bouche
Alexandra Leclère is known for Bouche à bouche (2003), Maman (2012) and The Roommates Party (2015).
Garde Alternée ** 2019 (Where will you sleep tonight? GR title)
42. Valérie Lemercier
Actress | Les visiteurs
Valérie Lemercier was born on March 9, 1964 in Dieppe, France. She is an actress and director, known for The Visitors (1993), Aline (2020) and Monte Carlo (2011).
Marie-Francine ** 2018
43. Blandine Lenoir
Writer | Annie colère
Blandine Lenoir was born on September 22, 1973. She is an actress and writer, known for Angry Annie (2022), Rosa (2005) and Dans tes rêves (2004).
Aurore (50 fois le printemps) ** 2017
44. Léonor Serraille
Writer | Jeune femme
Léonor Serraille was born in 1986 in Lyon, Rhône, France. She is a writer and director, known for Montparnasse Bienvenüe (2017), Mother and Son (2022) and Body (2016).
Jeune femme (Montparnasse Bienvenue) 2017
45. Isabel Coixet
Director | My Life Without Me
Isabel Coixet was born on April 9, 1960 in Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. She is a director and writer, known for My Life Without Me (2003), The Secret Life of Words (2005) and The Bookshop (2017).
46. Michelle Schumacher
Director | I'm Not Here
Michelle Schumacher started her career on Broadway as an actor, singer and dancer. Her first two features as Director received US theatrical releases and were distributed globally. She is married to actor J.K. Simmons and they have two children. Michelle is a registered black belt with the Kukkiwon...
I'm not here 2017 ***
47. Claire Burger
Editor | C'est ça l'amour
Claire Burger, editor and director, was born in Forbach in 1978. Specifying the name of the place where Claire began her life is anything but anecdotal insofar as this former industrial and mining town, located in the North-East of France, is emblematic of all those smokestack regions hard hit by ...
C'est ça l'amour *** 2018
48. Margarethe von Trotta
Director | Hannah Arendt
Margarethe von Trotta was born in Berlin in 1942. In the 1960s she moved to Paris where she worked for film collectives, collaborating on scripts and co-directing short films. She also pursued an acclaimed acting career, starring in films by well known German directors such as Rainer Werner ...
Hannah Arendt *** 2012
49. Chanya Button
Director | Burn Burn Burn
Chanya Button was born in London in 1986. After studying drama and literature at Oxford University she became an assistant director in a few of the most prestigious theaters of the English capital (The Globe, the Bush, the Tricycle). She then turned to film and was immediately noticed by her first ...
Vita & Virginia 2018 UK
50. Beth LaMure
Actress | Bring It On
Beth LaMure first became interested in telling stories growing up in Roswell, New Mexico, where bizarre stories abounded.
Beth's career in Hollywood began at New World Television. From there she moved onto development at LucasArts, the independent film arm of Lucas Films. Beth then joined One World ...
Daisy Winters 2017 US
51. Catherine Corsini
Director | La fracture
Catherine Corsini was born on May 18, 1956 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France. She is a director and writer, known for The Divide (2021), Summertime (2015) and Three Worlds (2012).
Un Amour impossible *** 2018
52. Nisha Ganatra
Director | Chutney Popcorn
Nisha Ganatra is a Golden Globe winner and an Emmy nominee for her work as the Director/Producer of "Transparent." Recently she directed THE HIGH NOTE for Working Title and Focus Features, starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, June Diane Raphael, Dakota Johnson, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Ganatra's ...
Late night ** 2019 - born CA, lives US
53. Katell Quillévéré
Writer | Le temps d'aimer
Katell Quillévéré was born on January 30, 1980 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. She is a writer and director, known for Along Came Love (2023), Heal the Living (2016) and The Staple of News (2013).
Two hearts 2017 ***, Heal the living (Réparer les vivants) 2016, Un poison violent 2010, Suanne 2013 b. Abidjan, CI, lives in FR
54. Marleen Gorris
Director | Antonia
Marleen Gorris was born on December 9, 1948 in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands. She is a director and writer, known for Antonia's Line (1995), A Question of Silence (1982) and Broken Mirrors (1984).
The Luzhin defence (his love dictates every move) 2000 UK
55. Caroline Link
Director | Nirgendwo in Afrika
Caroline Link was born on June 2, 1964 in Bad Nauheim, Hesse, Germany. She is a director and writer, known for Nowhere in Africa (2001), Beyond Silence (1996) and Annaluise & Anton (1999).
When Hitler stole the pink rabbit 2019 **** DE
56. Alma Har'el
Director | Honey Boy
Alma Har'el is an award-winning director who brought to life visionary work in documentary, music videos, TV commercials and scripted narrative. She is also the first woman in DGA Awards history to be nominated for both commercial directing (2018) and narrative directing (2020).
Her most recent film...
Honey boy 2019 IL
57. Nadine Trintignant
Director | Mon amour Mon amour
Nadine Trintignant was born on November 11, 1934 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She is a director and writer, known for Mon amour Mon amour (1967), Rififi (1955) and Crime Thief (1969). She was previously married to Alain Corneau and Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Fugueuses 1995
58. Leni Riefenstahl
Producer | Das blaue Licht - Eine Berglegende aus den Dolomiten
Leni Riefenstahl's show-biz experience began with an experiment: she wanted to know what it felt like to dance on the stage. Success as a dancer gave way to film acting when she attracted the attention of film director Arnold Fanck, subsequently starring in some of his mountaineering pictures. With...
59. Melissa Painter
Director | Wildflowers
Melissa Painter is known for Wildflowers (1999), Steal Me (2005) and Clean, Shaven (1993).
Wild Flowers 1999
60. Chloé Zhao
Director | Nomadland
Chloé Zhao or Zhao Ting (born March 31, 1982) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her debut feature film, Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Her second feature film, The Rider (2017), was critically acclaimed and received several accolades ...
Nomadland 2020 CH
61. Sally Potter
Director | The Tango Lesson
Sally Potter made her first 8mm film aged fourteen. She has since written and directed seven feature films, as well as many short films (including THRILLER and PLAY) and a television series, and has directed opera (Carmen for the ENO in 2007) and other live work. Her background is in choreography, ...
The roads not taken 2020 US
62. Sook-Yin Lee
Actress | Shortbus
Sook-Yin Lee was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sook-Yin is an actor and writer, known for Shortbus (2006), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) and Infinity Pool (2023).
Ottavio Is Dead 2018 CA, (British Columbia)
63. Massy Tadjedin
Writer | Last Night
Massy Tadjedin was born in Tehran, Iran. Massy is a writer and director, known for Last Night (2010), The Jacket (2005) and The Adults.
Last night 2010 ** IR
64. Alice Winocour
Writer | Mustang
Alice Winocour was born on January 13, 1976 in Paris, France. She is a writer and director, known for Mustang (2015), Proxima (2019) and Maryland (2015).
Proxima 2019 FR
65. Susanne Bier
Director | Hævnen
Though Academy Award®, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winning writer and director Susanne Bier's work often plays out against a wide-reaching global backdrop, its focus is intimate, carefully exploring the explosive emotions and complexities of familial bonds. This unique combination is part of ...
Love is all you need 2013, After the Wedding 2006 Copenhagen DK
66. Maggie Gyllenhaal
Actress | Secretary
Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977 in New York City, New York as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal, the daughter of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and ...
The Lost Daughter 2021 US
67. Céline Sciamma
Writer | Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Céline Sciamma was born on November 12, 1978 in Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France. She is a writer and director, known for Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019), Petite Maman (2021) and Tomboy (2011).
Portrait of a lady in fire 2019 FR
68. Lorene Scafaria
Producer | Hustlers
Lorene Scafaria was born on May 1, 1978 in Holmdel, New Jersey, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Hustlers (2019), Coherence (2013) and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012).
69. Ida Panahandeh
Writer | Nahid
Ida Panahandeh was born in 1979 in Tehran, Iran. She obtained a degree in Film Photography in 2002 and a Master's in Film Direction in 2005, both from the Arts University of Tehran, where she began her film career with several short films. After university, she was invited to direct films for ...
70. Lina Roessler
Director | Best Sellers
Lina Roessler studied English and Creative Writing at Concordia University, received a performance degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York, and completed an MFA in film production at York University. Acting credits include a recurring role on Lost Girl, numerous guest stars on ...
Bestsellers 2021
71. Mia Hansen-Løve
Director | L'avenir
Cinema came into Mia Hansen-Løve's life when she was seventeen, as Olivier Assayas made her start as an actress in Late August, Early September (1998). Two years later, he gave her the part of "Aline" in his Les Destinées (2000). Their artistic collaboration was coupled by a union in real ...
Bergman Island 2021
72. Olivia Newman
Director | Where the Crawdads Sing
Olivia Newman is an American film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing First Match (2018) and the 2022 feature adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing. Olivia was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. She holds a B.A. in French and women's studies from Vassar College and an MFA in film ...
Where the Crawdads sing 2022 US
73. Maya Forbes
Producer | The Larry Sanders Show
Maya Forbes was born on July 23, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for The Larry Sanders Show (1992), Infinitely Polar Bear (2014) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009). She has been married to Wallace Wolodarsky since 2004. They have two children.
Infinitely Polar Bear 2014 US
74. Sylvie Ohayon
Director | Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone
Sylvie Ohayon is known for Papa Was Not a Rolling Stone (2014), Haute couture (2021) and Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2006).
75. Eva Husson
Director | Bang Gang (une histoire d'amour moderne)
Eva Husson was born in 1977 in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France. She is a director and writer, known for Bang Gang: A Modern Love Story (2015), Those for Whom It's Always Complicated (2013) and Girls of the Sun (2018).
Mothering Sunday 2021
76. Ildikó Enyedi
Director | Teströl és lélekröl
Ildikó Enyedi was born on November 15, 1955 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for On Body and Soul (2017), Simon, the Magician (1999) and My Twentieth Century (1989).
Story of my wife 2021, On body and soul 2017
77. Marcela Carvajal
Actress | Hasta que la plata nos separe
Marcela Carvajal was born on June 28, 1969 in Bogota, Colombia. She is an actress, known for Until Money Do Us Part (2006), Night School, Dreams Never Sleep (2017) and Les gens honnêtes vivent en France (2005).
78. Marcela Guirado
Actress | El Rey: Vicente Fernández
Marcela Guirado is known for El Rey, Vicente Fernández (2022), How to Survive Being Single (2020) and Soy tu fan (2010).
Tell Your Friends